Archive

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
Cactus Love: On “Xerophile: Cactus Photographs from Expeditions of the Obsessed”
Geoff Nicholson on “Xerophile: Cactus Photographs from Expeditions of the Obsessed.”
Geoff NicholsonDec 18, 2017
- Art & Architecture
On Looking: Barbie Chang and Victoria Chang’s Poetics of Female Spectacle
Kristina Marie Darling on Victoria Chang's poetry collection, "Barbie Chang."
Kristina Marie DarlingDec 18, 2017
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You feel, when Sviatoslav Richter is playing, as if this music will be heard once, and then dissolve forever.
Brian PhillipsDec 17, 2017
Toward a Humor-Positive Feminism: Lessons from the Sex Wars
Building a humor-positive feminism.
Danielle BobkerDec 17, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
Philosophy Needs a New Definition
Costica Bradatan says we need a Sufi master (or Plato) to enlarge our understanding of philosophy.
Costica BradatanDec 17, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
One Day You’re In, the Next Day You’re Art: The Year in Fashion Exhibitions
Grant Johnson reflects on three of 2017's major fashion exhibitions.
Grant JohnsonDec 17, 2017
Does Public Education Have a Future?
A new book makes a case for public schools because of what they used to do, not what they’re now doing.
Nicholas TampioDec 16, 2017
- Education
- Politics
The Ghosts of Gun Violence: Jason Reynold’s “Long Way Down”
Julia Walton on a new novel in verse about trauma and family tragedy.
Julia WaltonDec 16, 2017
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Susan Stewart and Jennifer Chang
Lisa Russ Spaar appreciates the lyric intelligence of Susan Stewart’s and Jennifer Chang’s second collections.
Lisa Russ SpaarDec 16, 2017
- Poetry
Jacques Tati’s Playtime: A Guide to Getting Along With Technology
Aaron Timms remembers Jacques Tati's comedy "Playtime," on the film's 50th anniversary.
Aaron TimmsDec 16, 2017
Those Old Songs of Place: A Conversation with Kim Scott
Robert Wood interviews Kim Scott, Indigenous Australian writer and author of "Taboo."
Robert WoodDec 16, 2017
With Gun Violence, Ignorance is Not Bliss
Lise Ragbir reflects on the ominous implications of societal desensitization to gun violence.
Lise RagbirDec 16, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Errol Morris Explores the Death of Truth in America, Past and Present
Errol Morris discusses his new film "Wormword," and how it relates to the current crisis of a government we feel we fundamentally can’t trust.
LARB Radio HourDec 15, 2017
Richard Posner: The Federal Court Maverick Turns Detractor
Allen Mendenhall on Richard Posner's fiery "The Federal Judiciary: Strengths and Weaknesses."
Allen MendenhallDec 15, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Psychedelic Futures
A review of Don Lattin's "Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy."
Doug MerlinoDec 15, 2017
- History
- Science & Technology