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Totalitarianism, At Home and Abroad: Vaughn Rasberry’s “Race and the Totalitarian Century”
Andrew Lanham reviews Vaughn Rasberry’s “Race and the Totalitarian Century.”
Andrew LanhamMar 26, 2017
- History
- Literary Criticism
The Consciousness of Death: An Interview with David Lida
Simon Schatzberg interviews David Lida about his novel “One Life” and his work as a mitigation specialist in Mexico.
Simon SchatzbergMar 26, 2017
- Fiction
- Law
LARB Lit: Woman Causes Avalanche
Mona AwadMar 26, 2017
- LARB Lit
Unsolved Problems: Rachel Harper on Gloria Naylor
Rachel HarperMar 26, 2017
- LARB Lit
Can the Great Lakes Be Saved?
Vicky Albritton and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson review Dan Egan’s “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes.”
Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, Vicky AlbrittonMar 26, 2017
- Politics
- Science & Technology
The Explorer's History of Korean Fiction in Translation: What about War?
The Explorer's History of Korean Fiction in Translation: What about War? - BLARB
Mar 26, 2017
What Exists Is Good: On “The Architecture of Neoliberalism”
Joseph Henry Staten reviews Douglas Spencer’s new book on neoliberal architecture.
Joseph Henry StatenMar 25, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
The Strange Promise of a Genuine Squirrel Coat
Judith Freeman admires “Bonnie Cashin: Chic Is Where You Find It” by Stephanie Lake.
Judith FreemanMar 25, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
What Art Does: “When the World Wounds” by Kiini Ibura Salaam
In “When the World Wounds,” Salaam writes stories to let you feel life’s philosophical, theological, cosmological potential in your mind/body.
Andrea HairstonMar 25, 2017
- SF
Standing with Standing Rock: Rhythm of Relationship
Standing with Standing Rock: Rhythm of Relationship - BLARB
Brendan ClarkeMar 25, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Naima Keith & The California African American Museum
LARB Radio HourMar 24, 2017
Beyond Designer Babies: Epigenetic Modification May Be the Next Game-Changer
Should we have trepidations about epigenetic modifications? Professor Michael Bess on the potentially destabilizing effect of bioenhancement.
Michael BessMar 24, 2017
- Science & Technology
Pussy Wars
“Ovarian Psycos” and “Antibirth” take up the biology of the feminized body, but anatomy doesn’t determine their politics.
Mar 24, 2017
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Un-treasured Time: A Conversation with Phil Elverum
Un-treasured Time: A Conversation with Phil Elverum - BLARB
Cypress MarrsMar 24, 2017
Episode Six — "Everything I Never Told You"
Mar 23, 2017
Wade in the Water: An Interview with Monica A. Coleman
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Monica A. Coleman about her faith in God, moving to Los Angeles, and her memoir, "Bipolar Faith."
Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnMar 23, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Religion