On a recent visit to the Royal Academy, I noticed a tall, elegantly dressed man who spent quite some time… Read more Standpoint Magazine: Ironies of Ideology
Author: marinagerner
Standpoint Magazine: City where history is still being made
Long before either Ukraine or Russia existed, there was Kiev. For centuries, the city’s residents have been sauntering along the… Read more Standpoint Magazine: City where history is still being made
First Things Magazine: Taking Art Off the Street – Museums are giving street art a home, but at what cost?
“Street art—you mean vandalism? No, thank you.” That was the response of a friend when I invited him to join… Read more First Things Magazine: Taking Art Off the Street – Museums are giving street art a home, but at what cost?
Times Literary Supplement: Whose London is it anyway?
Tucked away between office buildings by Euston station is where I found the Camden People’s Theatre. It’s a little place… Read more Times Literary Supplement: Whose London is it anyway?
Times Literary Supplement: Does philosophy have to be obscure?
I recently went to a public lecture at LSE hosted by the Forum for European Philosophy. The discussion was entitled… Read more Times Literary Supplement: Does philosophy have to be obscure?
Standpoint Magazine: Wholesome homes
One of the 20th century’s main advocates of high-rise tower blocks was the architect Ernő Goldfinger. To address the acute… Read more Standpoint Magazine: Wholesome homes
The Economist’s 1843: The malleability of our minds
A new show about consciousness takes a terrifying look at how scientists, philosophers and artists deal with “the hard problem”… Read more The Economist’s 1843: The malleability of our minds
The Sunday Times’ Raconteur: Rise of the robot mediator
Jonathan Verk, co-founder of coParenter, has first-hand experience of a bruising marriage break-up. “Six years ago, I started going through… Read more The Sunday Times’ Raconteur: Rise of the robot mediator
Money Observer: How to close the gender pay gap in finance
Last week saw the deadline for companies with over 250 employees in the UK to report their gender pay gap.… Read more Money Observer: How to close the gender pay gap in finance
Money Observer: Fertility and other surprising ways to spot a recession
Economists look to house prices, GDP and retail sales to predict the next recession. But a new study says we… Read more Money Observer: Fertility and other surprising ways to spot a recession
Marina Gerner, freelance feature writer & critic 