Archive

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  Electric Fences and Intersectionality: Michael Perry’s Montaigne in Barn Boots  

  Gretchen Lida reviews Michael Perry's collection, "Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy."

  Gretchen LidaDec 2, 2017

• Other People’s Children: “Younger,” “Cucumber,” and an Open Love Letter to Nico Tortorella

  Jonathan Alexander on the frisson and fantasy of love and sex across the generational divide in the TV shows “Younger” and “Cucumber.”

  Jonathan AlexanderDec 1, 2017

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Television

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  Critical Condition

  Jordan Cronk talks with Thom Andersen about his new collection, "Slow Writing: Thom Andersen on Cinema."

  Jordan CronkDec 1, 2017

  • Film

• The Monthly Digest: December 2017

  Dec 1, 2017

• Motel Living and Slowly Dying

  Motels are a national neighborhood and a para-culture that is, for some people, the only place they live.

  Craig LancasterDec 1, 2017

  • Nonfiction

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  LARB Radio Hour: John Freeman’s Bright Future for New Writing Across the Globe; Plus Eka Kurniawan’s "Beauty is a Wound"

  Legendary editor John Freeman, of Granta fame, discusses the fourth edition of his journal "Freeman's: The Future of New Writing."

  Dec 1, 2017
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  An Ever-Expanding Repertoire of Concepts: Talking to Danielle Allen

  Andy Fitch interviews scholar of justice and citizenship Danielle Allen about her book "Why Plato Wrote."

  Andy FitchDec 1, 2017
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  “King Comus” and the Elasticity of the Neo-Slave Narrative

  Renee Hudson appraises William Demby’s experimental novel “King Comus” in the context of black speculative fiction and the neo-slave narrative.

  Renee HudsonNov 30, 2017

  • Fiction

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  Just Another Day in Hollywood: On Carolyn Murnick’s “The Hot One”

  Amanda Fletcher grapples with Carolyn Murnick’s “The Hot One,” a memoir of friendship, murder, and Hollywood.

  Amanda FletcherNov 30, 2017

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

• Knight

  Knight Landesman’s fall from art world grace has shaken me to the core: I am a slightly different person today than I was on October 24, 2017.

  Catherine LiuNov 30, 2017

  • Art & Architecture

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Fearless Poems about Sex and Power in Enter Here by Alexis Rhone Fancher

  Eileen Murphy reviews and recommends "Enter Here" by Alexis Rhone Fancher.

  Eileen MurphyNov 30, 2017
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  Viewer Beware: We Need More LGBTQ TV Role Models for Kids

  Erik McIntosh on the need for more LGBTQ characters on children's television.

  Erik McIntoshNov 30, 2017
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  Buying God: A Conversation with Juan Pablo Meneses

  Bernardita García interviews Juan Pablo Meneses about his “cash journalism” trilogy.

  Bernardita García JiménezNov 29, 2017

  • Cultural Studies

  • Religion

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  “I Didn’t Live a Manageable Life”: A Conversation with Imani Tolliver

  Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews poet, artist, and educator Imani Tolliver about “Runaway: A Memoir in Verse” and life in Los Angeles.

  Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnNov 29, 2017

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Poetry

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  “Do You Not Like Me Here?”: On Agnieszka Dale’s “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” and Immigration Anxiety in Britain

  Loree L. Westron reflects on “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” by Agnieszka Dale.

  Loree L. WestronNov 29, 2017

  • Around the World

  • Fiction

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  Why Family Ties Matter in U.S. Immigration Policy

  Professor Michelle Téllez reflects on how U.S. immigration policy keeps families apart.

  Michelle TéllezNov 29, 2017