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The Blue Force Field: A Justice System that Assumes Impartiality Fails Us All
The Blue Force Field: A Justice System that Assumes Impartiality Fails Us All
Jul 17, 2017
A Portrait of the Cartoonist as a Young Philosopher: An Interview with Grant Snider
Jeffrey Kindley talks to Grant Snider, ideational cartoonist.
Jeffrey KindleyJul 16, 2017
- Comics
Has Society Reached Peak Globalization? On “Grave New World”
Does the retreat from globalization also mean the withering of democracy? A new book worries so, says our reviewer.
David TalbotJul 16, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Wild Thing: A New Biography of Thoreau
A quiet bombshell of a biography that reclaims a revolutionary Thoreau for the 21st century.
Daegan MillerJul 16, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
Okja, the Groundbreaking Netflix-Produced Korean Movie About a Girl and Her Pig, Shows What Translates and What Doesn't
Okja, the Groundbreaking Netflix-Produced Korean Movie About a Girl and Her Pig, Shows What Translates and What Doesn't
Jul 16, 2017
Orphan Black Season Five, "Manacled Slim Wrists": What Man Has Done to Man
Orphan Black Season Five, "Manacled Slim Wrists": What Man Has Done to Man
Jul 16, 2017
James Sturm: “The Golem’s Mighty Swing”
Maya Barzilai talks to James Sturm about his recently republished classic, "The Golem's Mighty Swing."
Maya BarzilaiJul 15, 2017
- Comics
From the Sun City of Dreams to the City of Angels: A Conversation with Belarusian Artist and Author Artur Klinau
Sasha Razor interviews the Belarusian artist and author Artur Klinau.
Sasha RazorJul 15, 2017
Is Cultural Appropriation Ever Appropriate?
Arthur Krystal on cultural appropriation.
Arthur KrystalJul 15, 2017
- Politics
Conversing with Thoreau: An Interview with Laura Dassow Walls
Conversing with Thoreau: An Interview with Laura Dassow Walls
Jul 15, 2017
Yawn with the Wind
"The Beguiled" is a movie about bored white women in rigorous pursuit of fantasy.
Sam HuberJul 14, 2017
- Film
A Guardian of Good Usage and Grammar
Don Franzen talks to Bryan A. Garner, one of the most prolific and respected arbiters of grammar and usage in the English language.
Don FranzenJul 14, 2017
- Law
- Literary Criticism
LARB Radio Hour: Peter J. Harris' "Johnson Chronicles"; Plus Dick Gregory's Autobiography
LARB's Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with author Peter J. Harris about the new production of his work Johnson Chronicles: Truth and Tall Tales About My Penis, which opens in Los Angeles on July 21st.o
LARB Radio HourJul 14, 2017
Can a Machine Be Alive?
Julien Crockett reviews Jessica Riskin's "The Restless Clock: A History of the Centuries-Long Argument over What Makes Living Things Tick."
Julien CrockettJul 14, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Liu Xiaobo: An Initial Post of Commemoration
Liu Xiaobo: An Initial Post of Commemoration
Jul 14, 2017
Hamburg, and My Issue with Riot Porn
Hamburg, and My Issue with Riot Porn
Jul 14, 2017