Archive

The Paradox of the Second Person
Nathan Wainstein reexamines Naughty Dog’s 2020 game “The Last of Us Part II.”
Nathan WainsteinMay 4
- SF
A Total Assault on the University
James Chandler argues that claims of combating antisemitism are a bogus rationale for the Trump administration’s ongoing assault on universities, from 2017 to the present.
James ChandlerMay 4
- Education
- Politics
Listening to the Nonhuman World: On Including Other Life-Forms in Politics
In this first of a two-part essay, Jonathan Blake considers recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Jonathan S. BlakeMay 3
- Environment
- Politics
Sarah Schulman’s “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Sarah Schulman about her latest book, “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.”
LARB Radio HourMay 2
How Librarians Found Themselves on the Front Line of the Culture War
Melina Moe considers Amanda Jones’s “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.”
Melina MoeMay 2
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
An Irishman’s Love Letter to Saigon
Mary Kay Magistad investigates Connla Stokes’s “Falling for Saigon.”
Mary Kay MagistadMay 2
- Memoir & Essay
- Cultural Studies
You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Chains: A May Day Reading List
In celebration of May Day, LARB probes the archives for illuminating essays and interviews on the history of workers, their rights, and the challenges they face for their futures.
May 1
- History
- Politics
Because We Care
Danielle Chelosky reviews Constance Debré’s “Name,” translated by Lauren Elkin.
Danielle CheloskyApr 30
- Memoir & Essay
The Whole Idea of Knowing the Truth
Elizabeth Barton trawls through the newly opened Joan Didion archives at New York Public Library to learn about the making of the author’s first book.
Elizabeth BartonApr 30
The World of Yesterday, Today
Tim Brinkhof considers the relevance of Stefan Zweig’s 1942 autobiography for our own authoritarian times.
Tim BrinkhofApr 29
- History
- Politics
Reading Behind Bars, and Beyond Barriers
Jackie Snow reflects on what working for a books-to-prisons nonprofit has taught her about reading.
Jackie SnowApr 29
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
Savage Meritocracies
Alix Ohlin revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go” on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Alix OhlinApr 28
Perfect Momentum
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Dorie Chevlen learns how to crash someone else’s car.
Dorie ChevlenApr 28
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
Premodern Chinese Literature Can Be Trendy Too
Maddalena Poli explores the new series from Oxford University Press, Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature.
Maddalena PoliApr 27
- History
From Plague to Palate
B. K. Fischer reviews Maggie Nelson’s “Pathemata, or The Story of My Mouth.”
B. K. FischerApr 27
- Poetry
- Memoir & Essay
The Poetry of Chance
Ben Borden and Zoe Koke discuss their relationship with reference and representation, and their two-person exhibition “Palingenesis.”
Ben Borden, Zoe KokeApr 26
- Art & Architecture