Archive

Manifesting the Everywoman Story: Jennifer Pastiloff's On Being Human
Geri Lipschultz reviews Jennifer Pastiloff's memoir "On Being Human."
Geri LipschultzJun 25, 2019
Neoliberal Blues
A forceful call for neoliberal reform within social media and the gig economy still fails to listen to those affected most.
Crystal MurphyJun 24, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Weekly Read: June 24, 2019
Steve Lichtman reviews the week in politics and culture.
Steve LichtmanJun 24, 2019
The Beauty of Men: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
"On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," the debut novel from poet Ocean Vuong, demands a different way of looking and valuing what is seen.
Min Hyoung SongJun 24, 2019
- Fiction
Failing Better: A Conversation with Ocean Vuong
Viet Thanh Nguyen talks with Ocean Vuong about the urgency of poetry, family inheritance, and the refugee experience.
Viet Thanh NguyenJun 24, 2019
- Fiction
- Poetry
Friends Like These: On Thoreau and Emerson
Daegan Miller reviews Jeffrey S. Cramer’s new book about the friendship of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Daegan MillerJun 24, 2019
Judging by Cover: Grace Hadland Reviews Booksmart
"Aside from the few instances of genuine adolescent naivety found in the actors' desire to amuse, it’s all boilerplate redemption narrative."
Grace HadlandJun 24, 2019
Mindfulness Versus McMindfulness: A Conversation with David Forbes
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to David Forbes, author of “Mindfulness and Its Discontents: Education, Self, and Social Transformation.”
Eleanor J. BaderJun 23, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
A One-Man Archive of Baseball History
A new biography of the dean of American baseball writing.
Kevin CanfieldJun 23, 2019
Freedom of the Press Under Attack
Stephen Rohde looks at three new reports that detail assaults to freedom of the press and freedom of speech over the past year.
Stephen RohdeJun 23, 2019
Enter Paul: On Paula Fredriksen’s “Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle” and “When Christians Were Jews”
Brad East reviews two recent books by Paula Fredriksen.
Brad EastJun 23, 2019
- History
- Religion
What Do We Risk in Interstellar Exploration? On Claire Denis’s High Life
Sam Buckland reviews Claire Denis's recent interstellar film "High Life."
Sam BucklandJun 23, 2019
The Retreat
Keziah WeirJun 22, 2019
- LARB Lit
Comics as Erotic Art: Funny or What?
Paul Buhle evaluates recently rereleased work from Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie, and Spain Rodriguez.
Paul BuhleJun 22, 2019
- Comics
Germany’s New Mini-Reichs
Timothy Wright chronicles the mini-state movement in Germany.
Timothy WrightJun 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Archaic Torso of Apollo”: Translation and Commentary
"Critics have suggested that Rilke was inspired by the Apollo Belvedere... But maybe they are barking up the wrong tree."
Carl SkoggardJun 22, 2019