Ulysses
The Critic Books Podcast: 100 years of Ulysses
What has changed since Joyce’s novel was first published?
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
How the right went wrong
An ill-fated leadership campaign
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
