Archive

Megan’s Body: On Bringing Back Megan Fox
Philippa Snow dissects the dark, sexy star text of Megan Fox.
Philippa SnowOct 14, 2021
- Film
“Not a Self-Portrait”: Lynne Sachs’ Film About a Father Who Unspools the Collateral Damage of a Problematic Father
Harrison Blackman investigates what happens when Lynne Sachs loves a father who is hard to love in the recent documentary "Film About a Father Who."
Harrison BlackmanOct 14, 2021
Dodie Bellamy’s “Bee Reaved” and Mia Hansen-Love’s “Bergman Island”
Kate Wolf is joined by Dodie Bellamy whose latest collection of essays is “Bee Reaved,” and by Mia Hansen-Love, whose latest film is “Bergman Island.“
LARB Radio HourOct 14, 2021
Changing the Mindset: A Conversation with Emily Ladau
The disability rights activist discusses her new book, “Demystifying Disability.”
Eleanor J. BaderOct 14, 2021
- Nonfiction
“I’m Going to Make a Fire”: The Transmogrifications of Gary Leib
Peter Catapano remembers his friend, the animator and musician Gary Leib.
Peter CatapanoOct 14, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Lost in Melancholy: On Sébastien Japrisot’s “Rider on the Rain”
Collin Mitchell examines the hazy disquietude of Sébastien Japrisot’s “Rider on the Rain.”
Collin MitchellOct 13, 2021
- Noir
Orwell’s Many-Thorned Bomb Shelter: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit
Andrea Hoag interviews Rebecca Solnit about her new book on George Orwell, “Orwell’s Roses.”
Andrea HoagOct 13, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
Cascading Crises: Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 in the Black Community
Rereading Marita Golden’s novel about Alzheimer’s in the Black community amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Norrell EdwardsOct 13, 2021
- Nonfiction
The Loneliness of Animals: On Yevgenia Belorusets’s “Modern Animal”
Olena Jennings hunts down “Modern Animal” by Ukrainian author Yevgenia Belorusets, translated by Bela Shayevich.
Olena JenningsOct 13, 2021
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Pandemic Edition, Part II
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Nate Klug, Christopher Kempf, and Carey Salerno.
Lisa Russ SpaarOct 12, 2021
- Poetry
Getting to the “Click”: Teaching the MFA at Bennington
For writers of creative nonfiction, the “click” comes when you look at the what and realize the how.
Sven BirkertsOct 12, 2021
- Nonfiction
Make No Mistake — The US War on Terror Is Far from Finished
How security made us less secure.
Nicholas UtzigOct 12, 2021
- Politics
Stephen King’s Mind Crimes
The celebrated horror novelist is rapidly becoming one of our best contemporary crime writers.
Rob LathamOct 11, 2021
- Noir
The Way We Laugh Now: On I Think You Should Leave
Adam Fales watches I Think You Should Leave and asks what's so funny about sad men telling massive lies to themselves and others?
Adam FalesOct 11, 2021
- Television
Breaking Rocks, then Breaking Out: On “Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt”
Sonia Faleiro reviews the new book by Laura T. Murphy, “Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt.”
Sonia FaleiroOct 11, 2021
- Around the World
The Many Queens of Zenglish: Queenzenglish.mp3: poetry | philosophy | performativity by Kyoo Lee (ed.)
Georgina Colby investigates the many forms, pathways, and evolutions of the English language in Kyoo Lee's edited anthology "Queenzenglish.mp3."
Georgina ColbyOct 11, 2021