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Thinking About the What-Ifs: A Conversation with Robin Marty About “Handbook for a Post-Roe America”
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to Robin Marty, author of “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.”
Eleanor J. BaderFeb 24, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
I Embrace You All: Ronald M. Schernikau and the Queer Left
A look at the writing of Ronald M. Schernikau, a unique figure within the German left whose homosexuality inspired a Whitmanesque expansive politics.
Ben Miller, Nicholas CourtmanFeb 24, 2019
Thirtysomethings: Andrew Martin’s “Early Work”
A new novel about the frustrations of aspiring young writers.
David YaffeFeb 24, 2019
- Fiction
Luc Besson's Léon: The Professional, a Cultural Phenomenon Going Strong in Korea for 25 Years
"Léon: The Professional," the film that launched director Luc Besson into an international renown, came out a quarter-century ago this year.
Colin MarshallFeb 24, 2019
Social Practices: An Interview with Chris Kraus
“People always thought of L.A. as representing the future. The future is probably someplace else now.”
Maeve HannaFeb 23, 2019
- Art & Architecture
“Immerse Yourself”: Jodie Lynn Zdrok on the Pleasures of Historical Fiction
A new YA author discusses her historical mystery set in 19th-century Paris.
Brianna BranchFeb 23, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Center Is Not the Center: An Interview with Chris Kraus
Talking to Chris Kraus about art, Baudrillard, and where artists should live.
Sophie T. LvoffFeb 23, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Jiayang Fan, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews journalist Jiayang Fan about her musical influences for his "By the Album" series.
Jeffrey WasserstromFeb 23, 2019
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Western?
Krithika Varagur looks at two recent women-centric Westerns and attest to the quintessentially American genre’s enduring vitality abroad.
Krithika VaragurFeb 22, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Identity Theft
LARB talks to Dani Shapiro, author of the memoir "Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love."
LARB Radio HourFeb 22, 2019
Popular Feminism: Male Victimhood
Despite the fact that misogyny has long existed as the norm, in the current moment there is an overt claim that masculinity and patriarchy are under threat.
Sarah Banet-WeiserFeb 22, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
Humanizing the Headlines: On Olivier Kugler’s “Escaping Wars and Waves”
Megan N. Liberty reviews Olivier Kugler's "Escaping Wars and Waves: Encounters with Syrian Refugees."
Megan N. LibertyFeb 22, 2019
Citizenship of Participation: Talking to Jose Antonio Vargas
Andy Fitch talks to Jose Antonio Vargas, author of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen."
Andy FitchFeb 22, 2019
Communing with the Dead: On Yiyun Li’s “Where Reasons End”
Ultimately, "Where Reasons End" is a tremendous act of empathy.
Rachel VeroffFeb 21, 2019
- Fiction
Render Unto “Hail, Caesar!”
Far from being a “trifle,” "Hail, Caesar!" is thematically profound, a heartfelt and rueful tribute to the craft of filmmaking.
Jeet HeerFeb 21, 2019
- Film
The Never-Ending Search for Transcendence: A Conversation with Peter Stamm
GD Dess speaks with Peter Stamm about his “optimistic belief in the possibility of transcendence.”
GD DessFeb 21, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction