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Women of Iran Rise and Revolt: On Dora Levy Mossanen’s “Love and War in the Jewish Quarter”
Tabby Refael reviews Dora Levy Mossanen’s new novel “Love and War in the Jewish Quarter.”
Tabby RefaelJan 29, 2023
- Fiction
The Half-Century in Bullshit: On Peter Bogdanovich’s “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power”
Paul Thompson examines the metabolization of bullshit into our lives, by way of analyzing Peter Bogdanovich’s film “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s book “The 48 Laws of Power.”
Paul ThompsonJan 28, 2023
- Film
- Literary Criticism
VoiceNotesCore: On Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter”
Greta Rainbow writes about Joanna Hogg’s film “The Eternal Daughter.”
Greta RainbowJan 28, 2023
- Film
Kathryn Ma’s “The Chinese Groove”
Kathryn Ma joins Eric Newman to discuss her most recent novel, “The Chinese Groove.”

LARB Radio HourJan 27, 2023
The Paradox Paradox: On Elizabeth S. Anker’s “On Paradox”
Michael W. Clune takes a dive at Elizabeth S. Anker‘s “On Paradox: The Claims of Theory.”
Michael W. CluneJan 27, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Hell Is the British Museum: On S. J. Fowler’s “Mueum”
Guy Stevenson reviews S. J. Fowler’s new novel “Mueum.”
Guy StevensonJan 27, 2023
- Fiction
Eat, Pray, Know When to Hold ’Em: A Profile of Annie Duke
LARB’s editor-in-chief, Michelle Chihara, profiles the elusive pokergenius–turned-author Annie Duke.
Michelle ChiharaJan 26, 2023
- Economics and Finance
Fracture and Assembly: On Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping”
Laura Nelson reviews Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping.”
Laura NelsonJan 26, 2023
- Film
Compassion After Catastrophe: On Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island”
Alex Genty-Waksberg reviews Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island,” a Japanese mystery set on an insular fishing island shortly after the end of World War II.
Alex Genty-WaksbergJan 25, 2023
- Noir
Escape Therapy: On Douglas Rushkoff’s “Survival of the Richest”
Raymond Craib reviews Douglas Rushkoff’s “Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires.”
Raymond CraibJan 25, 2023
- Science & Technology
History of Smut: On Kelsy Burke’s “The Pornography Wars”
Whitney Strub considers Kelsy Burke’s “The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession.”
Whitney StrubJan 24, 2023
The Mirror World of Counterculture: On Lauren John Joseph’s “At Certain Points We Touch”
Sally McGrane reviews Lauren John Joseph’s debut novel “At Certain Points We Touch.”
Sally McGraneJan 23, 2023
- Fiction
Bludgeoning Process: On Serge Daney’s “The Cinema House and the World”
Greg Gerke reviews Serge Daney’s “The Cinema House and the World.”
Greg GerkeJan 22, 2023
- Film
- Philosophy & Religion
The Kid Stays Out of the Picture: On Paul Williams’s “Harvard, Hollywood, Hitmen, and Holy Men”
Martin Woessner reviews Paul W. Williams’s complex work “Harvard, Hollywood, Hitmen, and Holy Men.”
Martin WoessnerJan 22, 2023
- Nonfiction
Dancing on the World’s Thin Crust: On the MIT Press’s Radium Age Series
Niall Harrison reviews three early-20th-century science fiction novels published as part of the MIT Press’s Radium Age series.
Niall HarrisonJan 21, 2023
- SF
The Function of the University at the Present Time: On Julia Schleck’s “Dirty Knowledge”
Michael Meranze reviews Julia Schleck’s “Dirty Knowledge: Academic Freedom in the Age of Neoliberalism.”
Michael MeranzeJan 21, 2023
- Remaking the University