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Two Chapters from "Romance in Marseille"
Exclusive excerpt from the new Claude McKay novel, Romance in Marseille
Claude McKayFeb 9, 2020
- LARB Lit
The American Dream Dies in Los Angeles: Bae Chang-Ho's Deep Blue Night
Colin Marshall discusses the impact of "Deep Blue Night," a Korean film obsessed with the American Dream.
Colin MarshallFeb 9, 2020
On Being Raised by New Critics in a Small Indian Town
What literary studies lost when the New Critics were dethroned.
Sumana RoyFeb 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
The Wilde Woman and the Sunflower Apostle: Oscar Wilde in the United States
Victoria Dailey looks back at Oscar Wilde’s wild ride through the United States in the early 1880s.
Victoria DaileyFeb 8, 2020
An Explosive Issue: On Atalia Omer’s “Days of Awe”
Atalia Omer's "Days of Awe' offers a deeply personal and well-informed ethnographic study.
Shaul MagidFeb 8, 2020
- Politics
- Religion
On the 192nd Anniversary of the Birth of Jules Verne
Howard A. Rodman looks back on the legacy of Jules Verne and his most powerful narrative creation, Nemo.
Howard A. RodmanFeb 8, 2020
Who Runs the Technology? That’s the Problem
Noam Cohen talks about the place and perception of tech companies in the social world.
Noam CohenFeb 8, 2020
Quantum Conversations, Entanglement, and the American Cold War “Physics Bubble”
Historian of science Michael D. Gordin reviews his former lab partner’s new book on the fuzziness of the quantum world.
Michael D. GordinFeb 7, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
A Brief History of Mutual Criticism
The failures and successes of mutual criticism
Maura Brewer, Maya GurantzFeb 7, 2020
- Nonfiction
Ambidextrous Authorship: Greta Gerwig and the Politics of Women’s Genres
Patricia White considers Greta Gerwig's adaptation of "Little Women."
Patricia WhiteFeb 7, 2020
Is My Adviser to Blame: Talking to Matthew Landauer
Andy Fitch talks with Matthew Landauer the thin line between democracy and tyranny in Ancient Greece.
Andy FitchFeb 7, 2020
Song and the Names of Things: On Robert Hass’s “Summer Snow”
Heather Treseler considers “Summer Snow” by Robert Hass.
Heather TreselerFeb 6, 2020
- Poetry
Whose Utopia Gets to Be Built?: An Interview with Eric Nusbaum
Chavez Ravine is one of L.A.’s most venerated spots, and also one of its haunted places.
Sam RibakoffFeb 6, 2020
- History
- Politics
“We Need More Vigorous Debate”: A Conversation with Michael S. Roth
Michael S. Roth discusses the challenges of promoting free speech on college campuses.
Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsFeb 6, 2020
- Education
The Home of the Future
Jasmina Tešanović talks about "Casa Jasmina," a space for innovation she helped establish in Turin, Italy.
Jasmina TešanovićFeb 6, 2020
Precarious Devotion: A Conversation with Ivanna Baranova
Callie Hitchcock speaks to Guatemalan-Slovak poet Ivanna Baranova, author of “Confirmation Bias,” now out from Metatron Press.
Callie HitchcockFeb 5, 2020
- Poetry