Archive

Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History”
Claire Messud joins Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf to discuss her latest novel, “This Strange Eventful History.”
LARB Radio HourJun 14, 2024
Fools Rush In: On Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising”
Kevin Gonzalez looks back at Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising” as a biker and a present-day political subject.
Kevin GonzalezJun 14, 2024
Same Old Song and Dance: On Robert Kagan’s “Rebellion”
Who is to blame for Trump? Bill Thompson reviews Robert Kagan’s “Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again.”
Bill ThompsonJun 14, 2024
- Politics
Nothing Experts
Julian Castronovo finds muffins and little plastic words at the Samuel Beckett conference.
Julian CastronovoJun 14, 2024
Amour and Armour: A Conversation with Lyndsey Stonebridge
Samantha Rose Hill interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge about her new book “We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience.”
Samantha Rose HillJun 13, 2024
Quiet Please: On Anna Katharina Schaffner’s “Exhausted” and Byung-Chul Han’s “Vita Contemplativa”
Josh Cohen reviews Anna Katharina Schaffner’s “Exhausted: An A–Z for the Weary” and Byung-Chul Han’s “Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity.”
Josh CohenJun 13, 2024
- Nonfiction
- Philosophy & Religion
Blorp!
Jack Skelley beams himself into the future to watch the robots of Kraftwerk serve Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Jack SkelleyJun 13, 2024
The Moral Delusions of Patriotism: On Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s “War”
Charlie Taylor reviews the new English translation of Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s “lost” novel, “War.”
Charlie TaylorJun 12, 2024
- Fiction
Dispelling the “Stink of Love”: On the Ken-ification of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle”
David A. Gerstner considers the sterilized presentation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle” in its new rerelease.
David A. GerstnerJun 12, 2024
Does Criticism Still Matter?
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman debate an age-old question: what does it mean for criticism to “matter”?
LARB Radio HourJun 11, 2024
An Environment for Thinking: A Conversation with Elisa Gabbert
Emily Adrian talks with Elisa Gabbert about her new collection of essays, “Any Person Is the Only Self.”
Emily AdrianJun 11, 2024
- Memoir & Essay
Dated and Dateless: On Susan Zakin and Brian Cullman’s “A Journal of the Plague Years”
Katie Catulle reviews “A Journal of the Plague Years,” an anthology on the COVID-19 lockdown and aftermath.
Katie CatulleJun 11, 2024
Bella Baxter and the Machine: On Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things” and Julie Wosk’s “Artificial Women”
Marion Thain analyzes Yorgos Lanthimos’s film “Poor Things” in the context of Julie Wosk’s new book “Artificial Women: Sex Dolls, Robot Caregivers, and More Facsimile Females.”
Marion ThainJun 10, 2024
Trans Panic Otherwise: On Jules Gill-Peterson’s “A Short History of Trans Misogyny”
Juno Richards reviews Jules Gill-Peterson’s “A Short History of Trans Misogyny.”
Juno RichardsJun 10, 2024
Can I Be Sappy?
In true Schmuel spirit, Maya Chen reflects on her last seven years of friendship while attending “The Last Five Years” in Sierra Madre.
Maya ChenJun 10, 2024
The Nihilism of the Archive: On Iman Mersal’s “Traces of Enayat”
Edmée Lepercq reviews Iman Mersal’s “Traces of Enayat.”
Edmée LepercqJun 9, 2024
- Memoir & Essay