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Wine, Olive Oil, and Wisteria: A Sensual Tour of the “City of Lions”
Jacob Mikanowski follows Józef Wittlin through the “City of Lions.”
Jacob MikanowskiMay 27, 2017
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies
Just Like the First Time? Revisiting “Beauty and the Beast” and “Trainspotting”
How does "Beauty and the Beast" express its own status as a fetish object? Sarah Chihaya on the right and wrong way to revisit a franchise.
Sarah ChihayaMay 27, 2017
- Film
An Evening with Mary Gaitskill and the Los Angeles Review of Books
An Evening with Mary Gaitskill and the Los Angeles Review of Books
May 27, 2017
Judgment Day for Jared Kushner
Judgment Day for Jared Kushner
May 27, 2017
“And My Frigidaire is Here!”: Gender and Family Life in Postwar France
John Merriman reviews “From Vichy to the Sexual Revolution” by Sarah Fishman.
John MerrimanMay 26, 2017
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Rhiannon Giddens
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergMay 26, 2017
- Music
Endless Houses or Vast Potatoes? The Impossible Architecture of Frederick Kiesler
Sophie Duvernoy on Stephen J. Phillips’s “Elastic Architecture.”
Sophie DuvernoyMay 26, 2017
- Art & Architecture
The Empire Lives in Me: How I Became Postcolonial in the U.S.
The Empire Lives in Me: How I Became Postcolonial in the U.S.
May 26, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Joyce Carol Oates, Morgan Parker, and Fiona Maazel at the LA Times Festival of Books
Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman spoke with authors Joyce Carol Oates, Morgan Parker, and Fiona Maazel at this year's LA Times Festival of Books.
LARB Radio HourMay 26, 2017
On Longing, Listening, and Levity: Lauren Levin Interviews Alli Warren
Lauren Levin interviews poet Alli Warren about her latest collection, “I Love It Though.”
Lauren LevinMay 25, 2017
- Poetry
Promises, Promises: The Strange History of Film and the Armenian Genocide
Michelle Tusan revisits the fraught history of the Armenian Genocide on film.
Michelle TusanMay 25, 2017
- Film
- History
Heroes and Villains in Ken Liu’s “The Wall of Storms”
Andrew Yang on Ken Liu's "The Wall of Storms."
Andrew YangMay 25, 2017
- SF
The Art of the Cover-Up
The Art of the Cover-Up
James Rushing DanielMay 25, 2017
Shedding the Light — The House in Scardale: A Memoir for the Stage
Shedding the Light — The House in Scardale: A Memoir for the Stage
May 25, 2017
LARB Lit: The Kindness of the Parking Appeals Office
Sara MajkaMay 24, 2017
- LARB Lit
The Dance of Grief: On Amelia Gray’s “Isadora”
Gayle Brandeis on Amelia Gray's new novel about Isadora Duncan.
Gayle BrandeisMay 24, 2017
- Fiction