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Drink, Thirsty One
Rebecca Schultz reviews Elsa Morante’s “Lies and Sorcery,” translated by Jenny McPhee.
Archive
Dissecting the Present
Arbaz M. Khan reviews Alan Moore’s “The Great When: A Long London Novel.”
A Million Blessed Buddhas to You
Launder, JJUUJJUU, and friends abolish shoegaze and swap consciousnesses in Echo Park, as A. J. Urquidi reports.
American Blondes
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Arielle Gordon asks: do blondes really have more fun?
Snowflakes That Start an Avalanche
Anjali Vaidya reviews Jeremy Brecher’s “The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy.”
The Stories We Come Home To
Maxine Davey returns home for winter break, and to the stories that shape our childhood holiday memories, in a new deep dive into the LARB archive.
LARB Intern Favorites of 2024
Check out the LARB Intern Favorites of 2024. Support the work of LARB writers and staff in the year to come. Donate by December 31 and your gift will be matched up to $100,000.
From Woke to Solidarity
Michael S. Roth reviews Musa al-Gharbi’s “We Have Never Been Woke” and James Davison Hunter’s “Democracy and Solidarity.”
They’ll Still Be Carding You
Benjamen Walker reviews Greg Barnhisel’s “Code Name Puritan.”
Going Bananas for Balboa Island
Brittany Menjivar says “snow way!” when she bumps into Frosty, Olaf, and Ronald Reagan in Newport Beach.
Finishing Moves
In his story from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Evan McGarvey boards a long flight with a group of professional wrestlers.
An Angry Book for an Angry Time
Gregory Daddis reviews Geoffrey Wawro’s “The Vietnam War: A Military History.”
La Belle Epoch
Arielle Gordon traces the rise of “The Epoch Times” through her grandmother’s text messages.
More Than Life Itself
Tim Riley reviews a new 27-disc box set of live recordings by Bob Dylan and the Band.
Bedrock
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Charley Burlock navigates gravesites, literal and figurative.
Best of 2024
It’s time for our favorite episode of the year. Hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman discuss their favorite books, movies, TV shows, music, scandals, and (new category!) memories of 2024.
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