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Mysteries of the Visible
“Passing” reminds us that the raced body, like race itself, is an enigma of visual experience.
Archive
Love in Times of Terror: A Conversation with Kalani Pickhart
Kalani Pickhart discusses her ambitious debut novel, “I Will Die in a Foreign Land.”
Whither Harmony Square?: Conspiracy Games in Late Capitalism
Today’s conspiracy fantasies come from a world where we feel that we are trapped in a game we can’t win. Can counter-conspiracy games be the antidote?
“Inside the Snake is the Safest Place to Be”: Nation, Identity, and the Impossibility of Going Back in Sabina Murray’s The Human Zoo
Shastri Akella considers the utility and limits of metonymy in Sabina Murray’s "The Human Zoo."
On Race (and fuck you for asking)
LARB’s Best: Politics
These pieces demonstrate the global reach, variety, and depth of LARB’s political coverage.
The Best of LARB’s Featured Art
The artworks, artists, and exhibitions featured on our homepage every week for the past 10 years reflect LA’s decentralizing and expansive sensibility.
The Truth Shall Make You Free: Catholicism and the CIA
Greg Barnhisel reviews two new books about the history of the CIA.
Spotlight on Translation: November Edition
In this spotlight you’ll find reviews, essays, and interviews covering translations from Arabic, Bengali, French, Icelandic, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish.
Walking in L.A.
Janet Sternburg’s latest collection of photos finds beauty in the quotidian.
A Daughter’s Quest: On Anne Liu Kellor’s “Heart Radical”
Amy Reardon explores Anne Liu Kellor’s memoir about language, love, and belonging, “Heart Radical.”
Ruth Ozeki’s “The Book of Form and Emptiness”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Ruth Ozeki, whose latest novel is “The Book of Form and Emptiness.”
The Minotaur in the Labyrinth, or the Theatricality of Power
What the great Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt can teach us about the January 6 insurrection.
Panic in the City: On Duncan Birmingham’s “The Cult in My Garage”
Satirical short stories find sentiment and solace in L.A.’s superficial surfaces.
Peter Coleman’s “The Way Out” and the Roots of Political Polarization
How to end arguments when they spin out of control.
Flick and Feather: On Diana’s Hair
Sarah Mesle reckons with what Diana's hair, in Spencer and in real life, says about feminism, power, whiteness, and princesses
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