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Witness to Atrocity: On Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”
Ryan Coleman reviews Sarah Polley’s film adaptation of Miriam Toews’s “Women Talking.”
Ryan ColemanDec 22, 2022
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Our Hosts’ Favorite Episodes of the Year
Dec 22, 2022
A Singular Disappointment: On Martha Anne Toll’s “Three Muses”
Debby Waldman is not inspired by Martha Anne Toll’s “Three Muses.”
Debby WaldmanDec 21, 2022
- Fiction
To Speak Upon the Ashes: On Peter Sacks’s “Resistance”
Isabel Ruehl reviews Peter Sacks’s first solo exhibition, “Resistance,” at the Rose Art Museum.
Isabel RuehlDec 21, 2022
Jeremy Strong Theory: On Acting and Talking About Acting
R. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong.
R. Colin TaitDec 20, 2022
- Film
- Television
War Is a Structure: On Jamil Jan Kochai’s “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories”
Najwa Mayer reviews Jamil Jan Kochai’s new collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”
Najwa MayerDec 20, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Examining Phillis Wheatley
Hollis Robbins examines the legend of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American published poet.
Hollis RobbinsDec 19, 2022
- Biography & Autobiography
- Poetry
“This Fairground Farce of Light”: Vladimir Nabokov’s “The Cinema” (1928)
Luke Parker presents his translation of Vladimir Nabokov’s 1928 poem “The Cinema.”
Luke Parker, Vladimir NabokovDec 19, 2022
Fettuccine and Forgiveness
Erica Heller on coming to forgive her novelist father, Joseph, for their “fractious, doomed, exhausting relationship.”
Erica HellerDec 19, 2022
- Literary Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Pushing Against the Self in Fiction: A Conversation with Akil Kumarasamy
Mona Kareem talks with Akil Kumarasamy about her new novel, “Meet Us by the Roaring Sea.”
Mona KareemDec 18, 2022
Wrong Choices: On Woody Haut’s “Skin Flick”
Gabriel Hart reviews Woody Haut’s new novel “Skin Flick.”
Gabriel HartDec 18, 2022
- Noir
There Is No Escape: On Supergiant’s “Hades”
Vivian Lam explores how Supergiant’s “Hades” turns Greek myth into a subversive allegory of resistance.
Vivian LamDec 17, 2022
- SF
I’ve Always Stood in My Truth: A Conversation with Yesika Salgado
Daniel Lisi talks with Yesika Salgado about the fifth anniversary of her breakout poetry collection “Corazón.”
Daniel LisiDec 17, 2022
- Poetry
The Best of 2022
The hosts of LARB Radio Hour Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman share their favorite books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, music, and more in this look back at the year that was 2022.
LARB Radio HourDec 16, 2022
The Funnel and the Horn: On Reinventing James Cameron’s “Avatar”
J. D. Connor analyzes how cultural shifts in the relationship between movies and money made James Cameron’s initial record-breaking blockbuster “Avatar” somewhat forgettable while the Disney marketing machine is now going to try to reinvent the franchise
J. D. ConnorDec 16, 2022
- Economics and Finance
- Film
The Psychedelic Genesis of the Doors: A Conversation with Robby Krieger
James Penner speaks with Robby Krieger, the guitarist for the Doors.
James PennerDec 16, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Music