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Letter to the Editor: John Zerzan and Ben Etherington
John Zerzan responds to Ben Etherington's essay "The New Primitives," and Etherington offers a reply.
All Essays
Black Panther and the Black Panthers
On the history of black superheroes and black revolutionaries.
Nearby and Together: Norman Manea on His Friend Philip Roth
Norman Manea pays homage to his late friend Philip Roth.
New Black Gothic
Sheri-Marie Harrison on "This Is America," "Get Out," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," and the new black Gothic.
Speeding Up Chekhov
Michael Mayer’s adaptation of “The Seagull” continues the tradition in American entertainment of fast-talking dames.
A Literary Lineup for the World Cup
Dan Friedman offers a list of books for those obsessed or perplexed by the World Cup.
The Vigilante Style in California Politics: At a Symposium in the Central Valley, Devin Nunes and Militia Hero Ammon Bundy Tap into a Deep Well of Agrarian Rage
Devin Nunes goes to a farm convention and reaps a crop of right-wing fury.
“Kudos” by Rachel Cusk
The final installment in a groundbreaking trilogy, this novel explores questions of personal and political identities, the nature of art and family, and the tensions between truth and representation—the most far-reaching and pressing questions we might ask. Check out our Summer 2018 pick for the LARB Book Club: “Kudos” by Rachel Cusk.
Dylanizing the Great American Songbook
Tim Riley on Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate” (2017).
A Ramble About Books About Walking
Geoff Nicholson strolls through several books on walking.
The Autumn of Our Patriarch
Lois Zamora looks at contemporary American politics through the lens of "The Autumn of the Patriarch," a “dictator novel” by Gabriel García Márquez.
Faith in Place: Isaac Bashevis Singer in Israel
Isaac Bashevis Singer visits Israel.
In the Beginning...
Sultry Night: Grant Wood’s Queer Midwest
Anya Ventura looks at the queer life hiding inside of Grant Wood’s iconic paintings of Depression-era Americana.
“Having Repeatedly Supped with the Devil…”: The Strange Muses of John Gilmore
Anthony Mostrom writes about the life of noir author and gonzo journalist John Gilmore.
What Is Hope for?
The term “human rights” sounds like a universal good, but it has a surprisingly contentious backstory.
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