This is the World That We Live In

What do international development, John Cage, contemporary religion and the cult of Lady GaGa have in common They've all been featured in the pages of Lucid Magazine. Since its inception in March 2008, the editors have dissected, debated and deliberated over the most pressing - and sometimes most trivial - cultural issues of the day, from the serious to the surreal. From politics and current affairs to the arts and ideas, no subject has gone unstudied. With insightful commentary and in-depth analysis, Lucid has proven to be the home of intelligent new journalism on the net. Now, collected in this anthology, is a year's worth of writings spanning world affairs, travel, modern London, popular culture and opinion. Dive in and be enlightened, inspired and entertained. Or simply become immersed in the multiple contradictions of the world that we live in.