Archive

Life in a MotherCloud: On Rob Hart’s “The Warehouse”
Nathan Jefferson reviews “The Warehouse” by Rob Hart.
Nathan JeffersonSep 27, 2019
- Noir
Same Difference: Jacob Edmond’s Copy Poetics
Jacob Edmond's "Make It the Same" should be celebrated not only for what the book does well, but also for what it makes possible for scholars to do next.
Walt HunterSep 27, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
The Radical Empathy of Lana Del Rey
The pop diva’s new album, “Norman Fucking Rockwell!,” is a siren song of compassionate resistance.
Quinn RobertsSep 27, 2019
- Music
Sarah M. Broom's Autobiography of a House
Sarah M. Broom discusses her latest book, The Yellow House
LARB Radio HourSep 27, 2019
Angels and Demons and Daughters: On Hulu's "The Act"
Leslie Kendall Dye views Hulu's series, The Act, through the lens of motherhood, daughterhood, and inter-generational trauma.
Leslie Kendall DyeSep 27, 2019
- Television
If the Answer Is No One: Questions for Valeria Luiselli
Andy Fitch turns the tables on Valeria Luiselli, and poses 40 questions to her 40 questions in "Tell Me How It Ends."
Andy FitchSep 27, 2019
Hybrid Noir: On Anita Felicelli’s “Chimerica”
Anna E. Clark reviews Anita Felicelli’s debut novel, “Chimerica.”
Anna E. ClarkSep 26, 2019
- Fiction
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Johanna Fateman on the Founding of Creative Capital
In collaboration with Creative Capital, LARB will publish 12 essays over 12 months on issues facing contemporary art in the United States.
Johanna FatemanSep 26, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
What’s Love Got to Do with It? On “Pride and Prejudice” and “Fanny Hill”
Emily Janakiram rethinks our romantic attachments to the “love stories” of John Cleland’s “Fanny Hill” and Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
Emily JanakiramSep 26, 2019
L3-37 and the Droid Rights Charade
K. Aleah Papes takes a look at the treatment of android rights in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
K. Aleah PapesSep 26, 2019
Passionate Affinities: A Conversation with Rita Felski
Rita Felski on the limits of critique, the democratization of reading, and the power of the “re-”.
Francesco GiustiSep 25, 2019
- Literary Criticism
Beyond Educated Ignorance: A Conversation with Eli Meyerhoff
M. Buna speaks with Eli Meyerhoff, an anti-education and alter-education advocate and author of “Beyond Education: Radical Studying for Another World.”
M. BunaSep 25, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Sweet Nothings: The ASMR Phenomenon and American Intimacy
In a piece from the LARB Imitation Issue, R. Jay Magill situates the ASMR phenomenon within a long history of American longing for intimacy.
R. Jay MagillSep 25, 2019
Staying Woke Is Patriotic: An Excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter,” written by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith.
Candis Watts Smith, Tehama Lopez BunyasiSep 24, 2019
The Soviet Union and the Birth of Human Rights
LARB presents an excerpt from “A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States” by Eric D. Weitz.
Eric D. WeitzSep 24, 2019
Looking for Léontine: My Obsession with a Forgotten Screen Queen
Professor and programmer Maggie Hennefeld explores the world of forgotten silent film actresses and archivists’ struggles to rediscover lost film art.
Maggie HennefeldSep 24, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality