Gender & Sexuality

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith

Whither Queer Biology? On Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down”
Banu Subramaniam gets whiplash when she reads Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference.” For a book...
Banu SubramaniamNov 15, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
Echoes of the Original: On the Task of Translating Maria Schneider
Hannah Bonner looks at Elisabeth Subrin’s documentary, “Maria Schneider, 1983,” alongside Vanessa Schneider’s memoir, “My Cousin Maria Schneider.”
Hannah BonnerNov 9, 2023
The Trash Collector: On John Waters’s Imperfect Cinema
Theresa Lin pays tribute to the at times revolting charm of filmmaker John Waters, whose unlikely exhibition is now on view at the Academy Museum.
Theresa LinNov 8, 2023
How the World Ends: On Lindsay Turner’s “The Upstate”
Rona Cran reviews “The Upstate” by Lindsay Turner.
Rona CranNov 4, 2023
Where the Boys Aren’t
Recent TV series have been imagining worlds without men. What does this absence make possible? asks Elizabeth Alsop.
Elizabeth AlsopNov 3, 2023
Conduits to a Feeling: On Sophia Giovannitti’s “Working Girl”
Ayden LeRoux reviews Sophia Giovannitti’s “Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex.”
Ayden LeRouxNov 3, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
No Fap: A Cultural History of Anti-Masturbation
Aya Labanieh analyzes the history of the anti-masturbation NoFap movement, which has historical roots far beyond contemporary internet culture.
Aya LabaniehNov 1, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
Do Women Have It Easier Than Men Now? On Caitlin Moran’s “What About Men?”
Meredith Maran reviews Caitlin Moran’s “What About Men? A Feminist Answers the Question.”
Meredith MaranOct 30, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
Story Thieves: On Carmen Boullosa’s “The Book of Eve”
Godelieve de Bree reviews Carmen Boullosa’s “The Book of Eve”
Godelieve de BreeOct 29, 2023
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Marked as a Monster: A Conversation Between Marlena Williams and S. Trimble
Marlena Williams and S. Trimble discuss their shared work on the queer resonances of “The Exorcist.”
Marlena Williams, S. TrimbleOct 27, 2023
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Waiting for Barbie
Anne Anlin Cheng recalls her first, foreign Barbie experience.
Anne Anlin ChengOct 20, 2023
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Empress Elisabeth and the Archives of Anorexia
In a preview of the new LARB Quarterly, no. 39: “Air,” Meghan Racklin considers the life and imperfectly rendered image of Empress Elisabeth of...
Meghan RacklinOct 20, 2023