Archive

Memento Park, a Backward Leap into the Future
Andre Hardy interviews Mark Sarvas about his new novel, "Memento Park."
Andre HardyJun 3, 2018
- Fiction
Awaiting the Prophet: On Jonah Goldberg’s “Suicide of the West”
David Wolpe critiques “Suicide of the West,” a jeremiad by Jonah Goldberg.
David WolpeJun 3, 2018
- Politics
Why Won't Keirstead or Rouda Bow Out, Open Door for Rohrabacher Defeat in CA 48?
Tom Zoellner talks to Harley Rouda and Hans Keirstead, the two top democrats with a chance to defeat Dana Rohrabacher in the CA 48 primary.
Tom ZoellnerJun 3, 2018
An Imagined Insurgency: A Conversation with Bernard E. Harcourt
A law professor argues that counterinsurgency is no longer a temporary emergency measure but a permanent state of being.
Luca ProvenzanoJun 3, 2018
- Law
- Politics
The Face Behind the Case: Janus v. AFSCME, Dark Money, and the Future of Labor
Mansoor Khan on the impending Janus v. AFSCME decision and the fate of the labor movement.
Mansoor KhanJun 3, 2018
The Mars Room: A Maximalist Portrait of the California Prison System
Louise McCune reviews Rachel Kushner's compassionate, complex novel "The Mars Room."
Louise McCuneJun 3, 2018
Bare in Mind
“Decluttering here,” and she pointed to her head.
Hilary LeichterJun 2, 2018
- LARB Lit
Weird Ways of Seeing: Patrick Nagatani’s Nuclear Vision
Twenty-seven years after its publication, Patrick Nagatani’s “Nuclear Enchantment” still sees the lurking violence of the American nuclear project.
Jeffrey MoroJun 2, 2018
Eleanor Davis Asks a Radical Question, Modestly
“Why Art?” is physically delightful: it just feels good to hold in your hands and flip through.
Etelka LehoczkyJun 2, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
The Trick Is There Is No Trick: Tessa Fontaine’s The Electric Woman
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Tessa Fontaine's memoir of resilience and discovery "The Electric Woman."
Nathan Scott McNamaraJun 2, 2018
Making It in L.A.: An Interview with Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly talks about L.A. culture, the art of the interview, the formalism of celebrity profiles, and his ideal partner for a long road trip.
Tom ZoellnerJun 1, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Ira Kaplan
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJun 1, 2018
- Music
LARB Radio Hour: Morgan Jerkins’s Vulnerable Bravery
Morgan Jerkins, author of "This Will Be My Undoing," talks about tackling the personal as political as a black woman author in these troubled times, nuancing what each of those terms mean.
LARB Radio HourJun 1, 2018
Deep Dad: The End of The Americans
For Dear Television, Phil Maciak considers the dad rock series finale of FX's The Americans.
Phillip MaciakJun 1, 2018
- Dear Television
The Monthly Digest: June 2018
Jun 1, 2018
Making It in L.A.: A Review of “L.A. Man”
Emily Beaver on a collection of interviews and profiles of various Los Angeles characters by a longtime local journalist.
Emily BeaverJun 1, 2018
- Memoir & Essay