Archive

Hong Sang-soo’s Dream Time
On Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After" and the filmmaker's place in slow cinema.
Xueli WangMay 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Film
Higher Loyalty? James Comey and the Failure of Leadership
Unintentionally, "A Higher Loyalty" teaches us more about “ethical leadership” by showing not what Comey has done in his career but what he has failed to do.
Stephen RohdeMay 24, 2018
Remembering Philip Roth (1933-2018)
Members of the LARB community remember the great American novelist Philip Roth.
LARBMay 24, 2018
The Court’s Supreme Injustice
Allen Mendenhall passes judgment on “Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court” by Paul Finkelman.
Allen MendenhallMay 24, 2018
- History
- Law
Tom Wolfe's Fictions
Abby Aguirre reflects on Tom Wolfe's legacy in her hometown of La Jolla.
Abby AguirreMay 24, 2018
Francesca Lia Block: Turning Pain into Magic
Mary Pauline Lowry revels in "The Thorn Necklace" by Francesca Lia Block.
Mary Pauline LowryMay 24, 2018
The Words We Don’t Use: On Eviatar Zerubavel’s “Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable”
Dan Friedman parses “Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable” by Eviatar Zerubavel.
Dan FriedmanMay 23, 2018
- Cultural Studies
In the Snatches of Free Time: On Collecting Roland Barthes
Ayten Tartici pores over an “intentionally idiosyncratic collection of Barthesiana entitled ‘Album,’” edited by Éric Marty and translated by Jody Gladding.
Ayten TarticiMay 23, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
Saving the World with Metaphor: Toward an Ecological Poetics
How the humanities can save us.
Robert D. NewmanMay 23, 2018
- Education
- Poetry
Home and Away
Joanna Chen reflects on her time at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Joanna ChenMay 23, 2018
Junk
Nathan Jeffers considers Tommy Pico's "Junk."
Nathan JeffersMay 23, 2018
A Chameleonic Career
A new book on California’s youngest and oldest governor.
Tom GallagherMay 22, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- Politics
Feminism’s Styles
A book on midcentury anti-feminism and the politics of sentimentality.
Lori MarsoMay 22, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
Go Slowly: A Conversation with Hilary Plum and Andrea Lawlor
Hilary Plum and Andrea Lawlor discuss their recent novels, writing both poetry and prose, and how time and memory influence their work.
Andrea LawlorMay 22, 2018
The Serial Killer as a Marketing Genius
Tom Zoellner on the Zodiac Killer and the man who's still searching for him.
Tom ZoellnerMay 21, 2018
- History
- Noir
There Will Always Be More “Angels”
Harrison Hill reviews “The World Only Spins Forward,” a collection of interviews and reflections on Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America.”
Harrison HillMay 21, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- History