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Reading Bad
Bruce Robbins reads Merve Emre's "Paraliterary: The Making of Bad Readers in Postwar America."
Bruce RobbinsJan 21, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
We Shitholers Shouldn't Have to Tout Our Successes
When did “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” turn into “Give me your PhDs, your neurosurgeons, your telecommunications sales executives”?
Jabeen AkhtarJan 21, 2018
French Nobel Laureate J.M.G. Le Clézio's New Novel of Korea, and the Love of Korea That Inspired It
Colin Marshall considers a new novel by J.M.G. Le Clézio, "Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul."
Colin MarshallJan 21, 2018
Breaking the Habit of Whiteness
“Race and Popular Fantasy Literature” offers a devastating case against fantasy.
De Witt Douglas KilgoreJan 20, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- SF
Ending the Intersex Exception: The Battle for Informed Consent for People Born with Atypical Sex Characteristics
Kyle Knight on the continuing fight for informed consent by Intersex people who have been harmed by the medical establishment.
Kyle KnightJan 20, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
“Mary Shelley is a Dissenting Voice”: Inga Pierson on Frankenstein and the Age of Science
Inga Pierson explores how Mary Shelley's astonishing novel "Frankenstein" is a parable for our times.
Jan 20, 2018
Provocations
Jan 20, 2018
- Science & Technology
The Majesty and the Mystery of Impeachment
Richard Blaustein evaluates “Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide” by Cass R. Sunstein.
Richard BlausteinJan 20, 2018
No Man's Land
"Ours is not the government of any man," writes Jill Lepore for "Provocations."
Jill LeporeJan 20, 2018
Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”
Lily Geismer on the second edition of Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind.”
Lily GeismerJan 19, 2018
- History
- Politics
LARB Radio Hour: Queer Memoir Part Two: Feeling Mean with Myriam Gurba
Author and artist Myriam Gurba joins us for a conversation about her new book "Mean."
LARB Radio HourJan 19, 2018
Hollywood Sleuth
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Hollywood Homicide” by Kellye Garrett.
Désirée ZamoranoJan 19, 2018
- Noir
How YouTube Blew It
YouTube just looks like they're trying to play catch-up to Netflix, and it’s sad.
Aymar Jean ChristianJan 19, 2018
- Science & Technology
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart — Talking to Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Tracy Heather Strain about her film "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart" 53 years after Hansberry's death.
Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnJan 19, 2018
Rented Rooms and What We Do Within Them: Talking to Yasmine Shamma
Andy Fitch interviews Yasmine Shamma, author of "Spatial Poetics."
Andy FitchJan 19, 2018
Narcissist or Voyeur: On Ann Quin’s “The Unmapped Country”
Josie Mitchell surveys “The Unmapped Country: Stories and Fragments” by Ann Quin.
Josie MitchellJan 18, 2018
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay