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Incendiary
Charley Burlock interrogates the myths surrounding wildfires, grief, and California's supposed “gasoline trees” in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Charley BurlockJul 3
- LARB Lit
- Environment
From Democracy to “Safety”
Kristen R. Ghodsee considers the anti-communist contexts that birthed the alt-right, in a review of Quinn Slobodian’s new book “Hayek’s Bastards.”
Kristen R. GhodseeJul 3
- Politics
- History
I Became a Better Magician
Paul Thompson reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”
Paul ThompsonJul 2
- Television
Double Indemnity
Ted Barrow visits Lisa Jo’s exhibit “Ecology of Fear” at Gallery Wendi Norris.
Ted BarrowJul 2
- Art & Architecture
Feds Watching
Jack Lubin considers state censorship and New Orleans rapper B.G.’s album “Freedom of Speech,” in a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Jack LubinJul 1
But Is It Boring?
Andrew Stojkovich reviews Andreas Elpidorou’s “The Anatomy of Boredom.”
Andrew StojkovichJul 1
- Philosophy & Religion
The Put-On
Jordan Brower considers the abjuring of depth undertaken by the Apple TV+ series “Severance.”
Jordan BrowerJun 30
- Television
- Film
There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble
Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.
Jane HaywardJun 30
- History
- Politics
Material, Girls
Annie Berke watches Celine Song’s new film “Materialists” and the Netflix show “With Love, Meghan.”
Annie BerkeJun 29
- Film
- Television
I Watch the Witch Burn
Reece Sisto reviews Jeff Weiss’s “Waiting for Britney Spears.”
Reece SistoJun 29
- Fiction
- Cultural Studies
Cracked, Costly Fantasies
Dan O’Sullivan traces the legacy of right-wing ideologies in California.
Dan O’SullivanJun 28
- Politics
- History
Ghassan Kanafani’s “Guerrilla Rhetoric,” Then and Now
Jay Murphy reviews “Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings,” a collection of newly translated essays by the influential Palestinian philosopher, author, and activist.
Jay MurphyJun 28
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Susan Choi’s “Flashlight”
Susan Choi joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her new novel, “Flashlight.”
LARB Radio HourJun 27
Fear, Loathing
Yousef Srour traces the abstraction of death in post-9/11 America.
Yousef SrourJun 27
- Politics
The Undying Chinese Writing System
Colin Marshall reviews two books about the past and present of the Chinese writing system.
Colin MarshallJun 27
- Cultural Studies
Things Still to Be Salvaged
Laurie Winer assesses Damion Searls’s new translation of “The Third Reich of Dreams: Nightmares of a Nation” by Charlotte Beradt.
Laurie WinerJun 26
- History