MOSTLY HARMLESS

Fiction: The last cornershop in Islington

Mrs S hadn’t turned up at the shop for three days. Ketan looked forward to her visits. She followed the same routine, a pint of milk, a packet of peanuts and a token for the day’s lottery. They would talk about the weather, distant wars and the sad plight…

Less Certainty, More Enquiry

Lessons from Maria Konnikova’s The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay…

On the other side of the water

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Saving the American Job

I read this editorial early last month when it was published on the Bloomberg opinion pages. It was by Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. It is a thought provoking, if somewhat incendiary piece.

Fiction: The Facility

First there was darkness and silence. Then the world turned a dim pink, and Kamal heard his heart beat, fast and irregular. The brightness grew until he opened his eyes to find a cluster of bright white lights shining down on him. He was lying on his back, and appeared to be alone in a…