Archive

Looking Back at LA Arirang, the 1990s Korean Sitcom about Life in Los Angeles
Colin Marshall revisits the hit 1990s Korean sitcom, "LA Arirang."
Colin MarshallNov 5, 2017
Helena Modjeska: California’s Stage Star
Gerald Maa on Helena Modjeska, the quintessentially Californian immigrant, homesteader, and theatrical star.
Gerald MaaNov 4, 2017
- Around the World
- History
A Mutable Cloud: On “Dark Ecology” and “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays”
Jennifer Peterson on books by Paul Kingsnorth and Timothy Morton.
Jennifer PetersonNov 4, 2017
No Coda: On Mandy Kahn’s “Glenn Gould’s Chair”
Lara Schoorl appreciates “Glenn Gould’s Chair,” a new collection of poems by Mandy Kahn.
Lara SchoorlNov 4, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Waiting for the End of the World
On the Unabomber, the Dark Mountain Project, and the back-to-nature movement.
Ron HoganNov 4, 2017
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Leave Rupi Alone
Zoë Hu considers the ways in which wildly successful "instapoet" Rupi Kaur is mocked and criticized.
Zoë HuNov 4, 2017
A Trip to Haworth
Joanna Chen recalls Haworth, the Brontë sisters' village, while visiting Yorkshire, for her series "The View From Here."
Joanna ChenNov 4, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: An Israeli and Palestinian "Dinner at the Center of the Earth" with Nathan Englander; Plus Rachel Cusk's "Outline"
Author Nathan Englander joins LARB to discuss his ambitious new novel "Dinner at the Center of the Earth," which is set inside the Israel-Palestine conflagration.
LARB Radio HourNov 3, 2017
This Dialogue, This Connection: An Interview with Megan Abbott
Kristopher Mecholsky talks with novelist Megan Abbott about her work on HBO's "The Deuce."
Kristopher MecholskyNov 3, 2017
- Television
“Death Makes Fiction of Us All”: On Alistair McCartney’s “The Disintegrations”
Lauren Kinney communes with “The Disintegrations,” Alistair McCartney novel about death.
Lauren KinneyNov 3, 2017
- Fiction
“What Do You Want Me to Regret?”: An Interview with François Ewald
Johannes Boehme talks with François Ewald about his early years as a Maoist, his relationship with Foucault, and his embrace of the insurance industry.
Johannes BoehmeNov 3, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Philosophy & Religion
This Isn’t a Problem that Can Be Blamed on Somebody Else: Talking to James Forman, Jr.
Andy Fitch interviews James Forman Jr. for his "Dialogue Diary" series.
Andy FitchNov 3, 2017
Who Is “The Last Kid Left”?
On “The Last Kid Left” by Rosecrans Baldwin.
Seth BlakeNov 2, 2017
- Noir
The Philosophers’ Anger
Howard J. Curzer reviews Martha C. Nussbaum's "Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice."
Howard J. CurzerNov 2, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
A Stigma Rooted in Denial: On Ageism and “Aging Thoughtfully”
A review of Martha C. Nussbaum and Saul Levmore’s “Aging Thoughtfully.”
Ashton ApplewhiteNov 2, 2017
After Goudou Goudou: Ordinary Lives in Port-au-Prince
Amy Wilentz on a new oral history of Port-au-Prince.
Amy WilentzNov 2, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics