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You Hear This Voice? This Is My Mind’s Voice: A Tribute to Louise Glück
Five poets commemorate Louise Glück, including Paul Tran, Katie Peterson, Spencer Reese, Elisa Gonzalez, and Richie Hofmann.
Callie Siskel, Elisa Gonzalez, Katie Peterson, Paul Tran, Richie Hofmann, Spencer ReeceNov 9, 2023
- Poetry
Echoes of the Original: On the Task of Translating Maria Schneider
Hannah Bonner looks at Elisabeth Subrin’s documentary, “Maria Schneider, 1983,” alongside Vanessa Schneider’s memoir, “My Cousin Maria Schneider.”
Hannah BonnerNov 9, 2023
Born Sick
The church is the Hollywood Bowl, the priest is Hozier, the hymns are pop anthems, and everyone is very, very gay.
Avery PoznanskiNov 9, 2023
A Deep, Unerring Camaraderie: On “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.”
Grant Sharples reviews the new music documentary “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.”
Grant SharplesNov 8, 2023
- Film
- Music
The Trash Collector: On John Waters’s Imperfect Cinema
Theresa Lin pays tribute to the at times revolting charm of filmmaker John Waters, whose unlikely exhibition is now on view at the Academy Museum.
Theresa LinNov 8, 2023
To Walden: On Lawrence Buell’s “Henry David Thoreau” and Robert D. Richardson’s “Three Roads Back”
Todd Shy reviews Lawrence Buell’s “Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently” and Robert D. Richardson’s “Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives.”
Todd ShyNov 7, 2023
I Must Be Making It All Up: On Sigrid Nunez’s “The Vulnerables”
Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon reviews Sigrid Nunez’s novel “The Vulnerables.”
Maisie Wiltshire-GordonNov 7, 2023
- Fiction
Thinking Was for Later; Movement Was for Now: On the Vortex Group’s “George Floyd Uprising”
Jamie Peck reviews “The George Floyd Uprising” by Vortex Group.
Jamie PeckNov 6, 2023
You’ll Never Make Yourself Fall Asleep: On Marie Darrieussecq’s “Sleepless”
Thom Sliwowski reviews Marie Darrieussecq’s “Sleepless: A Memoir of Insomnia.”
Thom SliwowskiNov 6, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Always an Angeleno, Never a God
A. J. UrquidiNov 6, 2023
All the Waste in the World: On Pip Adam’s “The New Animals”
James Pasley considers New Zealand author Pip Adam’s 2017 novel “The New Animals.”
James PasleyNov 5, 2023
- Fiction
Eleven Ways of Looking at Elliott Hundley
Jonathan Alexander examines L.A.-based artist Elliott Hundley’s aesthetic of intimacy.
Jonathan AlexanderNov 5, 2023
- Art & Architecture
Coral Tongues: On Chang Yuchen’s “Coral Dictionary Vol. 1”
Maya Hayda reviews Chang Yuchen’s “Coral Dictionary Vol. 1: 2019–2022.”
Maya HaydaNov 4, 2023
How the World Ends: On Lindsay Turner’s “The Upstate”
Rona Cran reviews “The Upstate” by Lindsay Turner.
Rona CranNov 4, 2023
Justin Torres’s “Blackouts”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with author Justin Torres about his latest novel, “Blackouts.”
LARB Radio HourNov 3, 2023
Where the Boys Aren’t
Recent TV series have been imagining worlds without men. What does this absence make possible? asks Elizabeth Alsop.
Elizabeth AlsopNov 3, 2023