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Letter to the Editor: Matthew Feldman Responds to Peter Berard
Matthew Feldman and Peter Berard exchange letters regarding Berard’s review of “Hate in the Homeland” by Cynthia Miller-Idriss.
Matthew Feldman, Peter BerardFeb 14, 2021
- Politics
Collective Witnessing
Syrian prison literature testifies to the atrocities of the Assad regime.
Lydia WilsonFeb 14, 2021
A Beloved Children's Story Turned Psychedelic Rural Reverie: Go Yeong-nam's The Shower (1978)
Colin Marshall analyzes the film adaptation of the ever-popular Korean YA story "The Shower."
Colin MarshallFeb 14, 2021
A Vision of the End of the World: On Thomas Maltman’s “The Land”
Gabino Iglesias reviews Thomas Maltman’s “The Land.”
Gabino IglesiasFeb 13, 2021
- Noir
Finding a Forgotten Artist
Rediscovering the lost lithography of Alice Mary Chambers.
Thomas McLeanFeb 13, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
Optimal Chill: Talking to Cass R. Sunstein
"Creating optimal chill doesn’t have to mean bringing in stiff new penalties."
Andy FitchFeb 13, 2021
The Reluctant Bomb Technicians of Sinjar
After ISIS ravaged their homeland, a group of Yazidis found work removing explosives from their own villages.
John BeckFeb 13, 2021
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
The Case for Loitering
Anandi Mishra meanders through “Aimlessness,” the new book by Tom Lutz.
Anandi MishraFeb 12, 2021
- Cultural Studies
- Memoir & Essay
Valentine Special: Gay Bars and Boyfriends with Jeremy Atherton Lin and Brontez Purnell
LARB Radio HourFeb 12, 2021
Keeping It in the Family: On Sarah Jaffe’s “Work Won’t Love You Back”
Maggie Levantovskaya works through “Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone” by Sarah Jaffe.
Maggie LevantovskayaFeb 12, 2021
- Politics
Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated
Reviewing “On the Fringe,” Suman Seth uses 18th-century theories of putrefaction to show how flimsy the line between science and pseudoscience can be.
Suman SethFeb 12, 2021
- History
- Science & Technology
Magda Cârneci: A Romanian Lispector
Alta Ifland reviews the recently published book by Magda Cârneci, “FEM,” translated by Sean Cotter.
Alta IflandFeb 11, 2021
- Around the World
- Fiction
French Secularism, Reinvented
What can France’s history with Catholicism tell us about today’s culture wars over Islam?
Joseph Peterson, Rachel Johnston-WhiteFeb 11, 2021
Less Is Magic in Peter Mendelsund’s “The Delivery”
Alessandro Tersigni receives “The Delivery,” the new novel by Peter Mendelsund.
Alessandro TersigniFeb 11, 2021
- Fiction
My “Minari”: On Asian American Immigrant Cinema
Hannah Amaris Roh explores how the film “Minari” provides a generative and moving departure from the typical Asian American immigrant film.
Hannah Amaris RohFeb 10, 2021
- Film
Really?
What if the world we perceive is just a virtual reality construction?
David VoronFeb 10, 2021
- Philosophy & Religion