Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Deconstructing a giant of the screen
For a gay, Hegelian, terrorist-sympathising dialectician, Fassbinder was a rather conservative moviemaker
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Ridiculous research and irate academics (w/ Charlotte Gill)
Do we have the right to debate where our taxes are going?
Staying in place
How history and heritage enrich our surroundings
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
Talking to young man about Andrew Tate
You cannot educate the urge to transgress out of young men
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
