Archive

Poet Maria Stepanova on Memory and Russia’s “Schizoid Present”
Robert Pogue Harrison interviews Russian poet and essayist Maria Stepanova, author of “In Memory of Memory.”
Apr 12, 2021
Why (and How) August Wilson Marginalized White Antagonism: A Note for Hollywood Producers
Miles P. Grier examines how Hollywood has snuck white people into the center of August Wilson’s explorations of Black life, most recently in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Miles P. GrierApr 12, 2021
- Film
Embracing the Break*
Taylor Renee Aldridge on the “break” and finding the unexpected intersection of spiritual ecstasies in the pentecostal faith of her childhood and queer nightlife spaces.
Taylor Renee AldridgeApr 12, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
Alternative Internets and Their Lost Histories
Lori Emerson excavates the history of alternative internets like AfroNet — and concludes our current monolithic internet is the offspring of colonialist mindsets.
Lori EmersonApr 12, 2021
- Science & Technology
Who Are You Without People?
Fady Joudah, Munther MasriApr 12, 2021
- Poetry
55 Voices for Democracy: “Of Quandaries and Trilemma: Globalization, Democracy and Society” by Helmut Anheier
Helmut Anheier identifies the tension in democracies between nativism and globalism, for the Thomas Mann House series "55 Voices for Democracy."
Helmut AnheierApr 12, 2021
Celebrating L.A. Composers: A Conversation with Hugh Levick
The director of the HEAR NOW music festival in Los Angeles talks about the upcoming 2021 all-virtual event.
Allan GraubardApr 11, 2021
- Music
The Everyday, Between Revolution and Reaction
Do US politics ignore life as it actually plays out? The question also stands in the UK.
Peter BerardApr 11, 2021
- Politics
Collapsing Time: On John Fuller’s “Asleep and Awake”
Declan Ryan is enchanted by “Asleep and Awake,” a collection of poetry by John Fuller.
Declan RyanApr 11, 2021
- Poetry
You Can Check in Any Time You Want, But You Can Never Leave: The First Korean "Comfort Woman" Novel, Kim Soom's One Left
Colin Marshall finds Kim Soom's novel at odds with recent "shoddy scholarship" on the topic of how voluntarily Korean women were sent to comfort stations.
Colin MarshallApr 11, 2021
Parallel Lives: Buzzards and Barn Owls
Joanna Chen finds pandemic comfort monitoring friends with feathers.
Joanna ChenApr 11, 2021
Spotlight on Translation: April Edition
In this spotlight you’ll find reviews and essays on work translated from Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, German, and BCSM, as well as a story translated from the Armenian.
Apr 11, 2021
LARB’s Best: Fiction
Apr 11, 2021
No Hedging: On Elizabeth Catte’s “Pure America”
Elizabeth Catte dusts off forgotten history in her newest book, “Pure America,” reviewed by Anna Aguiar Kosicki.
Anna Aguiar KosickiApr 10, 2021
- History
Poetry as Cinematic Proposition: A Conversation with Perry Janes
A poet-filmmaker reflects on what these two artistic practices share and how they differ.
Elena Karina ByrneApr 10, 2021
- Poetry
The Poetics of Metamorphosis
Samanta Schweblin and Anna Starobinets are two of the most original horror writers active today.
Muireann MaguireApr 10, 2021
- SF