Archive

The Astonishing and Multiple Achievements of Alice Guy-Blaché
Sarah Gleeson-White reviews a new documentary about a female cinematic pioneer.
Sarah Gleeson-WhiteNov 23, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
“California Became My Cosmos”: A Conversation with Obi Kaufmann
The author of “The California Field Atlas” talks about the logic of climate breakdown, the inevitability of extinction, and why he remains hopeful.
Scott TimbergNov 23, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Failed Utopias: On Johannes Anyuru’s “They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears”
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Johannes Anyuru's "They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears," translated by Saskia Vogel.
Nathan Scott McNamaraNov 23, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
We Are the Clarion: An Immigrant Manifesto
Ilan Stavans provides his opening essay for the "My America" itinerant exhibition of American Writers Museum.
Ilan StavansNov 23, 2019
The Phantasm of Hope: On Steven Price’s “Lampedusa”
Melissa Holbrook Pierson reviews Steven Price's new novel, "Lampedusa."
Melissa Holbrook PiersonNov 22, 2019
- Fiction
Literary LA: Yogita Goyal on the Slave Narrative, Past and Present
LARB Radio HourNov 22, 2019
“How the Hell Did It All Come to This?”: The Political Noirs of Jean-Patrick Manchette
Tom Roberge peers into the dark world of French noir author Jean-Patrick Manchette.
Tom RobergeNov 22, 2019
The Ship of State: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
Tom Lutz talks to Dave Eggers about his allegorical satire, “The Captain and the Glory.”
Nov 22, 2019
- Fiction
World of Caves: Talking to Rebecca LeMoine
Andy Fitch talks with Rebecca LeMoine about philosophical stings and her book "Plato's Caves."
Andy FitchNov 22, 2019
More Norwegian Family Scandal: A Conversation with Vigdis Hjorth
Hannah Williams talks with Vigdis Hjorth about her novel, “Will and Testament,” out now from Verso Fiction in a translation by Charlotte Barslund.
Hannah WilliamsNov 21, 2019
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
A New Simultaneous Reality: On Shane Jones’s “Vincent and Alice and Alice”
Matt E. Lewis reviews “Vincent and Alice and Alice” by Shane Jones.
Matt E. LewisNov 21, 2019
A Defense of Aristocracy: On Anthony T. Kronman’s “The Assault on American Excellence”
A former dean of Yale Law School opines on the purported pitfalls of “diversity” in higher education.
Jim SleeperNov 21, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Culture and Solidarity in Mental Health Support for Refugees: A Tribute to Maria Jammal
Itamar Mann discusses the increasing need for mental health support for asylum seekers and refugees in light of an award for activist-lawyer Maria Jammal.
Itamar MannNov 21, 2019
The Double Bill as Dialogue: On Eileen Myles’s “The Trip” and Ivan Dixon’s “The Spook Who Sat by the Door”
Elizabeth Horkley delves into the filmmaking and curatorial work of Eileen Myles, most recently in their double bill program at the Metrograph Theatre.
Elizabeth HorkleyNov 20, 2019
- Film
- Politics
Political Masochism: On Trisha Low’s “Socialist Realism”
Andrew Duncan Waddell appreciates “Socialist Realism” by Trisha Low, which shows us the difficulty of “struggling correctly.”
Andrew Duncan WaddellNov 20, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
The Thousand Masks of the Unreal
Sam Gee reviews a recent biography of Martin Buber, as well as the recent republication of Buber's "Daniel: Dialogues on Realization."
Sam GeeNov 20, 2019