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Jodie Hollander’s ‘The Ouija Board’
Jodie Hollander describes the imprisonment of fame, in a poem from LARB Quarterly no. 47, ‘Security.’
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Harun Farocki
German filmmaker, video artist, theorist and writer Harun Farocki’s work is featured in the “Security” issue of the LARB Quarterly.
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Tess Taylor’s ‘Three Notebooks’
Tess Taylor captures fragments of dream text, blank invitations, and stored receipts, in a poem from LARB Quarterly no. 47, ‘Security.’
Root Work
Alexis Pauline Gumbs interviews Jason Allen-Paisant about his new memoir.
Anna Journey’s ‘I Object to the Etymology of Sacrum’
Anna Journey writes on the ‘site of infernal nerve spark and spasm,’ in a poem from LARB Quarterly no. 47, ‘Security.’
We Are Close, We Are Almost There
Zachary Gillan reflects on Jeffrey Ford’s ‘Well-Built City Trilogy’ in the era of resurgent fascism.
Two Poems by Dalia Taha
Dalia Taha writes on Palestine and the messages etched into the land, in two poems from LARB Quarterly no. 47, ‘Security,’ translated by Sara Elkamel.
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FROM THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE
An Apocalypse for Every Epoch
Emmett Rensin writes on eco-grief, the climate dirge, and one Armenian monk in a new hybrid fiction-cum-essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”
FROM THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE
Filthy Matters
Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”
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Designing Feminism or Fascism?
Harley Wong on fashion designer Dilara Findikoglu’s ‘Cage of Innocence’ presentation in light of Edith Wharton’s fiction.
Rhoni Blankenhorn’s ‘Mirror’
Rhoni Blankenhorn confronts her changing self, in a poem from LARB Quarterly no. 47, ‘Security.’
Mug Shot Matriarchy
Jake Flanagin examines how reality TV juggernaut Bravo and its ‘Real Housewives’ spin criminality into character development—and ratings gold.
Fantastical Transcendence and the Magic of Resistance
Ruth Joffre digs into a new anthology of speculative writing about resistance, edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older.
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Culture Never Recovered
From his rear window, M. Keith Booker reads the new anthology of stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, edited by Maxim Jakubowski.
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Saints of the Middlebrow
Jon Repetti considers Jeremy Rosen’s “Genre Bending: The Plasticity of Form in Contemporary Literary Fiction.”
CITY OF ANGELS
Still Not Geriatric: Archiving a Teenage Riot Grrrl Band
Martin Wong catches up with SoCal punk band Emily’s Sassy Lime upon their reunion for the California Biennial.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Your Life Is Not a Plot
Nada Alic speaks with Halle Butler about social satire, writing humor, and her newest novel, “Banal Nightmare.”
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Everybody Loves a Lover
Janna Jones writes about the history and resonances of ‘Love Tapes,’ Wendy Clarke’s 1980s video project.
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Made in America
Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” and the mythmaking around a monoculture masterpiece.
Paint, Personae, and the Mysteries of (Not) Making It
Jeff Stimmel considers the art and tumultuous life of Chuck Connelly.
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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.
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.”
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.”
Freeing the Library
Aaron Boehmer writes about community libraries and the importance of accessible archival and literary resources in these times.
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.
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Vantage Points
Long-form views on literature, art, and experience from LARB’s online magazine and print Quarterly.
Beginning to See the Light
Rowland Bagnall dives into the early work of Stephen Shore, newly collected by MACK.
A Fierce and Complicated Compassion
Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.
The Fascist Cinematic Universe
Tim Brinkhof considers Joe Wright’s new Mussolini miniseries as a flawed representation of the rise of fascism in Italy.
No More Heroes
Clara Cuccaro considers the “myth of resistance” in Joachim Trier’s newest film, “Sentimental Value.”
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Short Takes
Brief dispatches from L.A.’s arts and culture scenes. Courtesy of LARB’s local columnists and occasional correspondents.
Hail, Caesar
Friends, Romans, countrymen: Nathan Jefferson lends his ears (and eyes) to the immersive “Julius Caesar” production at Heritage Square Museum.
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.
Jackpot!
“Nothing is clearly defined” in Julia Yerger’s art exhibition, which Keith J. Varadi finds to be a big win.
My Date at the Holocaust Ballet
Dorie Chevlen attends “Memoryhouse,” an abstract, cinematic performance that still managed to dance around comparisons to contemporary injustices.
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LARB Radio Hour
Tales from Two Critics: A.S. Hamrah and Melissa Anderson on the Year in Film
Film critics and authors A.S Hamrah and Melissa Anderson join the podcast to talk about 2025 in film, the Warner Bros. sale, AI use, and more.
Best of 2025
LARB Radio Hour hosts pick their favorite books, movies, TV shows, music, magazines, and scandals from 2025. Listen to hear about Nuzzi, Superman, and more
Julia Loktev's "My Undesirable Friends"
Julia Loktev joins the podcast to talk about her new documentary "My Undesirable Friends," following a team of journalists in Russia right before the invasion of Ukraine.
Robin Coste Lewis's "Archive of Desire"
Robin Coste Lewis joins the podcast to talk about her new poetry collection, Archive of Desire. The four part collection came from collaboration around the 160th birthday of poet Constantin Cavafy
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The LARB Quarterly
LARB Quarterly, no. 47: Security
Brace yourself, new essays, fiction, poetry, art, and comics are here. Hunker down with the LARB Quarterly no 47: Security, exploring vulnerability, loss, and refuge.
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