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Deep in the Jaundiced Heart of Texas
Edna Ferber’s 1952 best seller “Giant” prefigured the ugly truths that lie at the core of Trumpism.
Charles TaylorMar 23, 2022
- Fiction
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning
Julien Crockett talks with Justin E. H. Smith about his new book, “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is.”
Julien CrockettMar 22, 2022
- Science & Technology
A Generous Human in Our Midst: On Victoria Buitron’s “A Body Across Two Hemispheres”
Robert FrombergMar 22, 2022
On Floating Upstream
In a review of Markoff’s biography of Stewart Brand, W. Patrick McCray notes that Brand’s ability to recognize and cleave to power explains a great deal of his career.
W. Patrick McCrayMar 22, 2022
- Science & Technology
“C’mon C’mon” and the Empathetic Films of Mike Mills
Meghan Gilligan reflects on how the empathetic characters of Mike Mills’s films, striving to connect, have helped her to communicate with those closest to her.
Meghan GilliganMar 21, 2022
- Film
Or Better Worse: On Michael Ignatieff and Consolation
Robert Zaretsky is invigorated by Michael Ignatieff’s “On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times.”
Robert ZaretskyMar 21, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Very Much Alive: On Philip Ó Ceallaigh’s “Trouble”
Jean Hey lands in “Trouble,” the latest short story collection from Philip Ó Ceallaigh.
Jean HeyMar 21, 2022
- Fiction
Near-Coincidences: Digression and the Literature of the Age of the Internet
Gianluca Didino remembers W. G. Sebald through two recent books.
Gianluca DidinoMar 20, 2022
- Literary Criticism
Catharsis Isn’t a Dirty Word: A Conversation with Melissa Febos
Lilly Dancyger interviews Melissa Febos about her upcoming craft book on personal writing and publishing, “Body Work: The Power of Personal Narrative.”
Lilly DancygerMar 20, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Dark Transparency: Hyper-Ethics at Trump’s EPA
Mario Biagioli and Alain Pottage get to the bottom of how scientific norms were radicalized by Trump’s EPA to turn against themselves.
Alain Pottage, Mario BiagioliMar 19, 2022
- Science & Technology
Life Lessons for a Young Writer
Jervey TervalonMar 19, 2022
Recovering Albanian Voices: A Conversation with Margo Rejmer
The author discusses her newly translated book, “Mud Sweeter than Honey: Voices of Communist Albania.”
Nina HerzogMar 19, 2022
- Around the World
From the Silk Road to New Jersey
Martin Laflamme on the first-ever publication of the entire Lo Archive, a collection of photographs which captures the glory of the Buddhist caves of Dunhuang.
Martin LaflammeMar 18, 2022
- Around the World
Adam Phillips’s “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better”
Kate Wolf is joined by Adam Phillips to discuss his two latest books, both published this year, “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better.”
LARB Radio HourMar 18, 2022
Another World: On Ada Ferrer’s “Cuba: An American History”
Esther Allen explores the braided tale of “Cuba: An American History” by Ada Ferrer.
Esther AllenMar 18, 2022
- History
Ukrainian Poetry from Another Era
Ostap Kin revisits 11 collections of Ukrainian poetry in English translation from the second half of the 20th century.
Ostap KinMar 18, 2022