James Joyce
There’s more to 1922 than just Woolf, Joyce, and Eliot
We should pay attention to Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth von Arnim
Literature’s year zero
One hundred years ago two literary masterpieces changed the literary world forever
The Critic Books Podcast: 100 years of Ulysses
What has changed since Joyce’s novel was first published?
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
