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A Future with No Future: Depression, the Left, and the Politics of Mental Health
"Before we can throw bricks through windows, we need to be able to get out of bed." Mikkel Krause Frantzen on the politics of depression.
Mikkel Krause FrantzenDec 16, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Pinker’s Pollyannish Philosophy and Its Perfidious Politics
Jessica Riskin challenges Steven Pinker’s take on the Enlightenment.
Jessica RiskinDec 15, 2019
Snowden: A Whistle-Blower Who Lived to Tell About It
Roslyn Fuller reviews "Permanent Record," the new book from NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
Roslyn FullerDec 15, 2019
Dave Barry and the Jews
It’s funny, yes, but is it good for the Jews?
Dan FriedmanDec 15, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Religion
Starting Over: On Amber Scorah’s “Leaving the Witness”
Katie Gaddini reviews “Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life,” the debut memoir from Amber Scorah.
Katie GaddiniDec 15, 2019
- Around the World
- Religion
Let's Get Out of Here: The Bitter Korean Neorealism of Yu Hyun-Mok's Aimless Bullet
Colin Marshall explores a harsh critique of Korean society in the 1960 film "Aimless Bullet."
Colin MarshallDec 15, 2019
Lying the Truth with Emmanuel Carrère
Randy Rosenthal unpacks “97,196 Words: Essays” by Emmanuel Carrère, translated from the French by John Lambert.
Randy RosenthalDec 14, 2019
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
The Two Lives of One Woman: On Guzel Yakhina’s “Zuleikha”
Olga Ware appreciates “Zuleikha,” a novel by Guzel Yakhina, translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.
Olga WareDec 14, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Representative Foreigners: On Elif Shafak’s “10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World”
Keija Parssinen reviews “10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World,” the Booker–shortlisted novel by Elif Shafak.
Keija ParssinenDec 14, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
55 Voices for Democracy: Ananya Roy
The Thomas Mann House series "55 Voices for Democracy" presents a speech by Ananya Roy.
Ananya RoyDec 14, 2019
Scott Timberg’s “All the Poets (Musicians on Writing)”
In this monthly series, which ran 2017–2019, Scott Timberg interviewed musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Dec 13, 2019
“The Delicate Thing Which Lasts”: On John Balaban’s “Empires”
Aliki and Tony Barnstone appreciate “Empires,” the latest collection of poems by John Balaban.
Aliki Barnstone, Tony BarnstoneDec 13, 2019
- Poetry
- Politics
A New Kind of Bondage
A new book indicts the racist and classist underpinnings of the United States’s carceral regime.
Jason S. SextonDec 13, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Darryl Pinckney: Reflections on the Present through the Prism of Our History
LARB Radio HourDec 13, 2019
An Uneven Showcase of 1960s SF
Rob Latham reviews the new Library of America set of 1960s SF novels.
Rob LathamDec 13, 2019
- SF
We Have to Take the Roses Seriously: Talking to Nathan J. Robinson
Andy Fitch talks with Nathan J. Robinson about the benefits of the socialist mindset and his book "Why You Should Be a Socialist."
Andy FitchDec 13, 2019