Archive

Ignore History at Your Own Urban Peril
Austin Allyn reviews Alexander Vasudevan's new history of urban squatting.
Austin AllynJul 25, 2017
- History
- Politics
Bookish Basketball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Latest
Seth Greenland reviews Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's new memoir, "Coach Wooden and Me."
Seth GreenlandJul 25, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Sports
“Another One for the Fire”: George A. Romero on Race
“Another One for the Fire”: George A. Romero on Race
James Rushing DanielJul 25, 2017
Is This Fascism?
Should we be alarmed?
Andrew GumbelJul 24, 2017
- Politics
Game of Thrones: Season 7, "Stormborn"
Tarly Tarly Bo-Barly Banana-Fana Fo-Farly Fee-Fy-Mo-Marly TARLY!
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleJul 24, 2017
- Dear Television
The Statement Makes Itself
Sarah M. Chen talks to Danny Gardner about his debut novel, “A Negro and an Ofay.”
Sarah M. ChenJul 24, 2017
- Noir
And Yet
Looking back on what I wrote in my ambitious youth, I catch myself mentally revising every other sentence. But I was far less likely to get stuck back then.
Sven BirkertsJul 24, 2017
- Nonfiction
Images of the Digital Age: "Something Unusual is Happening" at Printed Matter
Images of the Digital Age: "Something Unusual is Happening" at Printed Matter
Jul 24, 2017
Between Life and Norms
The most provocatively illiberal moments in Nietzsche should not end the argument. Barry Stocker reviews Hugo Drochon's "Nietzsche's Great Politics."
Barry StockerJul 23, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
From Emergency to Monopoly: Presidential War Games
Our reviewer finds fault with a new book’s contention that executive power has led the United States to the brink of “elective dicatatorship.”
Jane ChongJul 23, 2017
- Politics
Crime and Publishing: The Story of Jack Abbott and Norman Mailer
Remembering Jack Abbott, the convicted murderer who was Norman Mailer’s literary protégé.
Rachel MonroeJul 23, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
Announcing the LARB China Channel
Announcing the LARB China Channel
Jul 23, 2017
The Explorer's History of Korean Fiction in Translation: the Prehistory of Postmodernism
The Explorer's History of Korean Fiction in Translation: the Prehistory of Postmodernism - BLARB
Jul 23, 2017
Orphan Black Season Five, "Gag or Throttle": If Your Eye Causes You to Stumble
Orphan Black Season Five, "Gag or Throttle": If Your Eye Causes You to Stumble
Jul 23, 2017
The Weight of It: Ethel Rohan and Noley Reid Talk Shame, Food, and Success
Ethel Rohan and Noley Reid talk about their new novels.
Ethel RohanJul 22, 2017
- Fiction
The Art of Excess
Skye C. Cleary talks to Gary Cox about his new biography, “Existentialism and Excess: The Life and Times of Jean-Paul Sartre.”
Skye C. ClearyJul 22, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Philosophy & Religion