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Hip Hop and CARICOM Turned 50 Last Year—So, Now What?
Patrick A. Howell and Gennike A. Mayers write about the history of interchange between hip-hop music and the Caribbean Community.
Gennike A. Mayers, Patrick A. HowellJan 27, 2024
- Cultural Studies
- Music
Ron DeSantis at the Abortion Access Benefit Show
Sarrah Wolfe attended a rave for reproductive rights alongside Ron DeSantis, Nancy Reagan, and “Simon explored Garfunkel.”
Sarrah WolfeJan 27, 2024
E.J. Koh’s “The Liberators”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman are joined by E. J. Koh to discuss her debut novel, “The Liberators,” LARB Book Club’s pick for Winter 2024.
LARB Radio HourJan 26, 2024
An Evening at the Getty with “Recording Artists: Intimate Addresses”
A preview of the upcoming Getty Research Institute x LARB event “Intimate Addresses: Recording Artists Live,” featuring live readings of artists’ letters by Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, and more.
Emily VanKoughnettJan 26, 2024
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
Racial Equality After Affirmative Action: Towards a New Structure of Feeling
Christopher Newfield argues that we need a new narrative to combat the US Supreme Court’s right-wing story about racial inequities.
Christopher NewfieldJan 26, 2024
- Education
- Politics
Gillian Sneed on Rosemary Mayer
1:1 invites writers to reflect on a single work of art with focus, care, and imagination to expand how we view, receive, and write about art.
Gillian SneedJan 26, 2024
What’s Next for Histories of Climate Change
Deborah Coen shows how historians miss a great deal when they rely on the quantitative tools of scientists.
Deborah R. CoenJan 25, 2024
The Real Unrealists: On Andrey Platonov’s “Chevengur”
Josh Billings reviews the new translation of Russian author Andrey Platonov’s classic novel “Chevengur.”
Josh BillingsJan 25, 2024
- Around the World
- Fiction
W. G. Sebald’s Deepfakes: On “Shadows of Reality”
Adam Sobsey reviews “Shadows of Reality: A Catalogue of W.G. Sebald’s Photographic Materials,” a collection from the works of novelist and essayist W. G. Sebald.
Adam SobseyJan 24, 2024
The Nameless and Forgotten Ones: On Wim Wenders’s “Anselm”
Yael Friedman speaks with Wim Wenders and provides a review of his work with sculptor Anselm Kiefer in the wake of Wenders’s new documentary, “Anselm.”
Yael FriedmanJan 24, 2024
Get Yourself a Human Barbell
Jamie Peck on what happens when bicoastal feminist DIYers use one another as exercise equipment during a punk show.
Jamie PeckJan 24, 2024
Fear of the Feminine: On Tlotlo Tsamaase’s “Womb City”
Jenna N. Hanchey reviews Tlotlo Tsamaase’s “Womb City.”
Jenna N. HancheyJan 23, 2024
The New Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth L. Silver discusses four important court cases that have defined the landscape of women’s rights in the United States.
Elizabeth L. SilverJan 23, 2024
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
A Farther Shore: On Three New Poetry Collections
Paul Vangelisti considers Susan Thackrey’s “Farther,” Joel Chace’s “Maths,” and Claire DeVoogd’s “Via.”
Paul VangelistiJan 22, 2024
- Poetry
I Have to Poke Holes in Things: A Conversation with Natasha Stagg
Sarah Yanni talks with Natasha Stagg about her new book, “Artless: Stories 2019–2023.”
Sarah YanniJan 22, 2024
The Path of Cheerful Despair: On Marguerite Duras’s “My Cinema”
Isabella Trimboli reviews a new translation of Marguerite Duras’s work on cinema.
Isabella TrimboliJan 21, 2024
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality