Krazy Kriticism: The Tics of the Trade
"The problem with Krazy Kat is the same as its genius: It cannot be consumed quickly or easily."
May 16th, 2012
“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Kuan Tao-sheng, Valentine
February 13th, 2013
L.A. Woman
What truly sets Babitz apart from L.A. writers like Joan Didion or Nathanael West is that a part of her still buys the Hollywood fantasy.
December 18th, 2011
LARBlog: Castellucci’s Class Notes
Free Period
July 7th, 2012
Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Wolves
On the politicization of Wilder, author of 'Little House on the Prairie'
October 10th, 2012
Leaving the Field: On Giving Up Fiction For Good
Philip Roth, baseball, and giving up fiction for good
February 9th, 2013
Let Us Not to Our Readers Condescend
True/Slant: D'Agata the Gambler and the Lifespan of a Debate
December 31st, 2012
Letter from Australia
What American publication means to Australian writers
June 25th, 2012
Letter from Berlin
September 16th, 2012
Letter From Bolivia: Waiting With the Aymará
During Black October, 67 Aymará were killed by the military while protesting the sale of natural gas to the U.S.
August 26th, 2012
Letter From Cairo
Because riot police aimed their firearms at protesters’ faces, over 80 Egyptians lost one of their eyes.
December 5th, 2011
Letter From Detroit
For every abandoned business, store, school, or church in the city, a new one has been built in the suburbs.
January 16th, 2012
Letter From Guatemala
"Why?" is a question that hounds anyone trying to make sense of the violence against women in Guatemala.
March 29th, 2012
Authors
Mike Davis
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Percival Everett
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Charles Yu
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Genres
Nonfiction
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Art & Architecture
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Biography & Autobiography
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Television
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More
SF
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Literary Fiction
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