Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
Starring Chelsea Peretti as Herself
The moments of interruption in Peretti’s stand-up reveal the constructedness of what we are watching
Trusting Dave Chappelle
The comedian’s 8:46 show is a stand-up special with few jokes
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Unionism has to wise up
In Northern Ireland, inaction is decline
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
A house divided
American partisan divisions are the result of social atomisation
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
