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Typical Gemini: On the “Selected Poetry” of Alexander Pushkin
Sibelan Forrester discovers Anthony Wood’s new translations of Pushkin’s storied verse.
Sibelan ForresterSep 5, 2021
- Poetry
The Gay Panopticon: On Remigiusz Ryziński’s “Foucault in Warsaw”
Foucault’s legendary stay in Cold War Warsaw becomes an origin story for the gay community in postwar Poland.
Thom SliwowskiSep 5, 2021
- Philosophy & Religion
Sight and Insight: “Paulina Peavy: An Etherian Channeler”
An exhibition of Paulina Peavy’s work explores the artist’s fascination with spiritualism and alien consciousness.
Johanna Drucker Sep 4, 2021
- Art & Architecture
The Psychedelic Sacrament: A Conversation with Brian C. Muraresku
Did the ancient Greeks and early Christians use psychedelics in their ceremonies?
Ayize Jama-EverettSep 4, 2021
- Religion
Introduction to Tanning Etiquette in the Wonder Bread World
Jervey TervalonSep 4, 2021
Fatherhood: A Case Study
Sam Risak recalls a time she tried to reconnect with her father.
Sam RisakSep 4, 2021
- Nonfiction
“An Idea in Our Minds”: What It Means to Be an American When You Weren’t Born One
Andrei Codrescu, Aurelian Craiutu, and Costica Bradatan discuss what it means to be an American when you were not born one.
Andrei Codrescu, Aurelian Craiutu, Costica BradatanSep 3, 2021
- Politics
“Everyone’s a Poet — No Exceptions”: Jack Hirschman’s Agitpopulist Poetic Revolution
Stephen KesslerSep 3, 2021
Kaveh Akbar’s “Pilgrim Bell”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by poet Kaveh Akbar to talk about his latest collection, “Pilgrim Bell.”
LARB Radio HourSep 3, 2021
Intimate Distance: On Kayleb Rae Candrilli’s “Water I Won’t Touch” and Catherine Pond’s “Fieldglass”
Loisa Fenichell makes her way through “Water I Won’t Touch” by Kayleb Rae Candrilli and “Fieldglass” by Catherine Pond.
Loisa FenichellSep 3, 2021
- Poetry
The Colonial Mentality, Past and Present
Ronjaunee Chatterjee reviews "The Global Indies: British Imperial Culture and the Reshaping of the World, 1756–1815" by Ashley L. Cohen.
Ronjaunee ChatterjeeSep 3, 2021
- History
Lean In Sexuality and the Labor of Self-Discovery
Sarah Stoller examines the commercialization of women’s sexual pleasure.
Sarah StollerSep 2, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
Pseudo-Events in the 21st Century
Daniel Boorstin’s 1962 book “The Image” brilliantly prefigured our world of digital media and news as entertainment.
Chris YogerstSep 2, 2021
- Politics
The Publishing Ecosystem in the Digital Era: On John B. Thompson’s “Book Wars”
A new book maps how the publishing ecosystem has persisted and morphed in the digital environment.
Jennifer HowardSep 2, 2021
- Cultural Studies
Food for the Soul, Art of the Flesh: Classical Music, COVID-19, and the Body
Shannon Draucker finds complicated comfort in classical music during a difficult time.
Shannon DrauckerSep 2, 2021
The Tenants of the Old Town
The rebranding of Bucharest’s historic center has enabled the authorities to disavow their responsibility to the city and its people.
Emanuela GramaSep 1, 2021
- Around the World