The Way We Die Now by Seamus O’Mahony (Head of Zeus, £14.99)
Category: Reviews
The universe and Katharina Kepler
Courtney McGrailThe Astronomer & the Witch: Johannes Kepler’s fight for his mother by Ulinka Rublack (Oxford University Press, £20.00)
Meryl Streep’s brilliant mutiny on the high C’s
Aubrey MaloneFlorence Foster Jenkins (PG)
America and 1916: “A poets’ revolution”
Ireland’s Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising by Robert Schmuhl (Oxford University Press, £19.99)
The problems with evolution – A Catholic overview
Catholicism and Evolution: A History from Darwin to Pope Francis by Michael Chaberek OP (Angelico Press, £14.00pb)
The men who keep the country going… just about
Lord of the Files: Working for the Government, An Anthology edited by Michael Mulreany and Denis O’Brien, revised edition (Institute of Public Administration, €35.00)
Academics argue as Poland faces up to abortion crux
It was probably unsurprising that an April 19 open letter sent to Poland’s bishops from 100 female theologians and others has ruffled feathers online, given it begins with an assurance that its signatories “are Catholics who respect the Church’s moral stance against abortion” but argues that in certain circumstances they “believe that access to early,…
The role of humour and human values
Brendan O’Regan“Endearing humour combined with emotional intensity were the distinguishing features of The ‘A’ Word” which for Brendan O’Regan made this, “one of the best dramas I’ve seen this year so far”
The tragic-comic life of a electrifying jazz guru
Miles Ahead (15A) For those of us who’ve watched Don Cheadle in films over the years – not all of which could be described as consciousness-raising – it comes as some surprise to see him eating the heart and soul out of a part. He does that here with his electrifying portrayal of jazz legend…
Adultery, census forms and papal tweets
Coverage of this week’s census brought out “the conspiracy theorist in me”, writes Brendan O’Regan Last week I reviewed two British crime shows that showed adultery as a hugely destructive thing, and there was the same message yet again on another drama, Undercover, last Sunday night on BBC One. This was a peculiar variation on…