Archive

A Deeper South
A road trip through the Old South reveals uncomfortable family truths.
Pete CandlerMar 10, 2019
Poppy/Friend
Gillian Osborne, Juliana ChowMar 10, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Fried Chicken's Central Role in a TV Drama, a Police Comedy, and Korean Culture Itself
Colin Marshall on the central role of fried chicken in Korean culture and media.
Colin MarshallMar 10, 2019
Once Was Lost: The False Promise of True Detective
Lacy WarnerMar 10, 2019
Dear Donald,
Cortney Lamar Charleston addresses the president
Cortney Lamar CharlestonMar 9, 2019
- LARB Lit
The Last Psychedelic Band
Peter Coviello on Pavement's 1994 record "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" and what it means today.
Peter CovielloMar 9, 2019
- Music
The Necessity of Being Judgmental: On “k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher”
"k-punk" is a primer in how to write cultural criticism today. If it is a catastrophe that we no longer have Mark Fisher, we at least have this collection.
Roger LuckhurstMar 9, 2019
A Quiver of Quislings
Benedict Cosgrove proposes a new collective noun, "a quiver of quislings."
Benedict CosgroveMar 9, 2019
Bring Back the Feminist Cyborgs
Emma Goldberg examines the messy gender politics of household robots.
Emma GoldbergMar 9, 2019
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Shara Lessley and Stephen Cushman
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Shara Lessley and Stephen Cushman.
Lisa Russ SpaarMar 8, 2019
- Poetry
The Hundred Years’ War Over Free Speech
"The Free Speech Century" is a rich buffet of intellectual delicacies, which need not be gorged in one sitting but can be enjoyably sampled at leisure.
Stephen RohdeMar 8, 2019
Strange Journeys: Chloe Aridjis's "Sea Monsters"
Chloe Aridjis talks about her novel "Sea Monsters," the journey of a young girl who takes chase after both a budding romantic infatuation and a band of Ukrainian dwarfs.
LARB Radio HourMar 8, 2019
Silence That Is Not Silence: On Ilya Kaminsky’s “Deaf Republic”
Will Brewbaker considers “Deaf Republic” by Ilya Kaminsky.
Will BrewbakerMar 8, 2019
- Poetry
What Began as a Very Positive Image-Boosting Initiative: Talking to Elizabeth C. Economy
Andy Fitch interviews Elizabeth C. Economy about her book "The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State."
Andy FitchMar 8, 2019
Philly and South Jersey Gothic: On Jay A. Gertzman’s “Pulp According to David Goodis”
Woody Haut picks up “Pulp According to David Goodis” by Jay A. Gertzman.
Woody HautMar 7, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Noir
The Deified Totality of the True: On Ben H. Winters’s “Golden State”
Glenn Harper reviews “Golden State” by Ben H. Winters.
Glenn HarperMar 7, 2019
- Noir
- SF