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Dysphoria Matters: On the Broken Promise of “Sex Education”
Slava Greenberg looks at the legacy of Netflix’s series “Sex Education” in light of its finale
Slava GreenbergNov 16, 2023
Too Far Gone
If you're gonna build a career on proximity to coolness, maybe start by ascertaining whether you are—in fact—cool?
Madeleine ConnorsNov 16, 2023
Unpacking Women’s Language: On Jenni Nuttall’s “Mother Tongue”
Katherine Turk reviews Jenni Nuttall’s “Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words.”
Katherine TurkNov 15, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
Whither Queer Biology? On Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down”
Banu Subramaniam gets whiplash when she reads Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference.” For a book engaging with queer theory, it is decidedly unqueer, she writes.
Banu SubramaniamNov 15, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
Ultra-Casual
Jack Skelley stumbles right up to the razor’s edge of Los Angeles’s alt-lit scene, and perhaps tumbles into the ether.
Jack SkelleyNov 15, 2023
Telling an Honest Story: A Conversation with Sammy Harkham
Kevin Koczwara chats with Sammy Harkham about his grindhouse-inspired new graphic novel “Blood of the Virgin,” the burdens of balancing family life with art, and making meaning through storytelling while remaining unpredictable.
Kevin KoczwaraNov 14, 2023
- Comics
- SF
Worlds Within Worlds: A Conversation with Steven Millhauser
Kevin Koczwara reviews Steven Millhauser’s new collection of stories, “Disruptions.”
Kevin KoczwaraNov 14, 2023
- Fiction
Leaving Your Lane: A Conversation with Lydia Otero
Tom Zoellner talks to Lydia Otero about her new account of a young adulthood in Los Angeles, “L.A. Interchanges: A Brown & Queer Archival Memoir”
Tom ZoellnerNov 13, 2023
- History
- Memoir & Essay
The Great Leap to Valhalla: Wagner in China
Melissa Chan writes about the performance of Wagner operas in China.
Melissa ChanNov 13, 2023
History’s Final Verdict on Vichy France? On Julian Jackson’s “France on Trial”
John Reeves considers Julian Jackson’s “France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain.”
John ReevesNov 12, 2023
- History
“Secrets & Sisterhood” and the Burden of Afghan Representation
Azeta Hatef reviews the Hulu reality show “Secrets & Sisterhood:The Sozahdahs."
Azeta HatefNov 12, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Television
What Is Internet Art Actually Doing? On Omar Kholeif’s “Internet_Art”
Cal Revely-Calder finds much to appreciate, and more to decry, in Omar Kholeif’s “Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs.”
Cal Revely-CalderNov 11, 2023
Big Sur Attracts People Who Are Seeking Something: A Conversation with Lexi Kent-Monning
Brian Frank speaks with Lexi Kent-Monning about her new novel “The Burden of Joy.”
Brian Charles FrankNov 11, 2023
- Fiction
Dan Sinykin’s “Big Fiction”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by writer and professor, Dan Sinykin, to talk about his new book “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry.”
LARB Radio HourNov 10, 2023
The Bulgarian Computer’s Global Reach: On Victor Petrov’s “Balkan Cyberia”
Alex Langstaff calls “Balkan Cyberia: Cold War Computing, Bulgarian Modernization, and the Information Age Behind the Iron Curtain” a must-read for anyone interested in how the Iron Curtain was circumvented in the digital age.
Alex LangstaffNov 10, 2023
Nudging Reality: On James Tate’s “Hell, I Love Everybody”
Rowland Bagnall reviews James Tate’s “Hell, I Love Everybody.”
Rowland BagnallNov 10, 2023
- Poetry