Archive

Renovating the House of Fiction: On Rachel Cusk’s “Coventry”
Donal Harris reviews Rachel Cusk’s new essay collection, “Coventry.”
Donal HarrisJan 26, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
Korea's Greatest Living Novelist Never Published in English: Introducing Kim Hoon and His War on Abstraction
Colin Marshall talks about Kim Hoon, Korea's prolific and successful historical novelist.
Colin MarshallJan 26, 2020
Historicizing the Self-Evident: An Interview with Lorraine Daston
Jack Gross interviews historian of science Lorraine Daston about her early work on rules, which has become newly salient in the age of algorithms.
Jack GrossJan 25, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
The Matter of America: On Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother”
Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother” looks at the failure of those with privilege and power to address the wrongs of the world.
Sean GuynesJan 25, 2020
- SF
The Voyage Home: Star Trek: Picard and Millennial Nostalgia
T.S. Mendola takes a look at the new "Star Trek: Picard" series and who it appeals to to.
T.S. MendolaJan 25, 2020
Tracking Reality’s “Fuckedness Quotient”: An Interview with William Gibson
Eliot Peper talks to William Gibson about his new novel, "The Agency," a sequel to "The Peripheral."
Eliot PeperJan 25, 2020
- SF
Echo Chamber: On Annette Weisser’s “Mycelium”
Ross McElwain reviews Annette Weisser’s novel, “Mycelium,” out now from Semiotext(e).
Ross McElwainJan 24, 2020
- Fiction
Small Culture, Big Mistakes
Philip Ó Ceallaigh reviews a well-researched and compelling study of intellectual life in 1930s Romania.
Philip Ó CeallaighJan 24, 2020
Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2020
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 24, 2020
“What Is Not But Could Be If”: On the Death of David Berman
Elliot Schiff remembers David Berman.
Elliot SchiffJan 24, 2020
How Human Rights Were Defanged from Any Truly Emancipatory Potential
Is “human rights” merely another route toward economic plunder?
Neve GordonJan 24, 2020
Different People, Different Prices: Talking to Joseph E. Stiglitz
Andy Fitch talks with Joseph E. Stiglitz about phantom market competition and the depersonalized externalities of the modern economy.
Andy FitchJan 24, 2020
Selling a Charismatic Technology
Historian of technology Patrick McCray reviews Morgan Ames’s new book on the MIT Media Lab’s One Laptop per Child program.
W. Patrick McCrayJan 23, 2020
Cruising Happiness: On Garth Greenwell’s “Cleanness”
Eric Newman reviews the latest from Garth Greenwell, “Cleanness.”
Eric NewmanJan 23, 2020
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
My Taco Laughs at You: On Death Threats Aimed at Women of Color Who Don’t Fellate White Supremacy
When telling the truth is dangerous. Threats to women of color online and in real life.
Myriam GurbaJan 23, 2020
- Nonfiction
Coincidences, Chance, and Champignons
Perwana Nazif reads across the works and correspondences of John Cage and Merce Cunningham.
Perwana NazifJan 23, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Music