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The Paisley Underground Redux
Adam Sobsey revisits the early-1980s Los Angeles indie-pop scene.
Adam SobseyMar 3
- Music
An Inexhaustible Locomotive: Poems of Dissent and Repose
Alex Mormorunni reviews Bei Dao’s “Sidetracks” and Eliot Weinberger's “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Alex MormorunniMar 3
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Infinite Influence
Manuel Antonio Córdoba examines the never-ending quest for a Spanish-language David Foster Wallace.
Manuel Antonio CórdobaMar 2
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Here, There, Everywhere
Michelle Cohn explores Mati Diop’s recent film “Dahomey.”
Michelle CohnMar 2
- Film
- History
The Ghosts of Copacabana
Gisela Salim-Peyer explores the Oscar-nominated chronicle of one family’s encounter with military dictatorship in Brazil.
Gisela Salim-PeyerMar 1
- Film
- Politics
Is Sex a Hex?
Scott reviews Grady Hendrix’s “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls.”
Shannon ScottMar 1
- SF
LARB Radio Hour x Film Comment 2025 Oscars Preview
In this special episode, host Eric Newman joins LARB senior editor Paul Thompson and Film Comment co-editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute for a look at this year’s Oscar nominees.
LARB Radio HourFeb 28
Defining “Lynchian”
Abe Beame traces the history of a curious term.
Abe BeameFeb 28
- Film
Rembrandt and Literature
Tim Brinkhof ponders the Dutch master’s influence on literature.
Tim BrinkhofFeb 27
- Art & Architecture
- Literary Criticism
Double Vision and Full Dissolution
Alix Christie interviews Andrea Barrett about “Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction.”
Alix ChristieFeb 27
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
A Body Is Never Just a Body
Jenessa Abrams considers Shayne Terry’s “Leave: A Postpartum Account.”
Jenessa AbramsFeb 26
- Memoir & Essay
The Liquid Music of Language
Charlotte Rogers has some concerns about Julie Sedivy’s “Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love.”
Charlotte RogersFeb 26
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Mirage Factory: Aimee Semple McPherson and 1920s L.A.
In a new installment of an ongoing series, LARB founder Tom Lutz reflects on evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and the significance of the year 1925.
Tom LutzFeb 25
The Painter Novel
Gideon Leek reviews Sophie Madeline Dess’s “What You Make of Me.”
Gideon LeekFeb 25
- Fiction
- Art & Architecture
Legal Agitator of Our Time
Rodger Citron reviews Robert L. Tsai’s “Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer’s Pursuit of Equal Justice for All.”
Rodger CitronFeb 24
- Law
- Biography & Autobiography
Jessica Abughattas’s “Beautiful Altadena”
In the wake of January’s devastating fires around Los Angeles, LARB presents a new poem from Jessica Abughattas.
Jessica AbughattasFeb 24
- LARB Lit
- Poetry