Today, words. Tomorrow, sticks and stones. And the day after that?

The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of mass destruction, but with blades you can buy at a newsagent

Sport provides the spectacle, the metaphor, the religious ritual, the putty to fill the cracks in countless lives.

The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind.

It's a privilege to present 'Late Night Live'. No radio program, anywhere on Earth, casts a wider net.

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Trees are very good friends. Firm friends. My five year olds tree could be relied upon to be there next day, uncritical and protective. And think of trees contribution to our lives. They provide boats, buildings, paper, furniture and, for clog-wearers, footwear. As well as contributing toothpicks and chopsticks they give little birdies somewhere comfy to sit. Best of all, they help produce breathable air and lock up that naughty carbon. Why is why I am talking to the Greens about giving trees the vote.