Archive

Neither Off the Hook nor Out to Dry
James Ciano interviews Bobby Elliott about his debut poetry collection, “The Same Man.”
James CianoSep 18
- Poetry
God and Sex and Money
Tierney Finster interviews Maya Martinez about her debut book, “Theatrics: Collected Theatrical Writings.”
Tierney FinsterSep 17
- Poetry
- Fiction
jump cuts to mystery at edge of protest
Kate Millar reviews Anne Waldman’s “Archivist Scissors.”
Kate MillarSep 17
- Poetry
The Lucas Museum and the Question of Narrative Art
Leo Braudy proposes a historical and aesthetic rationale for George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art.
Leo BraudySep 16
- Film
- Art & Architecture
The Useless Prophet
Anthony Curtis Adler considers the new translation of Walter Benjamin’s “On Goethe” from Stanford University Press.
Anthony Curtis AdlerSep 16
- Philosophy & Religion
- Literary Criticism
On Translation Fiction and the Comfort of Monolingualism
Marie Lambert analyzes recent works of fiction that feature translators as protagonists, and the questions they raise about cross-cultural communication in a heterogeneous world.
Marie LambertSep 15
- Literary Criticism
- Fiction
Party Lines and Bottom Lines
Martin Laflamme traces the history and future of globalization through three recent books on China’s techno-nationalism.
Martin LaflammeSep 15
- Politics
- Economics and Finance
Tuck In
Helena Aeberli devours Ruby Tandoh’s “All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now.”
Helena AeberliSep 14
- Food & Drink
- Cultural Studies
Tripping with Plotinus
M. D. Usher explores Moin Mir’s “Travels with Plotinus: A Journey in Search of Unity.”
M. D. UsherSep 14
- Philosophy & Religion
- Memoir & Essay
The Point, However, Is to Change It
In advance of Andreas Malm and Wim Carton’s forthcoming book “The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late,” Genevieve Guenther revisits the authors’ 2024 title “Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown.”
Genevieve GuentherSep 13
The Art of the Ephemeral [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld interviews Luc Tuymans at the Louvre’s Valentin de Boulogne rotunda, where the artist’s murals were recently on display.
Michael KurcfeldSep 13
- Art & Architecture
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone: Are Literary Men in Crisis?
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the “crisis” du jour in American publishing: the erosion of male literary stars and their readers across the landscape of contemporary fiction.
LARB Radio HourSep 12
- LARB Radio Hour
If Anything Can Happen, It Certainly Will
Matthew Cobb reports from the Spirit of Asilomar, an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary biotechnology conference.
Matthew CobbSep 12
- Science & Technology
- History
Microdoses of Power on the Eastern Front
Alan Barenberg considers Michael David-Fox’s “Crucibles of Power: Smolensk Under Stalinist and Nazi Rule.”
Alan BarenbergSep 12
- History
- Politics
The Enemy of Aggression
Zach Gibson revisits Michel Serres’s “Hermes” series by way of Randolph Burks’s new translation.
Zach GibsonSep 11
- Science & Technology
- Philosophy & Religion
Time to Get Out of Yourself
Patricio Ferrari interviews award-winning poet Victoria Chang on the occasion of her Limelight Poetry reading at the New York Public Library.
Patricio FerrariSep 11
- Poetry