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Home: The Most Dangerous Place for Women
Elaine Elinson reviews Rachel Louise Snyder's "No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us."
Elaine ElinsonDec 8, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
The Fire Files
Claire McEachern writes about escaping the Malibu fires...
Claire McEachernDec 8, 2019
Love Gone Wrong: A Philosopher’s Take on “Vertigo”
Robert Sinnerbrink reviews Robert B. Pippin's "The Philosophical Hitchcock: Vertigo and the Anxieties of Unknowingness."
Robert SinnerbrinkDec 8, 2019
- Film
- Philosophy & Religion
On Futurity and Futility: Jeff VanderMeer’s “Dead Astronauts”
Alison Sperling reviews Jeff VanderMeer’s latest novel, “Dead Astronauts.”
Alison SperlingDec 7, 2019
- SF
Kicking Down Doors: On Timothy J. Hillegonds’s “The Distance Between”
Ryan Smernoff reviews Timothy J. Hillegonds’s debut memoir, “The Distance Between.”
Ryan SmernoffDec 7, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Stirring the Ashes: A Conversation with Harry Harootunian
A historian turns to the horror in his family’s own past.
Halis YildirimDec 7, 2019
Theorizing at Home
Robert Wood discusses the influence a section of Hegel had on his trajectory as a theorist and poet.
Robert WoodDec 7, 2019
Archive Fever: Marion Stokes' 24-Hour News Cycle
Filmmaker Matt Wolf on Marion Stokes and her massive recording project...
LARB Radio HourDec 6, 2019
Cigarette Stories
Andrew Benedict-Nelson considers "The Cigarette: A Political History" by Sarah Milov.
Andrew Benedict-NelsonDec 6, 2019
Making Kin: An Interview with Donna Haraway
Steve Paulson interviews author, scholar, and philosopher Donna Haraway.
Steve PaulsonDec 6, 2019
A Chinese Silicon Valley? Not So Fast
Julien Crockett on the future of tech in China.
Julien CrockettDec 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
What Becomes Conscious in It
Andy Fitch takes up the voice of Sigmund Freud to show his process for probing philosophical problems.
Andy FitchDec 6, 2019
Bending Toward Justice: A Conversation with Simon Tam
David Breithaupt interviews musician and activist Simon Tam.
David BreithauptDec 5, 2019
Corruption Trickles Down: A Conversation with Sonya Bilocerkowycz
John Dixon Mirisola speaks to Sonya Bilocerkowycz about her debut collection of essays, “On Our Way Home from the Revolution: Reflections on Ukraine.”
John Dixon MirisolaDec 5, 2019
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
Distorting the Everyday: On Silvina Ocampo’s “Forgotten Journey” and “The Promise”
Claire Mullen appreciates Silvina Ocampo’s “Forgotten Journey” and “The Promise,” now available in English.
Claire MullenDec 5, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Silence as Rupture & Revolution: Enjambment in Feminist Poetry
Kristina Marie Darling inspects the way gaps in linguistic meter create — and break — worldviews.
Kristina Marie DarlingDec 5, 2019