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More Complete, More Pleasurable, More Bearable
Carla Marcantonio writes about Pedro Almodóvar and adaptation in relation to his two new works: “The Room Next Door” and “The Last Dream.”
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Mother of Invention [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld talks to artist, product designer, tinkerer, and satirist Pippa Garner about her life and career.
I Heart Christmas
All Brittany Menjivar wants this holiday season is to be rockin’ around the Christmas tree at IHEARTCOMIX’s anniversary party.
The Dog Days Are … Back?
Hannah Bonner considers Marielle Heller’s new adaptation of “Nightbitch,” Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel.
Slowly Gripped by Growing Insanity
In an interview with Svetlana Satchkova, Michael Idov explains how he “didn’t want to do a twist on the [spy] genre”—he “wanted to do the thing itself.”
Five O’Clock Somewhere
Lina Abascal explores the history of tiki culture in California.
The Absurd Definitely Plays a Role
Katya Apekina interviews Nora Lange on the occasion of her debut novel, “Us Fools.”
Bright
Grace Byron’s story from the LARB Quarterly no. 43 moves between tense living rooms, quiet bookstores, and dive bars where old songs ooze out of speakers “like sludge.”
Eros, Meet Thanatos
Ryan McIlvain reviews Samantha Allen’s “Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet.”
The Other Among Us
Addie Tsai interviews Daniel Olivas about his new book “Chicano Frankenstein.”
Decimated, Then Reassembled on Arrival: Lore Segal’s Legacy
Na’amit Sturm Nagel pays tribute to the late Lore Segal, a novelist who wrote autobiographically.
Watching “The Diplomat” After Election Night
Paul Allen Anderson analyzes the failures of the liberal dream in Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” in light of Donald Trump’s reelection.
Syria: From Conflict to Transition
With the world’s eyes on Syria, Maxine Davey reflects on Najwa al-Qattan’s essay on Rania Abouzeid’s “No Turning Back” and the human cost of the civil war.
Three New Poems: “Straining for the Noise,” “Srdičko Bolí,” and “Has Your Spirit Dried Up?”
The LARB Quarterly, no. 43: “Fixation” presents new poems from Jenny Xie, Claressinka Anderson, and emet ezell.
Kathryn Davis’ “Versailles”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf are joined by writer Kathryn Davis to discuss her novel “Versailles.”
A Place, Not a Refuge
Katie Peterson reviews “What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt,” translated and edited by Samantha Rose Hill with Genese Grill.
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