It was my Uncle George who discovered alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought.
P.G. WodehouseThe way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.
Kenzaburo OeModern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
Maeve BinchyClever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.
Michael LeunigIn modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.
Rebecca MacKinnonIn a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.
Nate Berkus