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How to Tell the Story of an Ordinary Death
Amy Monticello explores the impact of the death of her father.
Amy MonticelloFeb 2, 2022
- Nonfiction
We Other Humanists: On Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon’s “Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age”
“Crisis” is both the driving force and the false consciousness of the humanities.
Michael MeranzeFeb 1, 2022
- Education
- Remaking the University
Grotesque Inequity: Christopher Newfield on Higher Education
Christopher Newfield on the shift from public to privatized higher education, the imbalance in university funding, and how it's worsening our social crisis.
Jeffrey J. WilliamsFeb 1, 2022
- Education
On Cat Pictures
The innate wildness of cats makes them rich fodder for internet memes.
Teow Lim GohJan 31, 2022
- Cultural Studies
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remembered: An Interview with Amanda Tyler
Brachah Goykadosh talks with Amanda Tyler about her late writing partner, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Brachah GoykadoshJan 31, 2022
- Law
Grit Paves the Path for Women Law Professors
Brachah Goykadosh reviews “Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors” by Herma Hill Kay.
Brachah GoykadoshJan 31, 2022
- Law
We All Bleed Red: A Conversation with Heather Morris
Jane Ratcliffe speaks to Heather Morris, who weaves together resilience and pain in her works of Holocaust historical fiction.
Jane RatcliffeJan 30, 2022
- Fiction
Which One Will It Be?: On Curt Leviant’s “Me, Mo, Mu, Ma, & Mod”
David Begelman romps through Curt Leviant’s latest novel, “Me, Mo, Mu, Ma, & Mod.”
David BegelmanJan 30, 2022
A Masterpiece of Subtlety and Gentle Ellipsis: On Saikat Majumdar’s “The Middle Finger”
A sparkling new novel from India about the work of poetry and the poetry of work.
Lantz Fleming MillerJan 30, 2022
- Fiction
How to Tell Africa’s History?
The saga of a continent, told by a longtime journalist.
Randal Maurice JelksJan 29, 2022
- History
Villeneuve’s “Dune”: Blending Spectacle and Cultural Erasure
Telling the story of “Dune” requires more than just a desert setting and the occasional Islamic reference.
Justice HaganJan 29, 2022
- Film
The Unbearable Whiteness of the University
Jervey TervalonJan 29, 2022
Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2022
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 28, 2022
- Music
Neel Patel’s “Tell Me How to Be”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Neel Patel, an author and TV writer based in Los Angeles, to talk about his debut novel, “Tell Me How to Be.”
LARB Radio HourJan 28, 2022
The Realm of Forgotten Things: On Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s “The New Adventures of Helen”
Yelena Furman is drawn to “The New Adventures of Helen,” a collection of fairy tales for adults by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, translated from the Russian by Jane Bugaeva.
Yelena FurmanJan 28, 2022
- Fiction
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
baboubalègJan 28, 2022