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Literary LA: Stephen Van Dyck Meets People on the Internet
Author Stephen Van Dyck discusses meeting people on the internet
LARB Radio HourOct 11, 2019
Post-National Europe and Other Bureaucratic Fantasies: On Robert Menasse’s “The Capital”
Andrew Griffin reviews the political imaginations and failings of Robert Menasse’s “The Capital.”
Andrew GriffinOct 11, 2019
Insidious Pockets of Pain: On “The Wolf Wants In”
Karen Brissette reviews “The Wolf Wants In” by Laura McHugh.
Karen BrissetteOct 11, 2019
- Noir
Arias of Dissonance: On “NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified)”
B. K. Fischer considers “NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified)” by Aby Kaupang and Matthew Cooperman.
B. K. FischerOct 11, 2019
- Poetry
The Very Idea of Diplomacy: Talking to Richard Stengel
Andy Fitch interviews Richard Stengel about the importance of a well-informed citizenry and his book "Information Wars."
Andy FitchOct 11, 2019
Antihero City
Tara Cheesman reviews “The Night of Rome” by Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo De Cataldo.
Tara CheesmanOct 10, 2019
- Around the World
- Noir
The Design Space of Language
“Five Oceans in a Teaspoon,” the new collaboration between poet Dennis J. Bernstein and artist Warren Lehrer, is a masterpiece of poetic visualization.
Johanna Drucker Oct 10, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Dark Days Are Coming: On Peter Pomerantsev’s “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality”
Douglas Smith is chilled by “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality” by Peter Pomerantsev.
Douglas SmithOct 10, 2019
- History
- Politics
“Goodnight Moon,” Almost 75 Years Later
Brian Goedde revisits the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon.”
Brian GoeddeOct 10, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Why We Shouldn’t Fear Joker
Chris Yogerst examines the history of misconceptions about violent films spurring real-world violence.
Chris YogerstOct 10, 2019
A Picture of Youth: On Stephanie Insley Hershinow’s “Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the Early Realist Novel”
Jason Pearl reviews “Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the Early Realist Novel” by Stephanie Insley Hershinow.
Jason PearlOct 9, 2019
- Literary Criticism
Secret Harmonies: A Conversation with Jim Gavin
Jim Gavin talks about “Lodge 49,” his AMC show set in Long Beach.
Eric DuckerOct 9, 2019
- Television
No Direction Home: On Ben Lerner’s “The Topeka School”
Natasha Boyd visits "The Topeka School," the new novel by Ben Lerner.
Natasha BoydOct 9, 2019
- Fiction
Three Questions: Talking with Jonathan Shapiro about "Sisters in Law" (Sep. 18 – Oct. 13, Wallis Annenberg Center)
Laurie Winer interviews playwright Jonathan Shapiro about his new play "Sisters in Law" about Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sandra Day O'Connor.
Laurie WinerOct 9, 2019
Regard for One Another: A Conversation Between Rizvana Bradley and Saidiya Hartman
Rizvana Bradley and Saidiya Hartman talk about Hartman's new book, "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments."
Rizvana BradleyOct 8, 2019
- History
- Philosophy & Religion
Out of Sartre’s Shadow
Skye C. Cleary reviews Kate Kirkpatrick's new biography of Simone de Beauvoir, "Becoming Beauvoir: A Life."
Skye C. ClearyOct 8, 2019