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The Air We Breathe Is Holy: Exvangelical Indie Rock
In a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 39: “Air,” Matthew Mullins explores exvangelical indie rock and reevaluates his own identity within the American evangelical movement.
Matthew MullinsOct 23, 2023
Allegedly Rational: On Andrew Lipstein’s “The Vegan”
Tadhg Hoey reviews Andrew Lipstein’s “The Vegan.”
Tadhg HoeyOct 23, 2023
- Fiction
Aquiver with Significance: On Robyn Schiff’s “Information Desk”
Heather Cass White reviews Robyn Schiff’s new book of poetry, “Information Desk: An Epic.”
Heather Cass WhiteOct 23, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Waiting-Line Existentialism
Maya ChenOct 23, 2023
Everything Is Embedded in What Came Before: A Conversation with Robert M. Sapolsky
Julien Crockett interviews Robert M. Sapolsky, author of “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.”
Julien CrockettOct 22, 2023
Masculine Frailty and Ambition: On Chuck Wendig’s “Black River Orchard”
Melissa Ridley Elmes reviews Chuck Wendig’s “Black River Orchard.”
Melissa Ridley ElmesOct 22, 2023
- SF
Sex. Scenes. Zines.
Jack SkelleyOct 22, 2023
You Mustn’t Pretend You Didn’t Know: Arundhati Roy on the Condition of India Under Modi
Arundhati Roy accepts the Charles Veillon Foundation’s 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement.
Arundhati RoyOct 21, 2023
Unplotting Trauma: On Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour”
C. Francis Fisher reviews Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour.”
C. Francis FisherOct 21, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Harmonicas and Harmony
Danielle Clough reviews Slow Pulp and Babehoven, finding that waiting lines can be shorter than expected when you're ahead of the curve.
Danielle CloughOct 21, 2023
Lydia Kiesling's “Mobility”
LARB Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara and Executive Director Irene Yoon speak with author Lydia Kiesling about her novel “Mobility,” this fall’s LARB Book Club selection.
LARB Radio HourOct 20, 2023
Waiting for Barbie
Anne Anlin Cheng recalls her first, foreign Barbie experience.
Anne Anlin ChengOct 20, 2023
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Empress Elisabeth and the Archives of Anorexia
In a preview of the new LARB Quarterly, no. 39: “Air,” Meghan Racklin considers the life and imperfectly rendered image of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Meghan RacklinOct 20, 2023
The Fact of Non-Blackness: On Claire Jean Kim’s “Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World”
Mark Tseng-Putterman reviews Claire Jean Kim’s “Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World.”
Mark Tseng-PuttermanOct 20, 2023
Every Detective Film Is a Comedy: On “The Big Lebowski” at 25
Jason Namey takes another look at the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski” for its 25th anniversary.
Jason NameyOct 19, 2023
- Film
- Noir
The Diasporic Worlds of Panama’s West Indian Women: On Joan Flores-Villalobos’s “The Silver Women”
Nicolle Alzamora reviews Joan Flores-Villalobos’s “The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal.”
Nicolle AlzamoraOct 19, 2023
- History