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The Three Passions of Alexander Petrosyan
Olga Ware speaks to photographer Alexander Petrosyan about his three passions: his art form, St. Petersburg, and people.
Olga WareApr 24, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Horseman, Pass By
The McMurtry canon is proof that good stories resonate like a plucked strand of barbed wire.
J. R. PattersonApr 24, 2021
- Fiction
Diagnosing Dysfunction: On Lee Matthew Goldberg’s “Orange City”
Matthew Raese visits "Orange City," the latest novel from Lee Matthew Goldberg.
Matthew RaeseApr 24, 2021
- SF
Placing Women at the Center: A Conversation with Honor Moore
The celebrated poet, memoirist, and feminist advocate discusses her life in the women’s movement.
Na ZhongApr 23, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
George Saunders Takes a Swim in a Pond in the Rain
LARB Radio HourApr 23, 2021
Narrative Justice for Hong Kong: On “Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong”
Gina Tam reviews “Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong,” edited by Holmes Chan.
Gina Anne TamApr 23, 2021
- Around the World
Real Life Rock Top 10: April 2021
LARB presents the April installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusApr 23, 2021
- Music
A Steady Diet of Low Expectations: A Conversation with Jessica Bruder, Author of “Nomadland”
Judith Freeman catches up with Jessica Bruder, whose book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” is the basis for the Oscar-nominated film.
Judith FreemanApr 23, 2021
- Nonfiction
Young Man Inside an Old Man
Andrew Gumbel reviews "Beeswing," the new memoir written by Richard Thompson with Scott Timberg.
Andrew GumbelApr 22, 2021
- Music
Embracing the Despised Poems: Remembering Scott Timberg
The co-author of “Beeswing” was a beloved Los Angeles raconteur and reporter.
Joe DonnellyApr 22, 2021
- Nonfiction
Good man. Hold on…
Maxim OsipovApr 22, 2021
Ayn Rand, Live from Los Angeles
From a movie set extra to a famous Red Scare crusader in Los Angeles.
Amelia PollardApr 22, 2021
- History
No Heroes: On Courtney Stephens’s Terra Femme
Rachel Elizabeth Jones looks at who owns the void in Courtney Stephens's "Terra Femme."
Rachel Elizabeth JonesApr 22, 2021
Nora Krug on Notions of Belonging and Historical Memory
Apr 22, 2021
“You Couldn’t Even See”: Genre, “Thomasine and Bushrod,” and the Matter of Black Film
Nicholas Forster explores the question of how to define Black film through a close look at the 1974 film “Thomasine and Bushrod.”
Nicholas ForsterApr 21, 2021
- Film
Payment Is Due: On Cynthia Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago”
Désirée Zamorano delves into the folk tale and horror running through Cynthia Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago.”
Désirée ZamoranoApr 21, 2021
- Noir