The discussion of religious differences online is not a game

Andrew Brown: The strange, weightless intimacy of online communication has enabled complete strangers to hate each other passionately within minutes

Is it curtains for critics?

An army of arts bloggers is posting internet reviews on subjects from grand opera to soap opera. US newspapers have begun to ditch their reviewers - could it happen here? By Jay Rayner

The critics

Gillian Reynolds | Michael Billington | Hilary Spurling | Philip French | Charles Spencer | Norman Lebrecht | Clement Crisp

The bloggers

Krista Nannery | Joseph Patterson | Laura Allsop | Andrew and Phil | Steve Bennett | Lynne Hatwell | Rich Cline

Don’t just blame the internet for polarised viewpoints

Seth Finkelstein: Networked communications are too easily indicted as potential causes of factionalisation

Blogger wins right to free speech

A blogger has won a legal judgment that anti-censorship campaigners claimed will protect freedom of expression across the worldwide web. By Henry McDonald

Brian May’s war against the modern world

Peter Robinson: A portion of Brian May's website is dedicated to one man's battle with people, progress and bad manners, peppered with opinions on pet topics such as astronomy and badgers

FBI ready to demand detailed logs of Britons’ internet and travel habits

EU close to finalising agreement that would make internet browsing habits and credit card histories available

Truth and consequences

US critic Lee Siegel got into trouble for posting flattering replies to his own blog under a false name. Here he reveals why he has no regrets

Bloggers grill Ramsay’s seasonal food call

When Gordon Ramsay fulminated that restaurants should be fined for using out-of-season produce, the result was inevitable

Revenge is a dish best served … online

Vengeance websites are giving angry women the chance to expose their ex-partners as love rats

Altered images

Kate Hudson's inadvertent boob job on ads for Fool's Gold is the latest example of bad film poster art. Wendy Roby on a blog which celebrates billboard disasters

Blogging can seriously damage your health

Peter Robinson: Stress, sleep disturbance and exhaustion are being reported among bloggers ... are they blogging themselves to death?