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Lydia Davis’s “Our Strangers”
Kate Wolf speaks to author and translator Lydia Davis about her latest collection of stories, “Our Strangers.”
LARB Radio HourOct 13, 2023
State Eyes in the Sky: On the History of Helicopters in Policing
In a preview of the new LARB Quarterly, no. 39: “Air,” Nicholas Shapiro, Kate McInerny, Matyos Kidane, and Jacobo Pereira-Pacheco discuss the effects and racialized nature of police-helicopter monitoring and the noise pollution these machines produce.
Jacobo Pereira-Pacheco, Kate McInerny, Matyos Kidane, Nicholas ShapiroOct 13, 2023
Primal Fears: Revisiting “Gone Baby Gone”
Amidst a new wave of conservative panic about child trafficking, Evan McGarvey revisits Ben Affleck’s “Gone Baby Gone.”
Evan McGarveyOct 13, 2023
- Film
A Handful of Mikado Sticks: On Pierre Joris’s “Interglacial Narrows”
Sneha Chowdhury reviews Pierre Joris’s new poetry collection “Interglacial Narrows.”
Sneha ChowdhuryOct 13, 2023
- Poetry
Black Sheep and Little Deer
Zach MannOct 13, 2023
For Promising Young Women: A Smidge of Midge
Eliana Rozinov examines the figure of Midge as a mythical phenomenon, a pregnant doll, and a variation of the “promising young woman” trope.
Eliana RozinovOct 12, 2023
Can You Reason with a Radical? On Aurelian Craiutu’s “Why Not Moderation?”
Rahul Sagar examines Aurelian Craiutu’s “Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals.”
Rahul SagarOct 12, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
A Particularly Intimate Mourning: On Susie Boyt’s “Loved and Missed”
Eric Gudas reviews Susie Boyt’s “Loved and Missed.”
Eric GudasOct 11, 2023
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
In Praise of Failure and Storytelling: A Conversation with Costica Bradatan
Costica Bradatan speaks with Julien Crockett about his new book “In Praise of Failure: Four Lessons in Humility.”
Julien CrockettOct 11, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
An Awkwardly Beautiful Dance
Brandon SwardOct 11, 2023
Art Receives No Mercy but Only Gives It: On Ismail Kadare’s “A Dictator Calls”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Albanian author Ismail Kadare’s new novel “A Dictator Calls.”
Cory OldweilerOct 10, 2023
- Fiction
After the Party: A Walking Tour of Manchester with Andy Spinoza
Chandler Dandridge takes a tour of Manchester with Andy Spinoza, author of “Manchester Unspun: Pop, Property, and Power in the Original Modern City.”
Chandler DandridgeOct 10, 2023
- History
- Music
Jessie’s Girl: On Guinevere Turner’s “When the World Didn’t End”
Tamara MC reviews Guinevere Turner’s “When the World Didn’t End.”
Tamara MCOct 9, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
The End of Something: On Sufjan Stevens’s “Javelin”
Justin Gautreau reviews singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens’s new album “Javelin.”
Justin GautreauOct 9, 2023
- Music
Of Exile and Determination: On Leslie Sainz’s “Have You Been Long Enough at Table”
Emily Collins reviews Leslie Sainz’s “Have You Been Long Enough at Table.”
Emily CollinsOct 8, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Science Fiction Belongs to All of Us: On Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s “Diverse Futures”
Julia Lindsay reviews Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s “Diverse Futures: Science Fiction and Authors of Color.”
Julia LindsayOct 8, 2023