Archive

The Heart Is a Lonely Haunter
Chelsea Davis hangs out with dead people in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “The Bewitching.”
Chelsea DavisJul 25
- SF
Many Unsaid Things
Grace Linden considers Kate Briggs’s new translation of “Lili Is Crying,” by Hélène Bessette.
Grace LindenJul 24
- Fiction
Do Panic
Gideon Leek evaluates Michael Clune’s debut novel, “Pan.”
Gideon LeekJul 24
- Fiction
One-Night Stands with Wild Strangers
Joselyn Takacs interviews Amy Silverberg about her debut novel, “First Time, Long Time.”
Joselyn TakacsJul 23
- Fiction
The Shadow-Sister’s Solidarity
Cory Oldweiler reviews Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s novel “Girl, 1983,” newly translated by Martin Aitken.
Cory OldweilerJul 23
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Absolution Through Voyeurism
Max Callimanopulos reviews the new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s classic “Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season.”
Max CallimanopulosJul 22
- Memoir & Essay
Golden Age Titans
Michele Willens talks with film critic Kenneth Turan about Hollywood Golden Age moguls Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg.
Michele WillensJul 22
- Film
- History
It’s Only Getting Hotter
Lisa Kwon talks with Sam Bloch about his new book “Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource.”
Lisa KwonJul 21
- Politics
- Environment
Intuitive, Impractical Passions
Dan Nadel on the work of legendary underground cartoonist, artist, and sculptor Michael McMillan.
Dan NadelJul 21
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
“Abundance” Is Not the Answer
Christopher F. Jones disagrees with large portions of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “Abundance”—in particular, the notion that we can “build” ourselves out of our national problems using technology.
Christopher F. JonesJul 20
- Science & Technology
- Politics
Viral Language
Helena Aeberli looks for rizz in Adam Aleksic’s “Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.”
Helena AeberliJul 20
- Cultural Studies
What Persists, What Remains
Nathan Crompton interviews Andrew Witt about documentary as form and photographing L.A. in an online release from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Nathan CromptonJul 19
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
I AM LISTENING! SHUT UP!
Grace Byron endures Ari Aster’s “Eddington.”
Grace ByronJul 19
- Film
- Politics
They Can’t Throw Us All Out
Christine Terrisse interviews Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn about their new book “Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World.”
Christine TerrisseJul 19
- Music
- History
Catherine Lacey’s “The Möbius Book”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with writer Catherine Lacey, about her latest novel “The Möbius Book.”
LARB Radio HourJul 18
The Afterlife of “Sunset Boulevard”
Ethan Warren argues that Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” revival strips away theatrical excess.
Ethan WarrenJul 18
- Film
- Music