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Post-Interest Politics
Are we looking at a political realignment?
Faisal DevjiApr 10, 2017
- Politics
A New Genre of Civic Literature: Official Reports of Government Inquiries Into International Cases of Abuse of Institutionalized Children
A New Genre of Civic Literature: Official Reports of Government Inquiries Into International Cases of Abuse of Institutionalized Children - BLARB
Apr 10, 2017
Monster, Monster, On the Wall
Lily Hoang reviews Emil Ferris's "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters."
Lily HoangApr 9, 2017
- Comics
Dystopia Rising: A Conversation with Michael Tolkin
David Breithaupt interviews Michael Tolkin about his novel “NK3.”
David BreithauptApr 9, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
The Convenient Indian: How Activists Get Native Americans Wrong
A Native American Studies professor explains why not every American tribe is impressed with the pipeline protests.
Melanie Benson TaylorApr 9, 2017
- Politics
Reforming a Leper Colony and Other Tricky Tasks: Three Recent Volumes of Translated Korean Fiction
Reforming a Leper Colony and Other Tricky Tasks: Three Recent Volumes of Translated Korean Fiction - BLARB
Apr 9, 2017
The High-Rise is a Bottomless Abyss
Brad Prager on Hariton Pushwagner's "Soft City."
Brad PragerApr 8, 2017
- Comics
You Can’t Have Me: Feminist Infiltrations in Object-Oriented Ontology
Rebekah Sheldon on "Object-Oriented Feminism."
Rebekah SheldonApr 8, 2017
A Moral Image of the World
Susan Shell on Richard Eldridge's "Images of History: Kant, Benjamin, Freedom, and the Human Subject."
Susan ShellApr 8, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
Standing with Standing Rock: A Fire That Can’t Be Put Out
Standing with Standing Rock: A Fire That Can’t Be Put Out - BLARB
Brendan ClarkeApr 8, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Elif Batuman "The Idiot"; Donika Kelly "Bestiary"; Honoring Robert Silvers
Author Elif Batuman joins Kate and Medaya to discuss her new semi-autobiographical novel "The Idiot," Melissa Febos returns to recommend a book of poetry, and we honor the late Robert Silvers.
LARB Radio HourApr 7, 2017
Notes of Actuality: A New Anthology Documenting the Films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
Kevin McMahon finds that the “Writings” of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet enrich our appreciation of their films.
Kevin McMahonApr 7, 2017
- Film
Big Oil’s High-Risk Love Affair with Film
Big oil and Hollywood came of age together.
Brian R. JacobsonApr 7, 2017
- Film
- Science & Technology
What Some Men Want
Chris Fink on Tucker Max's "What Women Want" - What Some Men Want - BLARB
Apr 7, 2017
The Grammar of Peace
The Grammar of Peace - BLARB
Apr 7, 2017
“The Idiot” by Elif Batuman
On the cusp of adulthood, Harvard freshman Selin navigates the uncertainty of self-discovery and invention in a novel that is both hilarious and wise. Check out our Spring 2017 pick for the LARB Book Club: “The Idiot” by Elif Batuman.
Apr 7, 2017