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What They Meant: On Helena Rosenblatt’s “The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century”
Christine Dunn Henderson uncovers “The Lost History of Liberalism” by Helena Rosenblatt.
Christine Dunn HendersonFeb 14, 2019
- History
- Politics
Asking for a Friend: My Lover Loves Jesus. Can It Work?
On Asking for a Friend, Olive answers a writer whose partner comes from a very different religious background — are they bound for heartbreak?
Olga KreimerFeb 14, 2019
An Old God in a New World: On Chigozie Obioma’s “An Orchestra of Minorities”
Kate Harlin reviews "An Orchestra of Minorities," the latest novel by Chigozie Obioma.
Kate HarlinFeb 13, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Every Ounce of My Soul: An Interview with Gabino Iglesias
Benjamin Whitmer interviews Gabino Iglesias, author of “Coyote Songs” and “Zero Saints.”
Benjamin WhitmerFeb 13, 2019
- Noir
One Worshipper Is Not Superior to Another
A years-long visual investigation into how Iraq War blowback is playing out in Egypt, the second-largest recipient of US military aid.
Elle Kurancid, Hamada ElrasamFeb 13, 2019
The 1946 Pilbara Strike and Donald Stuart’s Yandy
Robert Wood discusses the legacy of the Pilbara Strike in Western Australia and Donald Stuart's "Yandy."
Robert WoodFeb 13, 2019
Posthumanism for Regular Humans Trapped in an Inhuman World: On “The Human Reimagined”
Aaron Winslow is stimulated by “The Human Reimagined: Posthumanism in Russia,” an “essential volume” edited by Colleen McQuillen and Julia Vaingurt.
Aaron WinslowFeb 12, 2019
Give and Go: The Double Movement of Shut Up and Dribble
Samantha N. Sheppard thinks about the back and forth between social injustice, social progress, and the institutional power of the NBA in Showtime's Shut Up and Dribble.
Samantha N. SheppardFeb 12, 2019
- LARB Ball
- Sports
India Calling
Gary Singh picks up Ravi Agrawal's "India Connected: How the Smartphone is Transforming the World's Largest Democracy."
Gary SinghFeb 12, 2019
Everyone Can Benefit from Dreyer’s English — Especially Scholars
Chris Yogerst reviews Random House copy chief Benjamin Dreyer's "Dreyer's English."
Chris YogerstFeb 12, 2019
Fracking Incarnate
Is fracking a misguided, debt-fueled money pit? Bethany McLean’s new book suggests it might be behind the next financial collapse.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinFeb 11, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Doomed to Survive, but Not Live: An Interview with Joumana Haddad
A Lebanese essayist speaks out against the domination of the body.
Tom ZoellnerFeb 11, 2019
Our Placeless Condition
Hadji Bakara reviews Lyndsey Stonebridge’s “Placeless People: Writing, Rights, and Refugees.”
Hadji BakaraFeb 11, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Politics
Everything or Nothing: Wendy Guerra's Revolution Sunday
Elena Sheppard reviews Wendy Guerra's new novel, "Revolution Sunday."
Elena SheppardFeb 11, 2019
From Idyllic to Deadly: A Conversation with Patrick Coleman
Ryan Teitman talks to writer Patrick Coleman about his new poetry collection, "Fire Season."
Ryan TeitmanFeb 10, 2019
- Poetry
The Limits of Political Morality
"Kennedy and King" reduces morality to obvious indignity, emotion to family life, and everything else to politics. In the end, everything is politics.
Vincent LloydFeb 10, 2019