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The Ravages of Revelation
How three “garage philosophers” fought off a divine invasion in early 1970s California.
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Welcome to “The Handmaid’s Tale” Expanded Universe
As literature, "The Handmaid’s Tale" condemned us — but, as franchise fiction, "The Testaments" is full of miracles.
The Importance of Stories: On Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
Elizabeth Sulis Kim reviews Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize–winning novel, "The Testaments."
Following Something Beautiful: An Interview with Courtney Maum
Aaron Shulman interviews Courtney Maum about her third novel, “Costalegre,” probing the intersection of art, borders, and the self.
What Voices Carry: On Christos Ikonomou and Yuz Aleshkovsky
Leeore Schnairsohn reflects on the voices of Christos Ikonomou’s “Good Will Come From the Sea” and Yuz Aleshkovsky’s “Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage.”
The Smartest People in the Room? What Silicon Valley’s Supposed Obsession with Tech-Free Private Schools Really Tells Us
Morgan G. Ames on the problem of letting Silicon Valley tech elites guide conversations on child development and schooling.
Optimal Benefit: Talking to Heather Boushey
Andy Fitch talks with Heather Boushey about sustainable economic growth and her book "Unbound."
Picking Children’s Pockets: An Interview with Dina Nayeri
A personal story about fleeing the Iranian Revolution is also an indictment of Western immigration policy.
Steven Leiber Catalogs: A Conversation with David Senior
Matteo Cossu interviews David Senior about the work of art collector and dealer Steven Leiber.
“Before I Began”: On the Wisdom of Not-Knowing
Emmalea Russo reviews Cynthia Cruz’s “Disquieting: Essays on Silence.”
How to Forget a Massacre: What Happened in Paris on October 17, 1961
Laurel Berger revisits the events of October 17, 1961.
Aging Gently, Messily: On Elizabeth Strout’s “Olive, Again”
Jonathan Vatner reviews Elizabeth Strout’s sequel to “Olive Kitteridge” — “Olive, Again.”
Your Spot on the Wall: An Introduction to “Graffiti”
LARB presents Elmaz Abinader’s introduction “Graffiti,” the inaugural anthology from artist collective POC United, published this week by Aunt Lute Books.
The Poet in the Pulpit: On the Brilliant, Homely Homilies of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Brett Beasley considers "The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Sermons and Spiritual Writings," recently released by Oxford University Press.
How Far Has Russia Come? On Robert Stephenson’s We Are Building Capitalism! Moscow in Transition 1992-1997
"Has capitalism in fact been built, given all that has happened since the possibility of transition was opened up in 1992?"
Letter to the Editor: Jenny Brown Responds to “Anti-Labor Politics”
Jenny Brown responds to Meredith Goldsmith, Anna Kryczka, and Catherine Liu’s “Anti-Labor Politics,” and the writers respond to her criticism.
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