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Wageless Life
In "Hinterland," Phil A. Neel examines the deepening of wageless life, social despair, and the state’s decreasing capacity to manage increasing needs.
Sarah BrouilletteOct 27, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Busy Being Born: An Interview with Leif Enger
Steven Wingate interviews Leif Enger about his new book, "Virgil Wander."
Steven WingateOct 27, 2018
Content in Plato’s Cave: Ersi Sotiropoulos’s “What’s Left of the Night”
In "What’s Left of the Night," Ersi Sotiropoulos excavates the origin of this irony in the early years of C. P. Cavafy’s poetic awakening.
Niko MaragosOct 26, 2018
My L.A. in Four Locations: A Rabbi’s Journey
My L.A. in Four Locations is a running feature. This week, David Wolpe takes us on a rabbi’s journey.
David WolpeOct 26, 2018
Alexander Kluge in Context
The value of "Toward Fewer Images" is its ability to unravel and disclose the conceptual richness of Alexander Kluge’s oeuvre.
Celluloid Liberation FrontOct 26, 2018
- Around the World
- Film
LARB Radio Hour: Matt Tyrnauer's Histories of American Glamour and Sexuality
Director Matt Tyrnauer’s recent documentaries "Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood" and "Studio 54" capture sexual utopias before the dawn of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
LARB Radio HourOct 26, 2018
Politics of Hate
Samuel Huneke reviews Dan Healey’s “Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi,” a look at the development of homophobia as a political strategy in Russia.
Samuel Clowes HunekeOct 26, 2018
I’ll Give You a Partial Democratic Package: Talking to David Runciman
Andy Fitch talks with Cambridge University Professor David Runciman about the future of liberal democracy.
Andy FitchOct 26, 2018
Chosen Family: Stephanie Burt and Chelsey Johnson Discuss “Stray City”
Stephanie Burt interviews Chelsey Johnson about her new novel, “Stray City.”
Stephanie BurtOct 25, 2018
- Fiction
The Death of a Salesman: Donald Trump and the Persuasion Paradox
Donald Trump’s reputation as a salesman conceals a secret: he's terrible at the art of persuasion.
John Paul RollertOct 25, 2018
- Politics
The Shirley Jackson 5: The Haunting of Hill House (Eps. 1-5)
Dear TV, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within
Jane Hu, Phillip MaciakOct 25, 2018
- Dear Television
How Hollow Speech Enables Hostile Speech, and What to Do About It
Jim Sleeper considers the commercial and legal underpinnings of “hate speech.”
Jim SleeperOct 25, 2018
- Law
- Politics
Little Tasks: Fish Boy by John Gosslee
Anthony Immergluck reviews "Fish Boy," a recent poetry collection by John Gosslee.
Anthony ImmergluckOct 25, 2018
The Balancing Act of Buddhism 2.0
Stephen Batchelor’s new book, "Secular Buddhism," continues his reimagination of Buddhism for new times and places.
Jason M. WirthOct 24, 2018
- Religion
Los Angeles, City of Poets
Los Angeles poets on the city they love.
Sesshu FosterOct 24, 2018
- Poetry
“The Weightiest Questions in the Smallest Number of Words”: Retelling the Nietzsche Story
Skye C. Cleary talks with Sue Prideaux about her latest biography, "I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche."
Skye C. ClearyOct 24, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- Philosophy & Religion