“A Passage to India” on Its 100th Birthday
Sameer Pandya traces the path of E. M. Forster’s classic novel in his own passage to India.
Sameer Pandya traces the path of E. M. Forster’s classic novel in his own passage to India.
Melina Moe writes about the rejection letters Toni Morrison sent as an editor at Random House.
Jimmy So analyzes what “Oppenheimer” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” have to say about America.
Chris Molnar considers what it's like to be a writer today.
Hans J. Rindisbacher ponders the work of the Black American expat Vincent O. Carter in his centennial year.
Cinematographer Michael M. Pessah surveys this year’s Oscar nominees in the category and considers the state of the art.
David Hering reviews Jonathan Glazer’s film “The Zone of Interest.”
Steffie Nelson surveys the recent institutional embrace of visionary women artists.
Brian Attebery offers a critical reflection on five of Ursula K. Le Guin's short novels, recently reissued by Library of America.
Michael Szalay compares apples and Apples in parsing the streamer’s strategy financially, aesthetically, narratively, and otherwise.
Hattie Lindert argues for David Cronenberg’s “Crash” as the ideal Valentine’s Day movie.
Genie N. Giaimo explores the need for more comprehensive guidance for writing centers during various crises of late-stage capitalism.
In a preview of the upcoming LARB Quarterly issue, no. 41: “Truth,” Claire Shaffer muses on how Taylor Swift has begun to recast her personal story...
Sean T. Collins explores a quartet of sleazy, sensual, sensational shows from 2023 that dared to go beyond prestige-TV dramedy realism.
Adam Mansbach writes about his experience growing up among antisemitism and hip-hop.
Michael Downs considers the troubled state of the institution that preserves the work of H. L. Mencken.