Archive

“I’m Not Going to Pretend That I’m So F**king Creative”: An Interview with Eric Reynolds
Colin Beineke talks to Eric Reynolds about his work editing "Now: The New Comics Anthology" for Fantagraphics Books.
Colin BeinekeJan 5, 2019
- Comics
Ma’am, An American Tragedy
Marilyn ChinJan 5, 2019
- LARB Lit
The Cost of Being Alone: Cassandra Seltman interviews Jamieson Webster
Cassandra Seltman interviews psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster about her new book "Conversion Disorder: Listening to the Body in Psychoanalysis."
Jan 5, 2019
Art and Dissent in Singapore: An Interview with Seelan Palay
Krithika Varagur speaks to Singaporean artist Seelan Palay about censorship, institutional critique, and the Southeast Asian art world.
Krithika VaragurJan 4, 2019
Terribly Plausible
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Black Swan Rising” by Lisa Brackmann.
Désirée ZamoranoJan 4, 2019
- Noir
Telling Stories and Telling Histories: Wayétu Moore's "She Would Be King"
Wayétu Moore speaks with host Eric Newman about her debut novel "She Would Be King," which interweaves history with magical realism to re-tell Liberia's founding in the 19th century.
LARB Radio HourJan 4, 2019
A Film by Bertolt Brecht
"Mack the Knife — Brecht’s Threepenny Film" is part-biopic, part-homage, part-metacinematic staging of a film that shouldn’t actually exist — but now does.
Luisa RollenhagenJan 4, 2019
- Around the World
- Film
You Can’t Get This Without Making Somebody Else Feel Bad: Talking to Francis Fukuyama
Andy Fitch interviews Francis Fukuyama, author of "Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment."
Andy FitchJan 4, 2019
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Stew
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJan 3, 2019
- Music
On Oppenheimer: A Conversation with Louisa Hall on Her Novel, “Trinity”
"I wanted to write a book about the difficulty of knowing other people, especially when the stakes are high." Jennifer Croft interviews Louisa Hall.
Jennifer CroftJan 3, 2019
- Fiction
A Patient Observation of Human Beings
Fabien Truong’s book is a thoughtful, well-crafted ethnography that humanizes the faceless, amorphous “Muslim youth” of the French banlieues.
Asma AfsaruddinJan 3, 2019
Practicing Utopia: Recent Retrospectives on the Work of David Wojnarowicz
The powerful multimedia legacy of the late AIDS activist and artist.
Jonathan AlexanderJan 2, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
A Mind in Transit: Marina Benjamin on Insomnia
A memoir on the liminal state of sleeplessness and “mind wandering.”
Andrew SchenkerJan 2, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
The Death of Job Stability
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein works through “Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary” by Louis Hyman.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJan 2, 2019
The Importance of Earnest Criticism
An interview with Jarrett Earnest, whose "What it Means to Write about Art" compiles interviews with the most influential art critics of the past 50 years.
Felix BernsteinJan 1, 2019
- Art & Architecture
A Comprehensive Guide to the Entertainment Industry
Michael Donaldson evaluates Corey Field's "Entertainment Law: Fundamentals and Practice."
Michael C. DonaldsonJan 1, 2019