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The Most Rampant Political Mischief Right Now: Talking to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Andy Fitch talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about undoing the corruption in American politics and his book "Captured."
Andy FitchOct 23, 2020
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Rahel Aima on the Rallying Cries of 2009
In the newest installation of Art Matters Now, Rahel Aima looks back on Occupy and the rallying cries of 2009.
Rahel AimaOct 22, 2020
- Art & Architecture
An Enduring Relationship with Forms: A Conversation with Nancy Naomi Carlson
Nancy Naomi Carlson discusses the inspirations behind her latest poetry collection, “An Infusion of Violets.”
Lois P. JonesOct 22, 2020
- Poetry
Dishing: On John Birdsall’s “The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard”
An engaging new biography of the pioneer of American cuisine.
Benjamin Aldes WurgaftOct 22, 2020
- Biography & Autobiography
- Food & Drink
Making Art Do Work
Reviewing W. Patrick McCray’s “Making Art Work,” Peter Sachs Collopy argues it can be read as a history of how art became managerial in the 1960s and ’70s
Peter Sachs CollopyOct 22, 2020
A Moment of Reckoning for Nonprofit Leaders
Greg Berman inspects worrisome trends in the world of nonprofits, and the dashed hopes of those who join them.
Greg BermanOct 22, 2020
The Butch Lesbian Sci-Fi Aesthetic: A Conversation With Tamsyn Muir
Mikaella Clements speaks with Tamsyn Muir about her Locked Tomb trilogy, lesbian romance, forging new directions in sci-fi, and finding her Kiwi voice
Mikaella ClementsOct 21, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- SF
A Grim Purgatory: On Greg Jenner’s History of Celebrity
Aida Amoako considers celebrity through Greg Jenner’s history of fame, “Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen.”
Aida AmoakoOct 21, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- History
When Government Disappears: On Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling’s “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear”
When libertarians take over a New England town and get rid of regulations, the bears move in and wreak havoc.
Amanda GokeeOct 21, 2020
- Politics
La Llorona Reimagines Justice for Guatemala
Alisa Bohling reviews Jayro Bustamante’s horror film "La Llorona," and traces echoes of the Guatemalan Civil War.
Alisa BohlingOct 21, 2020
A Black Lives Matter Movement in Small-Town Ohio: A Conversation with Shawn Captain
The great-grandson of protestors from the first Civil Rights movement now takes to the streets himself.
Susan BanyasOct 20, 2020
- Politics
Wandering Ways
Toward a discursive, essayistic mode of lecturing.
Andrew SchenkerOct 20, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
LARB Book Club: Talking to Alain Mabanckou, author of Black Moses
A conversation with Alain Mabanckou, the author of Black Moses, the latest LARB Book Club pick
LARB Radio HourOct 20, 2020
A Century and a Half of Ivan Bunin
Maxim D. ShrayerOct 20, 2020
Evolution Wars: The Saga Continues
Jessica Riskin offers a revisionist history of evolutionary biology.
Jessica RiskinOct 20, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Rebecca Solnit on What Democracy Means
Oct 19, 2020