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Pathos Porn About Climate Change: On Scott Z. Burns’s “Extrapolations”
Aaron Bady reviews Scott Z. Burns’s new climate change series “Extrapolations” (Apple TV+).
Aaron BadyMar 25, 2023
- Dear Television
Cristina Rivera Garza’s “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Cristina Rivera Garza about her book “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice.”
LARB Radio HourMar 24, 2023
The Way Bodies Move: On the Action Cinema of John Hyams
Jonah Jeng discusses director John Hyams’s body of work in the context of “vulgar auteurism” and the direct-to-video renaissance.
Jonah JengMar 24, 2023
- Film
Ceaseless Life and Death: On Tom Comitta’s “The Nature Book”
Darina Sikmashvili reviews Tom Comitta’s “The Nature Book.”
Darina SikmashviliMar 23, 2023
- Fiction
Bill Wiggins on African-American History & Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Mar 23, 2023
Spring Break Forever
On its 10th anniversary, Paul Thompson revisits Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.”
Paul ThompsonMar 22, 2023
- Film
Messy World, Missing Woman: On Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz”
Tara Cheesman reviews Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz,” a sprawling mystery set in Accra’s underworld.
Tara CheesmanMar 21, 2023
- Noir
How to Be a Poverty Abolitionist: On Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, by America”
Paul W. Gleason reviews Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, by America.”
Paul W. GleasonMar 21, 2023
- Economics and Finance
If You Are on This Earth You Are of This Earth: On Charif Shanahan’s “Trace Evidence”
James Ciano reviews Charif Shanahan’s “Trace Evidence.”
James CianoMar 20, 2023
- Poetry
Play Me Some Mountain Music: On Emily Hilliard’s “Making Our Future”
Tom Zoellner reviews Emily Hilliard’s “Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia.”
Tom ZoellnerMar 20, 2023
- History
Dunk Days: On Theresa Runstedtler’s “Black Ball”
Joseph Darda reviews Theresa Runstedtler’s “Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA.”
Joseph DardaMar 19, 2023
- Sports
Things Are Never as Dark as They Seem: A Conversation with Pico Iyer
Pooja Pande interviews Pico Iyer about his new book “The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise.”
Pooja PandeMar 19, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Coping with Injustice: A Conversation with Yxta Maya Murray
Daniel A. Olivas speaks with Yxta Maya Murray about her new novel “God Went Like That.”
Daniel A. OlivasMar 18, 2023
- Fiction
The Final Girl Returns Home: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
Justin Wigard reviews Stephen Graham Jones’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”
Justin WigardMar 18, 2023
- SF
Group-Chat Energy of Delusion: On Gabriella Angotti-Jones’s “I Just Wanna Surf”
Chloe Watlington reviews Gabriella Angotti-Jones’s “I Just Wanna Surf.”
Chloe WatlingtonMar 17, 2023
- Art & Architecture
Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World”
Malcolm Harris joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.”
LARB Radio HourMar 17, 2023