Marina Gerner
Further Adventures
The story of the manuscript of Alice In Wonderland
The Story Of The Short Story
A new anthology highlights the shortfalls of contemporary outlets for short fiction
Found In Translation
One of the greatest writers of short stories is finally getting his English-language dues
Israel’s Impish Ice-Breaker
Etgar Keret’s memoir The Seven Good Years is mellow but full of deadpan humour about life’s absurdities
Underrated: Jackie Mason
The veteran of American comedy doesn’t care who he offends
Wired But Not Secured
The uses and abuses of technology
The Medium Isn’t Always the Message
Social media will not set us free — but neither will they enslave us. New means of communication depend on people using them responsibly
Beards Need Not Apply
The overlooked female contemporaries of Aristotle and Cicero
Phoney Freedom
Do smartphones rob us of our freedom, as Edgar Degas thought? Isaiah Berlin would argue otherwise
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal