Archive

The Man with the Poodle: Political Theater in the Time of CRT
A rural California school board meeting turns into comic opera.
Rachel HowardFeb 22, 2022
- Politics
Lost Beneath the Waves of Time: Jane Gaskell in/and the ’60s
Remembering one of the most celebrated — and now largely forgotten — writers of an unforgettable decade.
Rob LathamFeb 21, 2022
- Fiction
One Fell Swoop: On Joy Castro’s “Flight Risk”
Desirée Zamorano reviews Joy Castro’s “Flight Risk,” a novel about a successful high-society woman’s complicated relationship with her hidden West Virginia past.
Désirée ZamoranoFeb 21, 2022
- Noir
Words: Technologies of Power
Flynn ColemanFeb 21, 2022
“Persuasion Fills a Body”: On Carl Phillips’s “Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007–2020”
Richie Hofmann considers “Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007–2020” by Carl Phillips.
Richie HofmannFeb 21, 2022
- Poetry
Take Nobody’s Word for It: A Conversation with Wes Jackson
Wes Jackson, who won a MacArthur for the idea of perennial grains grown in mixtures, is quite sure we are getting less intelligent.
Robert JensenFeb 20, 2022
- Science & Technology
The Berliner Pipeman: Yiddish Writers in Weimar Berlin
Madeleine Cohen uncovers Yiddish Berlin with the help of Marc Caplan’s and Samuel J. Spinner’s new studies and Robert Adler Peckerar’s translation of Moyshe Kulbak.
Madeleine CohenFeb 20, 2022
- History
“The Stories in Songs”: A Conversation with Luis Chaves
Carlos Fonseca in conversation with Luis Chaves.
Carlos FonsecaFeb 19, 2022
- Poetry
How We Became Faux Cocaine Cowboys Without Really Trying
Jervey TervalonFeb 19, 2022
Reading Sword-and-Sorcery to Make the Present Less Real
Jason Ray Carney on whether it’s justifiable to read sword-and-sorcery today.
Jason Ray CarneyFeb 19, 2022
- SF
Lewis R. Gordon’s “Fear of Black Consciousness”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Lewis R. Gordon to discuss his latest book, “Fear of Black Consciousness.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 18, 2022
How Do You Solve a Problem Like “Titane”?
Is Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” feminist?
Lori MarsoFeb 18, 2022
- Film
Decriminalization Saves Lives: A Conversation with Travis Lupick
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to Travis Lupick about the urgency of harm reduction in dealing with the drug crisis.
Eleanor J. BaderFeb 18, 2022
- Nonfiction
Flow Incarnate: On Mark Yakich’s “Football”
Pickup soccer games are the world’s true social media.
Dan FriedmanFeb 18, 2022
- Sports
Religious Minority Status Upended: The Tale of a Hasidic Town
Kiryas Joel may not be rich, but don’t underestimate it.
Zalman RothschildFeb 17, 2022
- Religion
“Revived Again, Again, Again”: On Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems”
Peggy Ellsberg sings the praises of Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems.”
Peggy EllsbergFeb 17, 2022