Archive

Audio Salve: The Relentless Picnic Podcast and the Power of a Real Conversation
The Relentless Picnic podcast highlights the power and impact of simple conversations among friends.
Nathan GoldmanSep 10, 2018
Nothing to Fear, but …
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum.
Robert ZaretskySep 9, 2018
Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
Mark EdmundsonSep 9, 2018
- Literary Criticism
In the Grip of Dread
Dread has many expressions but only one end.
David Theo GoldbergSep 9, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Cyberpunk in Berlin and Los Angeles: A Conversation Between Marilyn Macron and Stefan Kiesbye
Marilyn Macron talks with Stefan Kiesbye about his recent book, "Berlingeles."
Marilyn MacronSep 9, 2018
Not to Be Forgotten
“Once Upon a Time Machine Volume 2: Greek Gods and Legends” sees adaptation as more than the straightforward retelling of old tales in a different medium.
Nancy PedriSep 8, 2018
- Comics
Satire and Subversion in Ishmael Reed’s “Conjugating Hindi”
Anita Felicelli on the firebrand Ishmael Reed’s latest novel, “Conjugating Hindi,” which is out now from Dalkey Archive Press.
Anita FelicelliSep 8, 2018
- Fiction
It’s Our Time: The Women of Wakanda
“Black Panther” is not only about projecting African diaspora people and cultures into the future; it’s also about recovering the past.
Andrea HairstonSep 8, 2018
Rigo 23 Honors Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier with a Nine-Foot Statue
Portuguese artist Ricardo Gouveia honors Native American activist Leonard Peltier at the Main Museum in DTLA.
Pamela AvilaSep 8, 2018
A New Light on a Neglected Ruler: On “Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan”
A biography of one of India’s forgotten female rulers.
Gary SinghSep 7, 2018
She-Stag and the Tiger of Wanawutu: Remembering Gregory Corso
Sep 7, 2018
Porochista Khakpour: Reflections on Being Sick
Author Porochista Khakpour talks about her new book "Sick: A Memoir," which chronicles her struggle with Lyme disease.
LARB Radio HourSep 7, 2018
Bad Blood, Worse Ethics
Sidney Perkowitz unravels the secrets of the infamous Theranos scandal.
Sidney PerkowitzSep 7, 2018
- Science & Technology
Speeches I Had Heard or Seen that Changed My Life: Talking to Ben Rhodes
Andy Fitch talks to Ben Rhodes about his recent memoir, "The World As It Is," where Rhodes writes about speechwriting for President Obama.
Andy FitchSep 7, 2018
On the Defensive: Navigating White Advantage and White Fragility
"White Fragility" reads as one-part jeremiad and one-part handbook. It is by turns mordant and then inspirational.
David RoedigerSep 6, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
No More EasyJet: On Bruno Latour’s “Où atterrir?”
In a new text by Bruno Latour, the French theorist discusses the politics of ecological denial and the global-local divide on both sides of the Atlantic.
James DelbourgoSep 6, 2018