What makes a genius? Since at least the 19th century, some have said it is down to genetics, while others… Read more Financial Times: How to create a golden age
Category: Reviews
Standpoint Magazine: Viennese rooms with a point of view
“Austria comes alive on my divan,” said Berta Zuckerkandl, and this was an understatement. An influential journalist and art critic,… Read more Standpoint Magazine: Viennese rooms with a point of view
Wall Street Journal: In a Concentration Camp, Dreams of a Café
Jewish communities have suffered a spate of horrifying anti-Semitic attacks on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet survival has always… Read more Wall Street Journal: In a Concentration Camp, Dreams of a Café
Standpoint Magazine: Ironies of Ideology
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
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
Jewish Chronicle: The Attack of the 50ft Women – Driving on equality street
At first glance, The Attack of the 50ft Women, by Catherine Mayer, looks like a sequel to Naomi Alderman’s Baileys… Read more Jewish Chronicle: The Attack of the 50ft Women – Driving on equality street
Times Literary Supplement: Book Review of Martha Nussbaum’s “Political Emotions”
“The public culture needs to be nourished and sustained by something that lies deep in the human heart and taps… Read more Times Literary Supplement: Book Review of Martha Nussbaum’s “Political Emotions”
Marina Gerner, freelance feature writer & critic 