Archive

Real Life Rock Top 10: September 2019
LARB presents “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusSep 20, 2019
- Film
- Music
Storytelling and Forgetfulness
Amit Chaudhuri considers the relation between living, telling, and writing.
Amit ChaudhuriSep 20, 2019
Eating “Naturally”: Talking to Jonathan Safran Foer
Andy Fitch interviews Jonathan Safran Foer about his latest book "We Are the Weather" and the climate perils of meat.
Andy FitchSep 20, 2019
The Mystifications of the Art Market
Stuart Walton reviews Bernard Lahire's "This is Not Just a Painting."
Stuart WaltonSep 19, 2019
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Silicon Valley: A Region High on Historical Amnesia
In his review of O’Mara’s “The Code,” Patrick McCray describes how the federal government provided the tailwind that pushed Silicon Valley to stardom.
W. Patrick McCraySep 19, 2019
Our Data, Our Selves
Paul Chan explores the connection between our data and our souls...
Paul ChanSep 19, 2019
Between Information and Experience: Walter Benjamin's The Storyteller Essays
Apoorva Tadepalli connects Walter Benjamin's radio broadcasts with his thoughts on the storyteller versus the novelist.
Apoorva TadepalliSep 19, 2019
Punching Down: On Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”
“Parasite” disrupts as many expectations as possible under limited spatial and temporal conditions, but does it have anything original to say about class?
Seo Hee ImSep 18, 2019
Sunrise Over Maafa: On Edwidge Danticat’s “Everything Inside: Stories”
Joanie Conwell looks at “Everything Inside” by Edwidge Danticat.
Joanie ConwellSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
One Story: A Conversation with Janet Fitch About “The Revolution of Marina M.” and “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral”
Boris Dralyuk asks Janet Fitch about poetry, film, and her latest novel, “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral,” the continuation of “The Revolution of Marina M.”
Boris DralyukSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
Monstrous Acts and Erections of Doom: On Five ’80s-Era “Paperbacks from Hell”
Alan Scherstuhl braves the descent into Valancourt’s ’80s-era horror reprint series, “Paperbacks from Hell.”
Alan ScherstuhlSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
Keep Your Dirty Hands Off My Nightmare, Quentin Tarantino
Kevin Dettmar reviews Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" and the obsession with historical retellings.
Kevin DettmarSep 18, 2019
Bookmatched: An Interview with Gregory Spatz
Jacob Singer talks to Gregory Spatz about his new book, "What Could Be Saved."
Jacob SingerSep 17, 2019
- Fiction
- Music
An Anti-PC Morality Tale
Scott Johnston’s “Campusland” is a half-baked satire of campus life and politics.
Joseph HoganSep 17, 2019
- Fiction
The Struggle to Feel: On Benjamin Moser’s “Sontag: Her Life and Work”
Robert Minto interprets “Sontag: Her Life and Work” by Benjamin Moser.
Robert MintoSep 17, 2019
- Biography & Autobiography
What’s Left of the Israeli Left?
Nitzan Lebovic examines how the Israeli Left is caught in a philosophical bind.
Sep 17, 2019