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The Girl and the Outlaw: Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and the End of the Alien
Paul Thompson explores the strangeness of the film industry in L.A. and its reckoning with racist histories and the natural world in Jordan Peele's "Nope."
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A Collapsing World: On David Yoon’s “City of Orange”
David Yoon’s "City of Orange" is a postapocalyptic novel about what happens when a father’s world collapses.
Making History End, Again
Andrew Koppelman is happy with “Liberalism and Its Discontents” by Francis Fukuyama.
For the Love of Print: Chloe Watlington, Michelle Chihara, Jeff Weiss, and Schessa Garbutt
Editors of “The LARB Quarterly,” Chloe Watlington and Michelle Chihara, join Jeff Weiss of “theLAnd” and Schessa Garbutt at this summer’s LITLIT Festival.
The Corrosive Stigma of Aloneness: On Jill Bialosky’s “The Deceptions”
Elaine Margolin reviews Jill Bialosky’s new novel “The Deceptions.”
At Home in Los Angeles
Annenberg School of Journalism graduate students and staff share their reflections on what makes Los Angeles home.
Juan Felipe Herrera’s “Akrílica” and the Not Yet of Latinidad
Renee Hudson considers “Akrílica,” a collection of poems by Juan Felipe Herrera.
Tasty Waves
Surf expert Michael Scott Moore braves Patrick Moser’s “Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture.”
Literature in Afghanistan: A Dream Gone to Ruins
Afghan author Homeira Qaderi on the sorry fate of literature under the Taliban regime.
The Great Transylvanian Novel? On Gábor Vida’s “Story of a Stammer”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Gábor Vida’s autofictional novel “Story of a Stammer,” translated by Jozefina Komporaly.
“History Really Is a Human Story”: A Conversation with A. M. Homes
Yvonne Conza speaks with A. M. Homes about her new novel, “The Unfolding.”
For DJ: Remembering Denis Johnson
Friends and colleagues recall the late novelist and poet Denis Johnson, who died in 2017.
Can Africans Write Millennial Fiction?
Masiyaleti Mbewe on the rich range (and critical neglect) of millennial fiction in Africa.
Histories of Violence: Why We Need a Universal Declaration for Neurorights
Brad Evans speaks with Rafael Yuste, a professor of biological sciences and neuroscience at Columbia University.
Foregone Conclusion: The Afterword as Preface
Darrell Spencer considers death through the lenses of golf and Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller.”
The Russian Doctrine: Blame the Victim
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