Archive

Odysseus as Artist
Paul ChanDec 21, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Pique
Hal FosterDec 21, 2017
Asking for a Friend: I Want A Kid Even Though The World Might Be Ending
Olive answers a writer with outsized fears about becoming a mother.
Olga KreimerDec 21, 2017
The Curious Translucence of Henry Green’s Late-Career Novels
Dustin Illingworth reveals the magic of Henry Green’s late-career novels “Concluding,” “Nothing,” and “Doting.”
Dustin IllingworthDec 20, 2017
- Fiction
The Pure Products of America Go Crazy: A Conversation with Kurt Andersen About “Fantasyland”
Scott Timberg interviews Kurt Andersen about his latest, “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-year History.”
Scott TimbergDec 20, 2017
Egypt and the Enemy Within
Carol Berger and Marie-Jeanne Berger report on recent developments in Egypt, in the wake of attacks on security forces and civilians.
Carol Berger, Marie-Jeanne BergerDec 20, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Jerusalem, Our Golden Calf
Omri Boehm argues that "Jerusalem has never been above politics."
Omri BoehmDec 20, 2017
Erling Kagge, Seeking Silence Within
Randy Rosenthal reviews "Silence: In the Age of Noise," an exploration and meditation by Erling Kagge.
Randy RosenthalDec 20, 2017
On Sabina Ott’s Social Practice
Dec 19, 2017
“A Field of Strangeness”: Anna Kavan’s “Ice” and the Merits of World-Blocking
Tyler Malone praises the “world-blocking” technique of the mysterious classic “Ice” by Anna Kavan.
Tyler MaloneDec 19, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
“Israel Potter”; or, the Excrescence
On Melville’s neglected “epic of the piecemeal.”
Colin DayanDec 19, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Crossing the YA Bridge: Book Recommendations for All
Michelle Falkoff recommends some of her favorite YA titles, for your last-minute holiday shopping needs.
Michelle FalkoffDec 19, 2017
The West’s Oldest Independent Bookseller: Books Inc.
Books, Inc. is the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Kelly PeytonDec 19, 2017
In Search of Strong Women
Priyanka Kumar considers Manal al-Sharif's "Daring to Drive" and Omar Saif Ghobash's "Letters to a Young Muslim."
Priyanka KumarDec 18, 2017
Where It Happened: Documenting the American Places We’d Like to Forget
A gorgeous photo album of America’s unvisited places of its troubled past.
Tom ZoellnerDec 18, 2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season One
Dear TV puts together a tight ten on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the specter of a Rory-less Gilmore Girls, and Woody Allen.
Aaron Bady, Jane Hu, Phillip MaciakDec 18, 2017
- Dear Television