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Round Numbers in Latin American History: 1992 and 2021
“He was a skilled sailor, but his ideological compass was thoroughly medieval.” Lois Parkinson Zamora on Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés.
Lois Parkinson ZamoraMar 24, 2019
- Around the World
- History
The Agony of the Erudite Trumpite
What to make of "The Case for Trump"?
Erik D’AmatoMar 24, 2019
- Politics
White Noise
A controversial new book either explains — or excuses — white identity politics, depending on how you look at it.
Paul DelanyMar 24, 2019
- Politics
Listen to the Seoul of the 1980s, Real or Imagined, with Streaming Mixes of Korean "City Pop"
Colin Marshall on "city pop" and its proliferation on YouTube.
Colin MarshallMar 24, 2019
The Final Treasure from the Tolkien Hoard
Christopher Tolkien wraps up a four-decade curation of his father’s legacy.
Nick OwcharMar 23, 2019
- SF
“Love,” “Family,” and Other Homonyms: A Conversation with Briallen Hopper
Jacqui Shine speaks to Briallen Hopper, author of “Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions.”
Jacqui ShineMar 23, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Temporal Turmoil: The Time Travel Stories of Robert Silverberg
A Grand Master curates his finest time travel stories.
Rob LathamMar 23, 2019
- SF
In Mary Poppins's Return, Imagination is Just Background Noise
Shane Cashman compares 1964's "Mary Poppins" to 2018's "Mary Poppins Returns," which favors explanation over imagination.
Shane CashmanMar 23, 2019
Pedagogy in All the Sex and Grotesquerie: On Darius James’s “Negrophobia”
Donnell Alexander revisits Darius James’s phantasmagoric dark satire “Negrophobia,” which was recently reissued by NYRB Classics.
Donnell AlexanderMar 22, 2019
- Fiction
Meant to Be Understood: On César Aira’s Complete Translated Works
On the occasion of the publication of "Birthday," Kamil Ahsan surveys the many fictions of César Aira that are available in English.
Kamil AhsanMar 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
LARB Radio Hour: At the Movies with Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer discusses his new book "Broadsword Calling Danny Boy," about the 1968 Richard Burton/Clint Eastwood war movie, "Where Eagles Dare."
LARB Radio HourMar 22, 2019
The Tale of the Tasaday, as Seen on TV
"The Book of Paradise Has No Author" blends media criticism and historical scholarship to tell the splintered story of the Tasaday.
Sylvia GindickMar 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Film
When the Facts Undermine Your Ideology: Talking to Max Boot
Andy Fitch interviews Max Boot, author of "The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right."
Andy FitchMar 22, 2019
Currents of Revolution: On Julius S. Scott’s “The Common Wind”
Malkah Bressler reviews Julius S. Scott's "The Common Wind," a classic of 18th-century Caribbean scholarship, now published 30 years after being written.
Malkah BresslerMar 21, 2019
- Around the World
- History
Misguided Devotion: On Kirstin Allio’s “Buddhism for Western Children”
Kirstin Allio’s new novel "Buddhism for Western Children" is a painful, funny tale about coming of age in a religious cult.
Susan Kaiser GreenlandMar 21, 2019
- Fiction
Who's the Baddie? Captain Marvel in the Age of American Empire
Who is Captain Marvel an allegory for?
Aaron BadyMar 21, 2019
- Film