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Here, There, Everywhere
Michelle Cohn explores Mati Diop’s recent film “Dahomey.”
History
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
Mirage Factory: Aimee Semple McPherson and 1920s L.A.
In a new installment of an ongoing series, LARB founder Tom Lutz reflects on evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and the significance of the year 1925.
Who Shall and Shall Not Have a Place in the World?
In the seventh essay in the Legacies of Eugenics series, Lily Hu asks whether the racialist and eugenicist roots of statistics can be cordoned off from “proper” science.
Gore Is More
Michael Goodrum reviews Jeremy Dauber’s “American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond.”
Dealer’s Choice: What Freedom Is—and Isn’t
Henry Cowles describes how every choice he makes is now haunted by Sophia Rosenfeld’s “The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life.”
Looking Back at 1925
In this first of 12 monthly articles, LARB founder Tom Lutz reflects on the significance of the year 1925.
The Lost Utopia
Zach Gibson revisits cult novelist Marguerite Young’s 1945 study “Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias.”
Yelling “Fire” on a Crowded Knoll
Tom Zoellner considers a new history of the Kent State shootings by Brian VanDeMark.
The Evil That Lies Beneath
Cory Oldweiler reviews Russian author Sergei Lebedev’s novel “The Lady of the Mine,” translated by Antonina W. Bouis.
A Young Life Tragically Lost
Mark Athitakis reviews Lily Tuck’s novel “The Rest Is Memory.”
What Would Becky Buy?
Tom Zoellner considers Leah Payne’s “God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music.”
Punching Below Weight
Ann de Forest reviews Paul Kahan’s “Philadelphia: A Narrative History.”
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