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“I Am Supposed to Look”: Linda Gregg’s Prolific Vision
Gabriel Fine reflects on the legacy and poetry of Linda Gregg.
Gabriel FineMay 29, 2019
- Poetry
Much More to Investigate
Désirée Zamorano visits “Miracle Creek” by Angie Kim.
Désirée ZamoranoMay 29, 2019
- Noir
The Beautiful and Brutal in Josip Novakovich’s “Honey in the Carcase”
Courtney Angela Brkic finds the beautiful and the brutal in Josip Novakovich’s story collection “Honey in the Carcase.”
Courtney Angela BrkicMay 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
Diana Wagman thinks through motherhood, rebellion, and Jamaica Kincaid's short story "Girl."
Diana WagmanMay 29, 2019
Alabama’s Mortal Sounds
Revisiting the primal scene — an Alabama concert.
Drew BratcherMay 28, 2019
- Music
It Mattered That He Showed Up: On Pete Buttigieg’s “Shortest Way Home”
Harrison Hill looks at Pete Buttigieg’s memoir, “Shortest Way Home,” to explore how Buttigieg’s campaign depends on his squeaky clean image.
Harrison HillMay 28, 2019
Mayor Pete and the Millennial Paradox
Pete Buttigieg was a millennial who went home, but not because he needed to.
Peggy O’DonnellMay 28, 2019
Should we celebrate Sport's Illustrated's burkini cover?
Afshan Jafar assesses the social complexity of sex appeal and the burkini.
Afshan JafarMay 28, 2019
On “Manifesto”
Julian Rosefeldt’s "Manifesto" declares itself as a series of canny thefts.
Martin HarriesMay 27, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Film
My Friend Marshall
The dean of American music critics on his late friend, public intellectual Marshall Berman.
Robert ChristgauMay 27, 2019
Beautiful Questions: “How Humans Learn” and the Future of Education
“‘How Humans Learn’ is a splendid repository of ways to rethink how we teach college.” Ryan Boyd reviews Joshua R. Eyler’s new book.
Ryan BoydMay 27, 2019
- Education
- Remaking the University
“I Don’t Want to Confuse Self-Care and Self-Coddling”: An Interview with Jessica Pan
Alyssa Oursler interviews Jessica Pan on her newest memoir "Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come."
Alyssa OurslerMay 27, 2019
“The Parade” by Dave Eggers
Foreign contractors are sent to a nation newly recovering from a decade-long civil war in order to develop infrastructure, which raises the question: whose role is it to forge peace anyway? Check out our Spring 2019 pick for the LARB Book Club: “The Parade” by Dave Eggers.
May 27, 2019
It’s Not the Men: An Interview with Lauren Wilkinson
Rachel Barenbaum talks to Lauren Wilkinson about her new novel, “American Spy.”
Rachel BarenbaumMay 26, 2019
- Noir
The Catalan Paradox, Part IV: A Conversation with Chad Post
A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. For this installment, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to Chad Post.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMay 26, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
"It All Comes from Fear": Jonathan Lee Interviews Damian Barr
Jonathan Lee interviews Damian Barr about his recent book “You Will Be Safe Here.”
Jonathan LeeMay 26, 2019