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A Wilderness of Mirrors: On Javier Marías’s “Tomás Nevinson”
William Flesch reviews Spanish author Javier Marías’s final novel, “Tomás Nevinson.”
William FleschJul 5, 2023
- Fiction
Technology, Attention, and the Extremely Long Paragraph
Thalia Williamson analyzes how novels that limit or refuse paragraph breaks challenge our distracted modes of reading.
Thalia WilliamsonJul 5, 2023
- Literary Criticism
Violence Within: On Peter Irons’s “White Men’s Law”
Gabriel J. Chin reviews Peter Irons’s “White Men’s Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism,” a study of the history of racism in the laws of the United States.
Gabriel J. ChinJul 4, 2023
Off-Off-Broadway West: On Guy Zimmerman’s “Outlaw Theatre”
Paul Vangelisti reviews Guy Zimmerman’s “Outlaw Theatre: Field Notes from the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop and Festival.”
Paul VangelistiJul 3, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
To Live Like Prey: On Elsa Dorlin’s “Self-Defense”
Sarah Dowling reviews Elsa Dorlin’s “Self-Defense: A Philosophy of Violence.”
Sarah DowlingJul 3, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Hereditary Venom: On Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” Soundtrack
Ali Royals reviews Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” soundtrack.
Ali RoyalsJul 2, 2023
- Music
- Television
Guns and Grammar, or How to Read the Second Amendment
Frank Bergon argues that bad grammar is driving our gun problem, via the Supreme Court’s reading of the Second Amendment.
Frank BergonJul 2, 2023
“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs edited by Koritha Mitchell
An autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, the first formerly enslaved African American woman to publish an account of her life, in her own words. Check out our Summer 2023 pick for the LARB Book Club: “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, edited by Koritha Mitchell.
Jul 1, 2023
My Brother’s Ghost: On Race and Grief in Los Angeles
Nico Slate talks about his late biracial brother, the inspiration for his new book “Brothers: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Race.”
Nico SlateJul 1, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
The Humor of Devastation: A Conversation with Hannah Pittard
Lily Felsenthal speaks with Hannah Pittard about her new book “We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind Of].”
Lily FelsenthalJul 1, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
Rachel Nuwer’s “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak to Rachel Nuwer about her recent book, “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World.”
LARB Radio HourJun 30, 2023
Spectacles of Repression: On Netflix’s “Beef”
Amanda Walujono reviews Netflix’s new dramedy “Beef.”
Amanda WalujonoJun 30, 2023
- Television
Narratives Passed Up, Narratives Passed Down: An Interview with Dina Nayeri
Scott Burton interviews Dina Nayeri on her recent book “Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn’t Enough.”
Scott BurtonJun 30, 2023
- Politics
Quantum Mechanics: On McKenzie Wark’s “Raving”
Vivian Medithi reviews McKenzie Wark’s “Raving.”
Vivian MedithiJun 29, 2023
Hardworking Midwesterner: On Tom Brokaw’s “Never Give Up”
Michele Willens reviews Tom Brokaw’s “Never Give Up: A Prairie Family’s Story.”
Michele WillensJun 29, 2023
- Biography & Autobiography
- Memoir & Essay
Contraction: When Hollywood Gets Smaller
J. D. Connor writes about the writers’ demands in the WGA strike in Hollywood, and about how movies about contracts relate to a downturn in production. Are we entering an era of contraction?
J. D. ConnorJun 28, 2023
- Economics and Finance
- Film