Archive

Untranslatable Voices: Vickie Vértiz Writes Los Ángeles in “Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut”
Isabel Gómez on Vickie Vértiz’s “Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut” and the radical work of translinguality as decolonial practice.
Isabel GómezJan 31, 2018
- Poetry
2017, the Year in Horror
What can the runaway popularity of "It," "Get Out," and "American Horror Story" tell us about America in 2017?
Michael DangoJan 31, 2018
- Film
The Bold Type and the Rise of the Female Mentor
Natalia Winkelman reviews "The Bold Type," which was recently renewed for its second season on Freeform.
Natalia WinkelmanJan 31, 2018
North South East West
How could any of them have imagined that a border would divide them? How could anyone have predicted the horror that is now Korea, of being hacked in two?
Nancy Jooyoun KimJan 30, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Keeping the Darwinian Faith
A review of Michael Ruse’s book on the religion of scientism.
Charles LaPorte, Joseph LaPorteJan 30, 2018
The Bottom Rung of Migrant Hierarchy: Afghans in Istanbul
The precarious life of Afghan refugees in Turkey.
Fattah Lemar Rabiei, Helen MackreathJan 30, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
“When I’m Finished, They Won’t Even Know Your Name”: Kesha, Gaga, and the Grammys from #MeToo to #TimesUp and Beyond
Carie Schneider on Kesha’s show-stealing performance of “Praying" at the Grammy's.
Carie SchneiderJan 30, 2018
Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, MA
The Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, MA is the newest addition to LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Noah RossJan 30, 2018
Remembering William Dailey (1945-2017)
Nicole Panter, partner of the late William Dailey, remembers his years as a bookseller and more.
Maria Montgomery and Nicole PanterJan 30, 2018
A Crack of Darkness: Myth-Making and Mob Culture in the City That Can’t Keep a Secret
Jim Ruland interviews Tod Goldberg about his new novel, “Gangster Nation.”
Jim RulandJan 29, 2018
- Noir
Identifying and Identifying with the Thin White Duke: Darryl Bullock’s “David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music”
Morgan Woolsey on Darryl Bullock’s “David Bowie Made Me Gay” and the difficulties identifying exactly what “gay music” is.
Morgan WoolseyJan 29, 2018
The Triumph of Memory: On Daša Drndić’s “Belladonna”
Eileen Battersby is ravished by “Belladonna,” a new novel by Croatian writer Daša Drndić, translated by Celia Hawkesworth.
Eileen BattersbyJan 29, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Identity and Supremacy
Annette Gordon-Reed's contribution to the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “Who Do We Think We Are” conference.
Annette Gordon-ReedJan 29, 2018
Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh at the Met Breuer
Julian Cosma reviews "Modernism on the Ganges," an exhibition on Raghubir Singh at the Met Breuer.
Julian CosmaJan 29, 2018
Beyond the Gaze: Reclaiming the Female Form After Nochlin
Linda Nochlin, best known for her essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists,” died last October. She left a monumental legacy in art criticism.
Mara NaselliJan 28, 2018
The Dead Do Not Improve: “The Good Place”’s Divine Justice System
What might NBC's sitcom "The Good Place" tell us about early Christian theology and the era of mass incarceration?
Dan HornsbyJan 28, 2018
- Religion
- Television