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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: A Dostoyevsky Quote Revisited
Ilya VinitskyJun 22, 2020
A Technology of Manifest Destiny: Sam Colt’s Revolver
Historian of technology Lee Vinsel reviews Jim Rasenberger’s new book, “Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America.”
Lee VinselJun 22, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Here's to Life with Tori Reid: Ep. 06: Tina Farris - The Power Behind the Throne of Global Live Music
Jun 21, 2020
Here's to Life with Tori Reid: Ep. 05: Rachel Cargle – The Bold and Beautiful Truth Teller
Jun 21, 2020
Here's to Life with Tori Reid: Ep. 04: Don Miguel Ruiz Jr - A Master of Transformation
Jun 21, 2020
The Choreography of Violence: On Adania Shibli’s “Minor Detail”
Katie da Cunha Lewin pores over “Minor Detail,” the recently published novel by Adania Shibli.
Katie da Cunha LewinJun 21, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
A Roundtable on COVID-19 and The Attention Economy
Scholars on the topic of individual and collective attention convene to discuss the impacts of prolonged social isolation and selfishness on attention.
Catherine HansenJun 21, 2020
“We Are Always Revising Our Stories — and Ourselves”: A Conversation with Maya Shanbhag Lang
A new memoir about the challenges of caring for a mother suffering from dementia.
Kavita DasJun 21, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
Restarting the Gun Debate: Suicide After COVID-19
With a tragic personal link, Paja Faudree delves into one of the most underrecognized aspects of gun violence in America: self-harm.
Paja FaudreeJun 21, 2020
In Praise of Pilsa, the Highly Uncreative Korean Method of Learning to Write
Colin Marshall discusses a maligned yet effective method of learning in Korea.
Colin MarshallJun 21, 2020
A Story of All Stories: On Erin Morgenstern’s “The Starless Sea”
“The Starless Sea” is a beautifully written, complex novel that rewards close reading, but don’t expect a straightforward fantasy adventure.
Leigha McReynoldsJun 20, 2020
- SF
No One’s Baby: A Conversation with Emily Adrian
Emily Adrian discusses her new YA novel about the joys and pitfalls of early motherhood.
Juliana RomanoJun 20, 2020
- Fiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Recuperating Humanity: On John Washington’s “The Dispossessed”
American foreign policy created a refugee problem that it is too callous or inept to solve.
Belén FernándezJun 19, 2020
- Politics
Real Life Rock Top 10: June 2020 — Part II
LARB presents the second, all–Bob Dylan edition of the June installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJun 19, 2020
- Music
- Politics
Post-377: LGBTQ Literary Culture in India
LGBTQ fiction is blossoming in India following the decriminalization of homosexuality.
Saikat MajumdarJun 19, 2020
Robert Mezey: Four Uncollected Poems
Jodie Hollander, Robert MezeyJun 19, 2020