Archive

Something Intricate and Many-Chambered: On Adapting Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”

Julia Sirmons compares three adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”: “Freak Orlando,” “Orlando,” and “Orlando: My Political Biography.”

Nov 25

Nightmares of Reason: On Benjamín Labatut’s “The MANIAC”

Ed Simon reviews Benjamín Labatut’s newest book “The MANIAC.”

Nov 25

Mosab Abu Toha’s “Gaza Notebook (2021–2023)”

A new poem from Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha in Gaza.

Nov 22

Going Mad: On Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells”

Jenna N. Hanchey reviews Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells.”

Nov 22

The Wisdom of Oscar Hammerstein II: A Conversation with Laurie Winer

Joy Horowitz speaks with Laurie Winer about her book “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical.”

Nov 22

Phantom of the Frida

Emily Ann Zisko spent a night at the opera, darling, and found herself among skeletons and ghosts, feminists and revolutionaries.

Nov 22

this tender gouge: On Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended”

MT Vallarta reviews Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended.”

Nov 21

Poetry

Above a Noise Floor: On Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter”

Rebecca Teich reviews Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter.”

Nov 21

Gen Xers, Square-Dancing Dudes, and All

Brittany Menjivar finds the perfect balancing point between twentysomethings and their parents in a Violent Femmes mosh pit.

Nov 21

A New Look for LARB: A Conversation with Ella Gold

LARB editor Michelle Chihara speaks with graphic designer Ella Gold about the website’s new look.

Nov 20

Art

Using Our Words: On Minna Dubin’s “Mom Rage”

Tanya Ward Goodman reviews Minna Dubin’s “Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.”

Nov 20

Pass the Mic: On Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark” and Egyptian Festival Rap

Peter Holslin reviews Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change.”

Nov 19

Impossible Choreographies: On the 35th Bienal de São Paulo

Oluremi C. Onabanjo describes the wealth of art exhibited at the 35th Bienal de São Paulo.

Nov 19

Art

For Luck or Merit: On Jessi Streib’s “The Accidental Equalizer”

Johann Neem reviews Jessi Streib’s new book, “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College.”

Nov 18

Education

The Many Worlds of China: On Joshua Kurlantzick’s “Beijing’s Global Media Offensive” and Michael Berry’s “Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke”

Yangyang Cheng reviews Joshua Kurlantzick’s “Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World” and Michael...

Nov 18

Nicole Newnham’s “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”

Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by award-winning director Nicole Newnham to discuss her latest film, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite.”

Nov 17

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