Archive

Who Has the Right to Move?: On “It is obvious from the map”
Peggy Kamuf ponders “It is obvious from the map,” an exhibit on migration at REDCAT.
Peggy KamufApr 26, 2017
Quiet Is Creative. Silence Is Death.
Alyssa Oursler talks to poet Arisa White.
Alyssa OurslerApr 26, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
In the Last Days of Old Shanghai
In the Last Days of Old Shanghai - BLARB
Apr 26, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Kellie Jones "South of Pico": Black Artists in LA in the 60s & 70s; Plus Irene Nemirovsky Recommended
LARB Radio HourApr 26, 2017
The Plot Thickens: James Shapiro’s “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606”
Michael Paller reviews James Shapiro's latest book.
Michael PallerApr 25, 2017
- History
- Literary Criticism
The Spirit of Things: On “Personal Shopper”
Francey Russell on the specters that haunt "Personal Shopper."
Francey RussellApr 25, 2017
- Film
Nietzsche’s Horse
Chris TownsendApr 25, 2017
Dark Corners of Our Everyday Lives
Erica Wright interviews Alex Segura about his new book “Dangerous Ends.”
Erica WrightApr 24, 2017
- Noir
The Other F-Word: On History, Memory, and Experiments in Armenian-Turkish Conciliation
Mischa Geracoulis recounts her experience discussing the Armenian Genocide with a Turkish acquaintance, and her journey to forgiveness.
Mischa GeracoulisApr 24, 2017
- History
- Nonfiction
The Girls Finale
Dear TV says goodbye to GIRLS...
Jane Hu, Lili Loofbourow, Phillip MaciakApr 24, 2017
- Dear Television
Breaking the World
Adrian Parr speaks with Marina Abramović. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Adrian ParrApr 24, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Divergent Streams: The Poetry of Roberto Echavarren
Divergent Streams: The Poetry of Roberto Echavarren - BLARB
Apr 24, 2017
The Slide Rule and the Crowbar: Henry David Thoreau in the Anthropocene
Daegan Miller reviews Robert M. Thorson’s “The Boatman: Henry David Thoreau’s River Years.”
Daegan MillerApr 23, 2017
An Interview with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Nanda Dyssou talks to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o about writing in native languages, living in exile, and his hope for Africa.
Nanda DyssouApr 23, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
The Two-Bodied King of “Richard II” and Its Trumpian Delusion
Donald Trump will fail as president not because he understands reality TV but because he doesn’t understand how to act, argues a Cornell history professor.
Rachel WeilApr 23, 2017
- History
- Politics
The Ego Budget
The Ego Budget - BLARB
Apr 23, 2017