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History for Sale: On Paige Williams’s “The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy”
Lydia Pyne digs into “The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy” by Paige Williams.
Lydia PyneOct 10, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
The Ruskin Art Club of Los Angeles Turns 130
Los Angeles's Ruskin Art Club celebrates its 130th anniversary this month.
Marlena TrafasOct 10, 2018
What a Girl Wants?: On Assassination Nation
Zoe Dubno reviews "Assassination Nation," a "miasma of gore, teen ass, and fake-woke political thought."
Zoe DubnoOct 10, 2018
The Difference Between Wrong and Hard: Elizabeth Little Interviews Lou Berney
Elizabeth Little interviews Lou Berney about his new thriller, “November Road.”
Elizabeth LittleOct 9, 2018
- Noir
The Intense Atmospheres of Language: Cristina Rivera Garza’s “The Taiga Syndrome”
The mystery that Rivera Garza’s detective confronts is framed by primordial fear, a horror that can't be accounted for even by the most radical fairy tales.
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoOct 9, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Rock That Breaks and Breaks
A new book about the fracking boom hits close to home.
Erika HowsareOct 9, 2018
- Nonfiction
- Politics
My L.A. in Four Locations: Raymond Chandler
My L.A. in Four Locations is a running feature. This week, photographer Loretta Ayeroff pays homage to Raymond Chandler.
Loretta AyeroffOct 9, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh and the Politics of Memory
On Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation: "Those who’ve been privileged to forget will continue to outweigh those who’ve long been carrying the burden to remember"
Nicholas MirielloOct 9, 2018
It Me
Scott Selisker reviews Merve Emre’s “The Personality Brokers.”
Scott SeliskerOct 8, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
More Than Son of “Jesus’ Son”: On Nico Walker’s “Cherry”
A prison novel written by a convicted bank robber delivers on more than the author’s backstory.
Joe DonnellyOct 8, 2018
- Fiction
Delete Your Account Now: A Conversation with Jaron Lanier
Harper Simon asks philosopher Jaron Lanier about his latest book, “Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now.”
Harper SimonOct 8, 2018
- Science & Technology
Art Inside: Painted Windows
For her Art Inside series, Annie Buckley reflects on the Arts Facilitator Training, a program for incarcerated individuals to lead classes for their peers.
Annie BuckleyOct 8, 2018
Does Capitalism Make Good Compost?: “Familiar Things,” Hwang Sok-yong’s Novel of Waste and Reclamation
A searing meditation on the cult of materialism, "Familiar Things" is a beautiful and almost uplifting parable about recovering things wantonly discarded.
Fionn MallonOct 7, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Juror Number One: The People v. Eugene Cohen
Anna Journey discusses the experience of being a juror on a criminal trial.
Anna JourneyOct 7, 2018
- Nonfiction
Translation Without Theory
What is the best method for translation? V. Joshua Adams looks to Mark Polizzotti's "Sympathy for the Traitor" to find out.
V. Joshua AdamsOct 7, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Knausgaard and War and Peace
Bob Blaisdell struggles with Tolstoy and Knausgaard.
Bob BlaisdellOct 7, 2018