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Down and Out in Silicon Valley
Justin Tyler Clark reads the funny, frightening "Live Work Work Work Die."
Justin Tyler ClarkJun 11, 2018
Consider the Cop Show: On Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Apoorva Tadepalli reconsiders her relationship with "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
Apoorva TadepalliJun 11, 2018
Sultry Night: Grant Wood’s Queer Midwest
Anya Ventura looks at the queer life hiding inside of Grant Wood’s iconic paintings of Depression-era Americana.
Anya VenturaJun 10, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
“Let’s Strengthen Our Community”: Lucy Jones on the Big SoCal Shakeout
A prominent seismologist on how SoCal can prepare for the next big one.
Matt TinocoJun 10, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
Processes of Memory: Christa Wolf’s “Eulogy for the Living: Taking Flight”
As part of a comprehensive guide to Christa Wolf’s often controversial literary history, "Eulogy for the Living" provides a perfect starting point.
Fiona BrysonJun 10, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Essential Korean Fashion Accessory of 2018: A London Review of Books Tote Bag
Colin Marshall notices the latest trend sweeping the streets of Seoul: tote bags from the "London Review of Books."
Colin MarshallJun 10, 2018
A Rifle on the Wall: Kevin Powers’s “A Shout in the Ruins”
"Powers seems more inclined toward over-regulation and order even as he’s trying to tell a story of disorder." On "A Shout in the Ruins."
Shehryar FazliJun 9, 2018
- Fiction
Death by Charity
An author takes a road trip across Haiti to understand the blowback from good intentions.
Ajay OronaJun 9, 2018
The Earth Strikes Back! Post-Thatcherite Neoliberalism in Ian McDonald’s “Luna: Wolf Moon”
“Luna: Wolf Moon” reminds us that space-utopianism based on imperial or neoliberal ideals will not escape the gravity well of such dystopian foundations.
Hugh Charles O’ConnellJun 9, 2018
- SF
Return to Enigma
Greg Gerke discusses the 1987 novel by V. S. Naipaul "The Enigma of Arrival."
Greg GerkeJun 9, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Carmen Maria Machado and Jenny Zhang
Carmen Maria Machado discusses "Her Body and Other Parties" and Jenny Zhang discusses "Sour Heart."
LARB Radio HourJun 9, 2018
Everything Was a Fake
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Helen DeWitt’s collection “Some Trick,” where we are granted access to 13 more of her mad performances.
Nathan Scott McNamaraJun 8, 2018
- Fiction
“Having Repeatedly Supped with the Devil…”: The Strange Muses of John Gilmore
Anthony Mostrom writes about the life of noir author and gonzo journalist John Gilmore.
Anthony MostromJun 8, 2018
- Noir
- Nonfiction
Noir Turned on Its Side
Robert Allen Papinchak reviews “Noir” by Christopher Moore.
Robert Allen PapinchakJun 8, 2018
- Noir
- SF
Five Years After the Gezi Protests, the Legacy Lives On
On the five-year anniversary of Turkey's Gezi protests, Nick Ashdown describes how the "soul of Gezi" still exists in the country.
Nick AshdownJun 8, 2018
The Problem of the Person Who Observes from a Distance: Talking to Rachel Galvin
Andy Fitch interviews Rachel Galvin, author of "News of War: Civilian Poetry 1936-1945."
Andy FitchJun 8, 2018