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Betraying Whiteness: On Lucas de Lima’s “Tropical Sacrifice”
Renee Hudson reviews Lucas de Lima’s “Tropical Sacrifice.”
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Does It Matter Whether We Know What Academic Freedom Is?
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth explore the crucial differences between free speech and academic freedom.
The Escape Artist: On John le Carré’s “A Private Spy” and Suleika Dawson’s “The Secret Heart”
John Phipps reviews two highly revealing new books about the late John Le Carré.
Who Owns Dungeons & Dragons?
Emily Friedman writes about intellectual property and Dungeons and Dragons.
Jenny Liou’s “Muscle Memory”
LARB Editor-In-Chief Michelle Chihara joins poet Jenny Liou to talk about her debut book "Muscle Memory."
Reshaping a Country: On Rachel Heng’s “The Great Reclamation”
Jeremy Tiang reviews Rachel Heng’s “The Great Reclamation.”
Reports from a Cold Crater: On Charlotte A. Lerg’s “The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky”
Tobias Boes reviews Charlotte A. Lerg’s “The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky: Into Germany at the End of World War II.”
Unboxing Rilke’s Nachlass
Ian Ellison looks at Rilke's recently acquired archives.
Homeless in the World: On Anna Seghers
Rey Conquer explores the work of East German author Anna Seghers.
Originality Is Unmusical: On Scott Miller’s Pop Music Criticism
Ivan Kreilkamp looks at the late Scott Miller's pop magnum opus.
Did Philip Roth Read Judy Blume?
Sarah Arkebauer ponders the eerie similarities between Judy Blume’s 1977 novel “Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself” and Philip Roth’s 1979 novel “The Ghost Writer.”
Greater than Man’s Technology: On DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture”
Nicholas Nauman reviews DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture.”
Reconsidering the Ordinary: On Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses”
Marc Masters reviews Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt.”
The Glory of Trams
Christopher Atamian and Aram Pachyan meditate on the personal and communal value of tramways.
Staying the Course: On Reed Brody’s “To Catch a Dictator”
Doug Merlino reviews “To Catch a Dictator: The Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré” by Reed Brody.
Anger’s Privilege
Benedict Robinson dicusses anger and the power and privilege associated with it.
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