Monthly Archives: June 2026

BLOOMSDAY AS EVERYDAY

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Andy Merrifield

As is fitting for every June 16—for every BLOOMSDAY—this is my little tribute to James Joyce’s Ulysses and its famous day fêted across the world today. Joyce was the maestro of listening to shouts in the street, of reporting on a day … Continue reading →

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PARALLEL UNIVERSES

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Andy Merrifield

For a long while, I’ve had a peculiar fantasy of bringing volume two of Marx’s Capital into dialogue with James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. I’ve always thought both books existed in a strange parallel universe, where capital courses alongside the Joycean riverrun, the river … Continue reading →

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