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Seriality and Slow Grief
Lauren Eriks Cline looks back at 20 years of the TV series “Lost” and the lessons it holds for us today.
Cultural Studies
"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil
Cults, Yoga, and #YouToo
R. John Williams considers what the HBO docuseries “Breath of Fire” reveals about “new” religious experiences.
A Chemical Window to See Outside
Julia Case-Levine reviews Emily Witt’s “Health and Safety: A Breakdown.”
Mean Mommies: Care in Contemporary Queer Literature
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Jenny Fran Davis considers the portrayal of care in contemporary queer literature.
A Thunderous Quiet: The Life and Films of Billy Woodberry
Giovanni Vimercati profiles the L.A. Rebellion filmmaker on the occasion of his latest film, the documentary “Mário.”
Celluloid Dreams: Revolution and Its Enemies in Cold War Global Cinema
Jason Christian reviews “Revolution in 35mm,” edited by Andrew Nette and Samm Deighan.
Whose Future Is It Anyway?
Jess Maginity reviews Jordan S. Carroll’s “Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right.”
Archive Fever: Los Angeles Review of Books’ Post-Election Roundup
In light of the election, LARB editors present a selection of archival pieces that reveal what we know (and do not) about ourselves as a nation.
The Art of Solipsism
Ellena Basada considers Zia Anger’s “My First Film.”
There’s a Seeker Born Every Minute
Colin Marshall reviews Jeremy Braddock’s “Firesign: The Electromagnetic History of Everything as Told on Nine Comedy Albums.”
Migration and the African Brain Drain
Adedayo Agarau reviews Ajibola Tolase’s poetry collection “2000 Blacks.”
A Technicolor Key to Trump’s Desires
Bill Lattanzi illuminates Trump’s dark fantasies through the lens of a Hollywood classic, Melville Shavelson’s “Houseboat.”
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