Archive

Read It Backward: On Andrei Codrescu’s “no time like now”
Josh Cook considers “no time like now” by Andrei Codrescu.
Apr 18, 2019
- Poetry
The Persisting Relevance of Walter Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
Walter Rodney’s "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" still reads cogently after almost 50 years.
Giovanni VimercatiApr 18, 2019
LACMA: Suicide by Architecture, Schematics
Joseph Giovannini provides schematics used in his analysis of the Zumthor-LACMA reconstruction proposal.
Joseph GiovanniniApr 18, 2019
A Conversation between Lucinda Rosenfeld and Rachel Cline
Lucinda Rosenfeld interviews Rachel Cline about her latest novel, "The Question Authority."
Lucinda RosenfeldApr 18, 2019
The Chance for Transformation: On Giorgio van Straten’s “In Search of Lost Books”
Dalia Sofer explores “In Search of Lost Books: The Forgotten Stories of Eight Mythical Volumes” by Giorgio van Straten.
Dalia SoferApr 17, 2019
Hell Down in Hollywood: On Duke Haney’s “Death Valley Superstars”
Peter L. Winkler plumbs the depths of “Death Valley Superstars: Occasionally Fatal Adventures in Filmland” by Duke Haney.
Peter L. WinklerApr 17, 2019
- Film
- Memoir & Essay
Getting Acquainted with Wallace Stevens
Kate Stanley discusses Joan Richardson’s book on Wallace Stevens, “How to Live, What to Do.”
Kate StanleyApr 17, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn and Settler Colonial Language
Robert Wood examines the deep multilingualism of N. Scott Momaday’s "House Made of Dawn."
Robert WoodApr 17, 2019
A Knack for Embracing Impermanence: On Pico Iyer’s “Autumn Light”
A new memoir about coming to terms with aging and death.
Randy RosenthalApr 16, 2019
Trying to Build the World from Ash: Chris Rush on the Art of Memoir
Grace Hadland interviews artist Chris Rush about his new memoir, “The Light Years,” which details his coming-of-age as a gay man in 1970s suburbia.
Gracie HadlandApr 16, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
The Desires of the Heart Are as Crooked as Corkscrews: John Kaag Interviews David Shields
David Shields discusses his new book, "The Trouble with Men."
John KaagApr 16, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
The Historical Revisionism of a Clash of Civilizations
Harrison Akins examines the false narrative of the "clash of civilizations" between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
Harrison AkinsApr 16, 2019
A Reluctant Bricolage of the Sublime and the Popular: Eliyahu Fatal’s “Broken Cisterns”
Ben Ratskoff reviews Iraqi-Jewish artist Eliyahu Fatal’s 2018 exhibition in Los Angeles.
Ben RatskoffApr 15, 2019
Game of Thrones: Season 8, "Winterfell"
Dear Television's Aaron Bady and Sarah Mesle dramatically reunite to discuss "Winterfell" and why it's a dumb idea for Game of Thrones to ever really end.
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleApr 15, 2019
- Dear Television
The Whole Deck of Cards: Reading Paperback Noir with My Mom
Scott Bradfield revisits Erle Stanley Gardner’s Cool and Lam novels from the 1930s and ’40s, three of which have been republished by Hard Case Crime.
Scott BradfieldApr 15, 2019
- Noir
Une Française à Los Angeles: Remembering Agnès Varda
There are many ways to remember Agnès Varda — I will remember her time as an L.A. outsider and the first memories of the city that she gave me.
Jennifer CazenaveApr 15, 2019
- Film