Archive

The Improvisational Wonders of Jazz and Soccer
Michael Agovino explores the formal and stylistic echoes between soccer and jazz.
Michael J. AgovinoMar 17, 2019
- LARB Ball
- Sports
Wit and Wisdom at the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Sean McCoy reports from the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada.
Sean McCoyMar 17, 2019
Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Interpreter of Maladies” and Tourist Realism
Robert Wood takes a look at the legacy of Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Interpreter of Maladies" and her transition to work in Italian.
Robert WoodMar 17, 2019
The Feeling of Heart: A Conversation with Frederic Tuten
Carrie Cooperider talks to Frederic Tuten about his memoir, “My Young Life.”
Carrie CooperiderMar 16, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Cultural Complications: A Q-and-A with Etaf Rum on “A Woman Is No Man”
Eleanor J. Bader talks to writer Etaf Rum about her new novel.
Eleanor J. BaderMar 16, 2019
- Fiction
To the Marrow of One’s Bones: On Walter Kempowski’s “Homeland”
Stephanie Sy-Quia considers “Homeland” by Walter Kempowski, translated from the German by Charlotte Collins.
Stephanie Sy-QuiaMar 16, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Unfreedom, Race, and Capitalist Sport in High Flying Bird
Nathan Kalman-Lamb reviews the new Netflix original film "High Flying Bird."
Nathan Kalman-LambMar 16, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Deborah Eisenberg's Duck is Our Duck
Co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf talk with acclaimed author and master of the short story Deborah Eisenberg about Your Duck is My Duck, her new collection and her first since 2006.
LARB Radio HourMar 15, 2019
“In a Different Voice”: Act II
Carol Gilligan on three recent films that give her hope.
Carol GilliganMar 15, 2019
- Film
Power Moves Through People: An Interview with Nick Estes
An American Indian activist links the Standing Rock protests with other mass protest movements.
Sam RibakoffMar 15, 2019
- Politics
A Fine Green Thread
A new collection of essays by and about Irish-American writers in New York.
Sean GillMar 15, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Empty Set: Talking to Verónica Gerber Bicecci
Andy Fitch interviews Verónica Gerber Bicecci about her book "Empty Set," translated by Christina MacSweeney.
Andy FitchMar 15, 2019
When the Mask Comes Off: An Interview with Steph Post
Erica Wright interviews Steph Post about her new novel, “Miraculum.”
Erica WrightMar 14, 2019
- Noir
“The History of Your Private Life”: On Peter Mishler’s “Fludde”
Matt Morton considers “Fludde” by Peter Mishler.
Matt MortonMar 14, 2019
- Poetry
Paperback LA: A Casual Anthology
Paul MandelbaumMar 14, 2019
Patti Smith and Male Bias in Music Criticism
David Masciotra makes the case for a major critical reappraisal of Patti Smith.
David MasciotraMar 14, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music