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The Monthly Digest: December 2019
Dec 1, 2019
Notes on the Camp of the Pyongyang Pub, Where Seoulites Eat and Drink Like It's North of the 38th Parallel
Colin Marshall writes about South Korean fascination with North Korean culture and the new Pyongyang Pub in Seoul.
Colin MarshallDec 1, 2019
Inside the Fashion Cycle
What the fashion cycle teaches us about aging and disposability.
Margaret Morganroth GulletteNov 30, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
Never Too Soon: A Conversation with Leland Cheuk
Ian Ross Singleton talks to writer and comedian Leland Cheuk about his new novel, "No Good Very Bad Asian."
Ian Ross SingletonNov 30, 2019
- Fiction
The Social Limits of Israeli and Palestinian Literature
Danielle Drori reviews “Makers of Worlds, Readers of Signs: Israeli and Palestinian Literature of the Global Contemporary.”
Danielle DroriNov 30, 2019
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
From Sectarianism to Unity: On LA’s Solidarity Protests for Lebanon
Athena Villard writes on the recent "We the People" protests in solidarity with movements for greater rights for the Lebanese people.
Athena VillardNov 30, 2019
Naguib Mahfouz, Storyteller
What “The Arabian Nights” has to teach us about the compassion — and violence — of stories.
Hilal IslerNov 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Durassian Mysteries: On Marguerite Duras’s “Me & Other Writing”
Natasha Boyd reviews Marguerite Duras’s “Me & Other Writing,” out now from Dorothy, a publishing project.
Natasha BoydNov 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
Real Life Rock Top 10: November 2019
LARB presents the November installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusNov 29, 2019
- Film
- Music
Wild at Heart and Weird on Top: Barry Gifford’s Sailor and Lula Ride Again
Molly Boyle revisits the Sailor and Lula novels by Barry Gifford.
Molly BoyleNov 29, 2019
- Noir
Once These Firms Go Public: Talking to Rana Foroohar
Andy Fitch talks with Rana Foroohar about the resemblance between today's tech giants and 19th-century robber barons.
Andy FitchNov 29, 2019
Melancholy Recollections: On Sarah Abrevaya Stein’s “Family Papers”
Sarah Abrevaya Stein’s “Family Papers” is a rigorously researched chronicle of a Sephardic clan.
Elaine MargolinNov 28, 2019
In Defiance of Staying in One’s Lane: On Edna O’Brien’s “Girl”
Charles Taylor is moved by Edna O’Brien’s new novel, “Girl.”
Charles TaylorNov 28, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
What Does Thanksgiving Have to Do with the Impeachment Hearings?
Abram Van Engen connects the dots between Pilgrim stories and the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
Abram Van EngenNov 28, 2019
Has Science Journalism Helped Unmask a “Replication Crisis” in Biomedicine?
Philip Kitcher wonders: What is “sloppy science,” and how should we characterize its rigorous counterpart?
Philip KitcherNov 28, 2019
- Science & Technology
“We’ll buy you a harpoon, Lydia”: How Arthur Miller Adapted Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
Janine Barchas shares a long-lost radio adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.
Janine BarchasNov 28, 2019