Archive

Tuning In to TV Girl
Brittany Menjivar braves hoards of TikTokers and first-time concertgoers to report on “America’s favorite indie band.”
Brittany MenjivarNov 30, 2023
Marina Weisband on What Gets us Through the Crisis
Nov 30, 2023
The “New Antisemitism” and the Logic of Whiteness
Megan Wachspress argues that the relationship of leftist activists to their own whiteness is shaping the current wave of anti-Israeli campus protests.
Megan WachspressNov 29, 2023
- Politics
Again, Again, Again: On Carmen Machado and J. Robert Lennon’s “Critical Hits” and Frank Lantz’s “The Beauty of Games”
Neuroscientist Patrick House reviews two new books on the art of repetition in video games—“Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games,” edited by Carmen Machado and J. Robert Lennon, and “The Beauty of Games” by Frank Lantz.
Patrick HouseNov 29, 2023
What Darkness Makes of Light: On Nina MacLaughlin’s “Winter Solstice”
Heather Treseler reviews “Winter Solstice: An Essay” by Nina MacLaughlin.
Heather TreselerNov 29, 2023
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets”
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang.”
Benno WeinerNov 28, 2023
Is Laughter All We’ve Got? On David Baddiel’s “The God Desire”
David E. Cooper reviews David Baddiel’s “The God Desire: On Being a Reluctant Atheist.”
David E. CooperNov 28, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Crown Jewel
David Diaz time-travels to a special moment in New York history, finding it as vibrant now as it was then.
David DiazNov 28, 2023
Sasha Frere-Jones’s “Earlier”
Writer, musician, and critic Sasha Frere-Jones joins Kate Wolf to discuss his first book, “Earlier.”
LARB Radio HourNov 27, 2023
Philosophy in Times Like These
Vanessa Wills argues that philosophical engagement is a necessary alternative to anti-intellectual nihilism and resurgent authoritarianism.
Vanessa WillsNov 27, 2023
An Apology for Philosophy
Jay L. Garfield defends the practice of philosophy as a political and aesthetic enterprise
Jay L. GarfieldNov 27, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
When Philosophy No Longer Smells of the Earth
George Yancy introduces a series of essays on practical philosophy.
George YancyNov 26, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Purging the Poisons of Racism: On George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out”
Clevis Headley reviews George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out: Conversations on Race, Justice, and the Future.”
Clevis HeadleyNov 26, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Something Intricate and Many-Chambered: On Adapting Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”
Julia Sirmons compares three adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”: “Freak Orlando,” “Orlando,” and “Orlando: My Political Biography.”
Julia SirmonsNov 25, 2023
Nightmares of Reason: On Benjamín Labatut’s “The MANIAC”
Ed Simon reviews Benjamín Labatut’s newest book “The MANIAC.”
Ed SimonNov 25, 2023
Mosab Abu Toha’s “Gaza Notebook (2021–2023)”
A new poem from Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha in Gaza.
Mosab Abu TohaNov 22, 2023