Brian R. Jacobson is author of Studios Before the System (Columbia University Press, 2015) and professor of visual culture at Caltech.
Brian R. Jacobson
Articles
Lousy Listing: On “Sight & Sound” and Taste
Brian Jacobson gives historical and cultural context to the “Sight & Sound” Best Of poll.
Hollywood in Flames
Brian R. Jacobson reviews two recent books about Hollywood's role in climate change.
The LARB Ball NBA Roundtable
On the inevitability of professional basketball
The LARB Ball NFL Roundtable
On brain trauma, Budweiser, Steamin' Willie Beamen, and the blurring of Colin Kaepernick's dissent.
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.
Big Oil’s High-Risk Love Affair with Film
Big oil and Hollywood came of age together.
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