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Popular Feminism: Gendered Mass Violence
This is the fourth installment in a bi-monthly column that will explore some of the different cultural facets of popular feminism.
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I’ll Take Manhattan: Judith Krantz, Donald Trump, and the Long, Long 1980s
What Judith Krantz’s 1986 novel tells us about Donald Trump’s America.
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Anne Anlin Cheng on Lauren Greenfield’s new documentary "Generation Wealth."
Workers of the World Cup: On Qatar 2022 and the Future of FIFA
To kick off our new sports and culture column, LARB Ball, Brian Jacobson thinks about the labors of the World Cup.
Teaching Rights Behind Bars
Peter Brooks rethinks “Miranda v. Arizona” with a prison classroom.
From Hystorians to Bolex Dudes: The Many Descendants of Barbara Hammer
In a series of interviews with the filmmakers influenced by Barbara Hammer, Sarah Fonseca considers how the pioneering lesbian filmmaker broke new ground.
The “Intellectual Dark Web” Is Nothing New
The intellectual superstars of the Trump era are not as new as they fancy themselves.
Archiving Revolution on 858.ma
Perwana Nazif discusses 858.ma, the Egyptian Revolution, and the radical potential in poor sound.
Friends and Enemies: On Slogan Tees
"The popularity of the slogan tee is evidence of the dissolution of the political." Rachel Greenwald Smith on the recent popularity of the slogan tee.
Unforgettable, Unrememberable: The Thammasat Massacre in Thailand
Testifying to a right-wing massacre of students in 1976 Thailand.
Zen and the Art of a Higher Education
What value does "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" have today?
Exercises in Self-Destruction: On Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed”
"First Reformed" is a serious exercise in thinking through faith and despair, but at the same time it indulges unabashedly in oneiric pleasures.
Reclaiming Africa’s Stolen Histories Through Fiction
African historical fiction comes of age.
From Genius to Witch: The Rise and Fall of a Filosofessa
On child prodigies, female genius and math...
The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part III: A Conversation with Helen Phillips, Amitav Ghosh, and Nathan Kensinger
Amy Brady of “Guernica” magazine presents the third conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
In Praise of Incivility: The Appropriate Posture in a State of Emergency
Incivility to Trump administration public officials is, in itself, an insufficient response. They deserve much worse.
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