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Into the Underworld: On Dominique Kalifa’s “Vice, Crime, and Poverty”
Hadley Suter peers into “Vice, Crime, and Poverty: How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld” by Dominique Kalifa.
Hadley SuterAug 6, 2019
“I Felt Like I Was Drowning”: On Women’s Rights in Taiwan
Jessie Tu on novelist Lin Yi-Han’s “Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise” and Taiwan’s missed #MeToo moment.
Jessie TuAug 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Gender & Sexuality
What Would Reconstruction Really Mean in Syria?
The Syrian War will eventually end. But the physical damage will last.
Frederick DeknatelAug 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
To Draw Attention to the Abyss: A Conversation with Ranjit Hoskote
Robert Wood talks with Ranjit Hoskote about multilingualism, historical legacy, and translation in his poetry.
Robert WoodAug 6, 2019
Read Widely: A Conversation with Stephanie Burt
Valerie Duff-Strautmann interviews Stephanie Burt about “Don’t Read Poetry.”
Valerie Duff-StrautmannAug 5, 2019
- Poetry
James Ellroy and Tom Lutz: The Storm in 1942 Los Angeles
What could be more of an L.A. literary event than James Ellroy reading from his novel "This Storm"? Listen to the new Radio Hour episode, taped live in L.A.
LARB Radio HourAug 5, 2019
It’s All Part of the Plan: On Brian Evenson’s “Song for the Unraveling of the World”
Adrian Van Young reviews “Song for the Unraveling of the World” by Brian Evenson.
Adrian Van YoungAug 5, 2019
- Noir
- SF
What Trump Got Right About Homelessness
Susan Celia Greenfield discusses the lived experience of homelessness and why many opinions on it are wrong.
Susan Celia GreenfieldAug 5, 2019
Histories of Violence: Life in Zones of Abandonment: A Time to Break the Spectacle of Ignorance and Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Henry A. Giroux, author of “The Terror of the Unforeseen.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansAug 5, 2019
The Dead Girl Speaks: “Ophelia,” Reviewed
Ted Scheinman revisits “Hamlet” through the eyes of its heroine with “Ophelia,” a film adaptation from director Claire McCarthy and writer Semi Chellas.
Ted ScheinmanAug 4, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Fighting Gun Culture: An Interview with Shannon Watts
The fight for gun safety reforms might seem hopeless. But it is within reach.
Gregg LaGambinaAug 4, 2019
- Politics
Borderless in El Paso, Texas
Juan Felipe Herrera shares a poem about the events in El Paso, Texas on July 23, 2019.
Juan Felipe HerreraAug 4, 2019
“Dungeons & Dragons” and Baseball; or, Robert Coover Fights the Robot Umps
Ryan Lackey considers baseball, robots, and collaborative storytelling.
Ryan LackeyAug 4, 2019
- Fiction
Hearing a Way Forward: On Caitlin Horrocks’s “The Vexations”
Rachel Duboff considers “The Vexations” by Caitlin Horrocks.
Rachel DuboffAug 4, 2019
- Fiction
At This Moment, Everyone Is a Revolution: The Poems of Tammy Ho Lai-Ming and the Hong Kong Crisis
Andrea Lingenfelter discusses the recent protests and police violence in Hong Kong, and the poetry of Tammy Ho Lai-Ming in response.
Andrea LingenfelterAug 4, 2019
The Suicides in South Korea, and the Suicide of South Korea
Colin Marshall looks at Korea's high suicide rate and low birth rate.
Colin MarshallAug 4, 2019