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The Monthly Digest: October 2017
Oct 1, 2017
From Language Lessons to Sex Slavery: Korea's New Comfort-Woman Comedy I Can Speak
Colin Marshall for the BLARB Korea Blog on Korea's new comfort-woman comedy "I Can Speak."
Colin MarshallOct 1, 2017
Death, Humor, and Ron Currie
Tiffany Hearsey writes about Ron Currie, whose newest book is "The One Eyed Man."
Tiffany HearseyOct 1, 2017
Regarding the Pain of Trump
What Susan Sontag might say about Trump’s response to the Syrian Civil War.
Rebecca ChaceSep 30, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Tough-Love Urbanism: On Jeremiah Moss’s “Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul”
Sam Hall Kaplan commiserates with Jeremiah Moss, author of “Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul.”
Sam Hall KaplanSep 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- History
Religious Liberty in a Fractured Republic
Is our public life gripped by misbegotten nostalgias that keep us from engaging new political and social realities?
Matthew D. WrightSep 30, 2017
We Can’t Turn Our Backs on “Stateless” Youth
Professor Marianne Hirsch argues that we can't turn our backs on "stateless" youth, in light of the DAVA repeal.
Marianna HirschSep 30, 2017
The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz
California's Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, presents his poem “The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz,” which is based on the life and death of his great-grandfather.
Dana GioiaSep 30, 2017
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
Optimism is an Illness: On Hisham Bustani’s The Perception of Meaning
Safia Moore reflects on "The Perception of Meaning" by Hirsham Bustani.
Safia MooreSep 30, 2017
Lawyers as Pillars of Justice
Dorothy Wolpert considers Owen Fiss's "Pillars of Justice: Lawyers and the Liberal Tradition."
Dorothy WolpertSep 29, 2017
- History
- Law
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Patti Smith
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergSep 29, 2017
- Music
In Search of Lost Words: The Work of Sky Hopinka
Matthew Jeffrey Abrams discusses the work of experimental filmmaker Sky Hopinka.
Matthew Jeffrey AbramsSep 29, 2017
- Film
Mark Felt: The Deep Throat Movie Doesn’t Go Deep Enough
Rex Weiner argues the film "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" delivers a dangerously misleading message for our time.
Rex WeinerSep 29, 2017
The Craft of Writing Pyramidal Quiz Questions: Why Writing Quiz Bowl Questions is an Intellectual Task
Ike Jose on the craft of writing pyramidal quiz bowl questions, and why writing quiz bowl questions is an intellectual task.
Ike JoseSep 29, 2017
We’ll Revise Our Views Along the Way: Talking to Emily Bazelon
Andy Fitch interviews Emily Bazelon for the "Dialogue Diary" series.
Andy FitchSep 29, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Chiara Barzini's "Things that Happened Before the Earthquake"; Plus, "Play Dead" by Francine Harris
Award-winning Italian screenwriter and novelist Chiara Barzini discusses "Things that Happened Before the Earthquake."
LARB Radio HourSep 29, 2017