Archive

Meeting “Your Own Inner Middle Schooler”: A Conversation with Judith Warner
Devorah Heitner speaks with Judith Warner about her new book, “And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School.”
Devorah HeitnerSep 25, 2020
- Education
- Nonfiction
The Disciplined Work of Being a Human Being: A Conversation with Actress and Artist Sheila Vand
Erik Morse interviews Iranian American actress and performance artist Sheila Vand.
Erik MorseSep 25, 2020
- Film
- Television
Real Life Rock Top 10: September 2020
LARB presents the September installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusSep 25, 2020
Echolocation: On Ruth Padel’s “Beethoven Variations”
Christopher Madden considers “Beethoven Variations” by Ruth Padel.
Christopher MaddenSep 25, 2020
- Poetry
Bigger, Longer Term Challenges: Talking to Matthew Yglesias
Andy Fitch talks with Matthew Yglesias about how to build a much larger, more efficient America and his book "One Billion Americans."
Andy FitchSep 25, 2020
We Had Witnessed an Exhibition: On Thomas Doherty’s “Little Lindy Is Kidnapped”
Chris Yogerst reviews Thomas Doherty’s cultural history of the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Chris YogerstSep 24, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- History
Sound Territory: The Genius of Ornette Coleman
Kathelin Gray reviews Maria Golia’s biography of composer and musician Ornette Coleman.
Kathelin GraySep 24, 2020
- Biography & Autobiography
- Music
Nixon’s Frown
Amit Chaudhuri on recently unearthed tapes of remarks Nixon made about South Asian women.
Amit ChaudhuriSep 24, 2020
- History
- Politics
Love Letters in Blood: On “Queer Communion: Ron Athey”
Bradford Nordeen takes “Queer Communion: Ron Athey,” edited by Amelia Jones and Andy Campbell.
Bradford NordeenSep 24, 2020
We’ve Always Needed the COVID-19 Stories that Aren’t Being Told
Cynthia Nazarian finds parallels between the decadent retreats from disaster of 16th-century nobles and today's social elite.
Cynthia NazarianSep 24, 2020
Stolen Children, Erased Parents: The Story Behind Slovakia’s Parental Kidnapping Crisis
The story behind Slovakia’s parental kidnapping crisis.
Malina SavalSep 23, 2020
The Museum as Weapon
Erin L. ThompsonSep 23, 2020
The Caregiver’s Dilemma
Ben Kafka talks with W. J. T. Mitchell about his new memoir, "Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey Through Schizophrenia."
Ben KafkaSep 23, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
Mental Traveler
LARB presents an excerpt from W. J. T. Mitchell's "Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey Through Schizophrenia."
W. J. T. MitchellSep 23, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
“The Greatest Defect of This Book Is You, Reader”: On Two Translations of Machado de Assis’s “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas”
Tal Goldfajn digs up two translations of “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas” by Machado de Assis.
Tal GoldfajnSep 22, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Lifting Voices in the Key of Blackqueer YES
Ashon Crawley explores the contours and radical challenge of a Blackqueer YES.
Ashon T. CrawleySep 22, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality