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Israel Versus Israel: On “Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War”
Israel has a hard time talking to Palestine, but an even worse time talking with itself.
David MikicsJan 27, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Reading Tocqueville in Korea (Part One)
"Culture is not necessarily our destiny," wrote the high-profile Korean activist and later president of South Korea Kim Dae-jung in 1994. "Democracy is."
Colin MarshallJan 27, 2019
Here Lies One Whose Name Was Writ in Erasure: Cy Twombly, the Indolent Dauphin of Keatsian Negative Capability
One of the major threads throughout “Chalk” is that the erasures and omissions in Twombly’s art mirror the erasures and omissions of Twombly’s life.
Tyler MaloneJan 26, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
Pamphlets for Sale: How Sam Lipsyte’s “Hark” Will Save Us All
Ryan Smernoff listens in on Sam Lipsyte’s new satirical novel “Hark,” “a work of profane enchantment that comes with a full set of teeth.”
Ryan SmernoffJan 26, 2019
- Fiction
Roots and Routes: A Conversation with Yasser Abdellatif
Farid Farid interviews Egyptian writer Yasser Abdellatif about his recently translated novel, "The Law of Inheritance."
Farid FaridJan 26, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Lisa Brackmann, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstom interviews Lisa Brackmann about her musical influences.
Jeffrey WasserstromJan 26, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Jeffrey Yang and the Mystique of Marfa
Poet Jeffrey Yang joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to discuss "Hey, Marfa," his heralded new poetry collection.
LARB Radio HourJan 25, 2019
Socialism and Freedom: Karl Polanyi’s Early Writings
Steven Klein reviews a new collection of Karl Polanyi's early writings.
Steven KleinJan 25, 2019
WhatsApps with Women #2: Joanna Walsh Talks to Artist and Curator Tamsyn Challenger about Pussy Riot
A conversation with Tamsyn Challenger about "Free The Pussy!," the recent exhibition on Pussy Riot.
Joanna WalshJan 25, 2019
Fealty, Fortune, and the Wives of #MeToo
Suzanne Leonard looks at how “House of Cards”’s last season frames our conflicting cultural expectations that surround the figure of the political wife.
Suzanne LeonardJan 25, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
As the Rhetoric Escalates: Talking to Lilliana Mason
Andy Fitch interviews Lilliana Mason about "Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity."
Andy FitchJan 25, 2019
The Granular Nuances of Meaning
Elisa Gabbert’s new collection of essays explores modes of memory and communication.
Melynda FullerJan 24, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
The Chi and the Odyssey: A Conversation with Chigozie Obioma on “An Orchestra of Minorities”
Lily Meyer talks to writer Chigozie Obioma about his recent novel, "An Orchestra of Minorities."
Lily MeyerJan 24, 2019
- Fiction
Return of the Unrepressed
Tim Riley on how the Beatles and John Lennon puncture nostalgia.
Tim RileyJan 24, 2019
- Music
Messengers from the Past
Priyanka Kumar visits New Mexico's Bosque del Apache.
Priyanka KumarJan 24, 2019
Paper Cities and Media Wars: On Lucia Allais’s “Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century”
Enrique Ramirez takes a look at Lucia Allais's "Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century."
Enrique RamirezJan 23, 2019