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Fault Lines

What our editors can’t stop thinking about, from cultural research and reporting to political commentary and coverage of current events.

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  Drawing America’s Brutal Imagination

  Justin A. Davis writes on Ralph Bakshi’s controversial film “Coonskin” for its 50th anniversary, in a preview of the LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Justin A. DavisDec 16

  • Film

  • Cultural Studies

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  Run for the Sun, Little One

  Carly Mattox considers recent critiques of imperialist nostalgia via Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” and Adam Curtis’s “Shifty.”

  Carly MattoxDec 10

  • Film

  • Television

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  Freeing the Library

  Aaron Boehmer writes about community libraries and the importance of accessible archival and literary resources in these times.

  Aaron BoehmerDec 5

  • Politics

  • Cultural Studies

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  Racialized Economic Piracy

  Joel Edward Goza dives into Calvin Schermerhorn’s new study of American history, tracing a financial pattern of racial exploitation that’s woven into the nation’s fabric.

   Joel Edward GozaNov 30

  • History

Vantage Points

Long-form views on literature, art, and experience from LARB’s online magazine and print Quarterly.

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  Beginning to See the Light

  Rowland Bagnall dives into the early work of Stephen Shore, newly collected by MACK.

  Rowland BagnallDec 13

  • Art & Architecture

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  A Fierce and Complicated Compassion

  Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.

  Alix ChristieDec 9

  • Fiction

  • Memoir & Essay

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  The Fascist Cinematic Universe

  Tim Brinkhof considers Joe Wright’s new Mussolini miniseries as a flawed representation of the rise of fascism in Italy.

  Tim BrinkhofDec 7

  • Television

  • History

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  No More Heroes

  Clara Cuccaro considers the “myth of resistance” in Joachim Trier’s newest film, “Sentimental Value.”

  Clara CuccaroNov 28

  • Film

  • History

Short Takes

Brief dispatches from L.A.’s arts and culture scenes. Courtesy of LARB’s local columnists and occasional correspondents.

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  Hail, Caesar

  Friends, Romans, countrymen: Nathan Jefferson lends his ears (and eyes) to the immersive “Julius Caesar” production at Heritage Square Museum.

  Nathan JeffersonMay 8
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  The Whole Idea of Knowing the Truth

  Elizabeth Barton trawls through the newly opened Joan Didion archives at New York Public Library to learn about the making of the author’s first book.

  Elizabeth BartonApr 30
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  Jackpot!

  “Nothing is clearly defined” in Julia Yerger’s art exhibition, which Keith J. Varadi finds to be a big win.

  Keith J. VaradiMar 17
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  My Date at the Holocaust Ballet

  Dorie Chevlen attends “Memoryhouse,” an abstract, cinematic performance that still managed to dance around comparisons to contemporary injustices.

  Dorie ChevlenFeb 12

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LARB Radio Hour

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  Sarah Schulman’s “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity”

  Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Sarah Schulman about her latest book, “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.”

  LARB Radio HourMay 2

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  The Shit Show

  In this special episode, hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman discuss how Big Tech dreams—from iPhones to social media to AI—have become nightmares.

  LARB Radio HourOct 31

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  Kelly Reichardt's “Mastermind”

  Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt talks to Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher about her new movie, “The Mastermind,” out in theaters now.

  LARB Radio HourOct 24

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  Grace Byron’s “Herculine”

  Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with writer Grace Byron about her debut novel, “Herculine.”

  LARB Radio HourOct 17

  • LARB Radio Hour

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