Archive

Combating Empire’s Blinkered History: The Landmark Repatriation of Tweed MS150
How the landmark repatriation of an ancient Ethiopic codex challenges our methods of worship, the histories we tell, and the erasures of empire.
Philip KurianAug 22, 2021
- Religion
Why Has Capitalism Run Out of Steam?
Dominique Routhier ponders “Smart Machines and Service Work,” the new book by Jason E. Smith.
Dominique RouthierAug 21, 2021
- Economics and Finance
Feeling Other: On Rajiv Mohabir’s “Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir”
Babi Oloko explores “Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir” by Rajiv Mohabir.
Babi OlokoAug 21, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
Holy Name of Jesus Christ I Wept Elementary
Jervey TervalonAug 21, 2021
A Deep Dive into Caleb Azumah Nelson’s “Open Water”
Tryphena Yeboah reviews Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut novel, "Open Water."
Tryphena YeboahAug 21, 2021
- Fiction
“What are they trying to protect?” A Conversation with Eika Tai on Denying the Oppression of “Comfort Women”
Spencer Cohen talks with Eika Tai on denialism by the Japanese government and, recently, Harvard scholar J. Mark Ramseyer about WWII "comfort women."
Spencer CohenAug 21, 2021
Biting Reality: On Kjell Askildsen’s “Everything Like Before”
Greg Gerke takes us into the fictional and resilient world of Norwegian writer Kjell Askildsen.
Greg GerkeAug 20, 2021
- Fiction
Matthew Specktor’s “Always Crashing in the Same Car: On Art, Crisis, and Los Angeles, California”
Matthew Specktor, one of the founding editors of LARB, joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his newest book, “Always Crashing in the Same Car.”
LARB Radio HourAug 20, 2021
All the Eternal Questions: On Meghan O’Gieblyn’s “God, Human, Animal, Machine”
Art Edwards explores “God, Human, Animal, Machine” by Meghan O’Gieblyn.
Art EdwardsAug 20, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
The Rubble of Memory: On Francisco Goldman’s “Monkey Boy”
A character much like the author — Jewish, Guatemalan, American, journalist, novelist — looks back on the trauma of his life.
Michael Adam CarrollAug 20, 2021
- Fiction
A New Look at the Hobo
Reconsidering the tradition of “hobo” letters.
Jason ChristianAug 20, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
Alternative Archivists: On Jill Li’s “Lost Course”
Xueli Wang examines how Jill Li and the subjects of her documentary “Lost Course” archive an alternative history of Chinese dissent.
Xueli WangAug 19, 2021
- Film
Toil and Trouble
A novel about an English witch hunt enlivens women’s voices missing from the record.
Elaine ElinsonAug 19, 2021
- Fiction
Against White Publishing: The Limitations of Rafia Zakaria’s “Against White Feminism”
Amber Husain on the promises and pitfalls of Rafia Zakaria’s “Against White Feminism.”
Amber HusainAug 19, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
Susan Bernofsky on Translation and the Plurality of Language
Aug 19, 2021
William Morris, Utopian Socialism, and the Value of Art over Numbers
Anna Neill ponders what population and utopian visionaries like William Morris and Thomas Malthus have to say about our current climate and pandemic woes.
Anna NeillAug 19, 2021