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A Modest Proposal for Building the Future
Alex Pang thinks he should hate Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell’s book “The Innovation Delusion.” Instead, he wholeheartedly agrees with their main points.
Alex Soojung-Kim PangNov 23, 2020
Reading Mike Davis in Toronto: Police Violence and the Global City
David Helps on the city where “City of Quartz” was written.
David HelpsNov 22, 2020
- History
- Politics
Moving on Up — and Out: On L. Benjamin Rolsky’s “The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left”
John Compton reviews L. Benjamin Rolsky's recently published book, "The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left."
John ComptonNov 22, 2020
Return I Will to Old Brazil
On the track of Colonel Fawcett and the fabled City of Z.
Kathelin GrayNov 22, 2020
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Proper Travel: Island-Hopping Englishman Michael Gibb's A Korean Odyssey
"Even when transplanted to the other side of the world, it seems, a man from an island not known for its pleasant weather will seek out more of the same."
Colin MarshallNov 22, 2020
More Nearly: On José Esteban Muñoz’s “The Sense of Brown”
Roy Pérez reviews the recently released book by José Esteban Muñoz, "The Sense of Brown."
Roy PérezNov 21, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
The Myth of the “Undeserving Poor”: A Conversation with Pat LaMarche
Pat LaMarche discusses her first YA novel and the myths about poverty it rebuts.
Eleanor J. BaderNov 21, 2020
- Politics
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Hard Times: Martin Hägglund’s “This Life” and the Pomodoro Technique
What makes the Pomodoro Technique difficult to criticize is not simply that we need PT-like scaffolds in the realm of freedom.
Alexa HazelNov 21, 2020
Alexander Nanau's Collective Nightmare for Our Time
Talking to Romanian filmmaker Alexander Nanau
LARB Radio HourNov 20, 2020
Broader Histories: On Susan Briante’s “Defacing the Monument”
Marie Scarles considers “Defacing the Monument” by Susan Briante.
Marie ScarlesNov 20, 2020
- Poetry
We Have Always Lived in the Castle: One Month of "The Queen's Gambit"
For Dear Television, Aaron Bady remembers what it was like to watch the soothing counterfactuals of The Queen's Gambit all the way back in October 2020.
Aaron BadyNov 20, 2020
- Dear Television
Postcards from Confinement
Author portraits in the age of COVID-19.
Alejandro MeterNov 20, 2020
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
“History Has Many Cunning Passages”: On Jonathan Kaufman’s “The Last Kings of Shanghai”
Qiu Xiaolong reviews “The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China” by Jonathan Kaufman.
Qiu XiaolongNov 20, 2020
An Argument that Readers Have to Finish on Their Own: Talking to Jeremy Fortier
Andy Fitch talks with Jeremy Fortier about frustrated desire and his book "The Challenges of Nietzsche."
Andy FitchNov 20, 2020
Race Consciousness: Fascism and Frank Herbert’s “Dune”
Jordan S. Carroll on the alt-right's love of Frank Herbert's "Dune" series.
Jordan S. CarrollNov 19, 2020
- Politics
- SF
Heresies of “Dune”
Are there any liberals on Arrakis? Daniel Immerwahr considers the backstory and political impact of Frank Herbert's "Dune."
Daniel ImmerwahrNov 19, 2020
- SF