Archive

Memorializing the Present: Montgomery’s New Legacy Museum
Jeffrey Lawrence discusses Montgomery’s new Legacy Museum and its radical approach to African-American history.
Jeffrey LawrenceNov 19, 2018
For the Love of Melodrama: On Bohemian Rhapsody
Charles Taylor defends the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Charles TaylorNov 19, 2018
Science’s Freedom Fighters
Any process of designing science, with its complex suite of methods, funding structures, laboratories, and so forth, is inherently political.
W. Patrick McCrayNov 18, 2018
Modernism and Mimesis
Amit Chaudhuri on getting past the trauma of modernism.
Amit ChaudhuriNov 18, 2018
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
The Polish Predicament
John Connelly reviews "Catholics on the Barricades: Poland, France, and 'Revolution,' 1891-1956."
John ConnellyNov 18, 2018
How to Troll the Alt-Right: A User’s Guide
Caitlin Reynolds on standing strong and calm in opposition to Patriot Movement AZ and the alt-right.
Caitlin ReynoldsNov 18, 2018
Obsessive Derring-Do
On David Grann's "The White Darkness."
Howard SchneiderNov 17, 2018
- Nonfiction
Hide-and-Seek Amid the Ruins
A mixed-media quest to recover one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Paul MaziarNov 17, 2018
Darkness on the Edge of America
Trump’s true aesthetic is not reality TV but the sad and lonely paintings of Edward Hopper.
David MasciotraNov 17, 2018
- Politics
Meditation on the Woolsey Fire
"What are these Malibu wildfires, I wonder, if not a direct message to America?" Rachel Reilich reflects on the Woolsey Fire in Malibu.
Rachel ReilichNov 17, 2018
The Limits of Language in a Surrealist Age: Sabrina Orah Mark’s “Wild Milk”
Michael Valinsky drinks in Sabrina Orah Mark’s debut story collection “Wild Milk.”
Michael ValinskyNov 16, 2018
- Fiction
LARB Radio Hour: Rethinking Identity with Kwame Anthony Appiah
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah talks with host Eric Newman about his new book "The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity."
LARB Radio HourNov 16, 2018
Wives’ Tales
Glenn Close's role in "Fatal Attraction" never sat well with her. How might that inform her work in her new movie, "The Wife"?
Lacy WarnerNov 16, 2018
- Film
M Is for Mother
Kate Martin Rowe reads Kim Adrian's glossary-memoir of her mother's mental illness, "The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet."
Kate Martin RoweNov 16, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
Dulce et Decorum
Birger Vanwesenbeeck reflects on the World War I centennial commemorations at the Menin Gate in Belgium.
Birger VanwesenbeeckNov 16, 2018
Before You Indulge in Court-Packing Fantasies: Talking to Yascha Mounk
Andy Fitch talks with Harvard lecturer Yascha Mounk about populism, court-packing, and his new book, "The People vs. Democracy."
Andy FitchNov 16, 2018