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“Johnny Appleseed” and the Revision of American Masculinity
Ashley Rattner reviews Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver's graphic biography "Johnny Appleseed."
Ashley RattnerMar 24, 2018
- Comics
- History
White Travel Writers, Please Stop Saying You Fell in Love with a Country Full of Brown People
Rosalie Metro considers the historical connotation of travel writers saying they "fell in love" with a country.
Rosalie MetroMar 24, 2018
“Women with the Gun”: American Women Journalists and the Women’s Battalion of Death
Angela Shpolberg on Maria Bochkareva and the Women’s Battalion of Death, as seen through the eyes of American women journalists.
Angela ShpolbergMar 23, 2018
Maxine Hong Kingston: Warrior of Peace
Maxine Hong Kingston reflects on a lifetime of writing, an unorthodox career, and her current work as a teacher and healer, which couldn't be more relevant for our troubled times.
LARB Radio HourMar 23, 2018
Word and Deed: On Lynn Ellen Patyk’s “Written in Blood: Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861–1881”
Chelsea C. Gibson on “Written in Blood: Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861–1881” by Lynn Ellen Patyk.
Chelsea GibsonMar 23, 2018
How I Finally Learned Self-Love in a Post-Nuclear World
Broti GuptaMar 23, 2018
- LARB Lit
Dillon Chitto’s Bingo Hall at The Autry Puts the Pueblo Community Front and Center
Pamela Avila on Dillon Chitto's play "Bingo Hall," currently showing at The Autry.
Pamela AvilaMar 23, 2018
Context-Dependent Discretion, Mood-Reading, Personal Charisma: Talking to Tae-Yeoun Keum
Andy Fitch interviews Tae-Yeoun Keum, who is at work on a book about the legacy of Plato’s myths in political thought.
Andy FitchMar 23, 2018
Schrödinger’s Cat
Megan AmramMar 22, 2018
- Poetry
Three Questions for Cheston Knapp Regarding His Essay Collection “Up Up, Down Down”
Isaac Levy-Rubinett interviews Cheston Knapp.
Isaac Levy-RubinettMar 22, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body, Part III: Dreaming and Loving Through Poetry and the Body
Cynthia Manick engages with the Poetry Coalition’s 2018 initiative, “Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body.”
Cynthia ManickMar 22, 2018
- Poetry
The Long March of the Corporate Rights Movement
Ryan Azad reviews Adam Winkler's "We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights."
Ryan AzadMar 22, 2018
Mental Illness and School Shootings
Rebecca Seligman argues that we should reframe mental illness as a social phenomenon to better understand the mass shooting epidemic.
Rebecca SeligmanMar 22, 2018
Why I Decided to Pose Nude for Bek Andersen
Mark Grayson reflects on his experience of posing nude for photographer Bek Andersen, and the changing definition of masculinity.
Mark GraysonMar 22, 2018
Melancholy Dane: Sigrid Nunez’s “The Friend”
Charles Taylor catches up with "The Friend" by Sigrid Nunez.
Charles TaylorMar 21, 2018
- Fiction
Rocks, Leaves, Toys, Tools, Trash: Erik Shonstrom Interviews Rolf Potts
Erik Shonstrom talks to Rolf Potts about "Souvenir," his entry in Bloomsbury's "Object Lessons" series.
Erik ShonstromMar 21, 2018
- Memoir & Essay