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American Blondes
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Arielle Gordon asks: do blondes really have more fun?
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Finishing Moves
In his story from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Evan McGarvey boards a long flight with a group of professional wrestlers.
Bedrock
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Charley Burlock navigates gravesites, literal and figurative.
Bright
Grace Byron’s story from the LARB Quarterly no. 43 moves between tense living rooms, quiet bookstores, and dive bars where old songs ooze out of speakers “like sludge.”
Three New Poems: “Straining for the Noise,” “Srdičko Bolí,” and “Has Your Spirit Dried Up?”
The LARB Quarterly, no. 43: “Fixation” presents new poems from Jenny Xie, Claressinka Anderson, and emet ezell.
The Only Girl in the World: On Madonna and “Desperately Seeking Susan”
Brontez Purnell pays tribute to Madonna through a close reading of her performance in “Desperately Seeking Susan,” in an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation.”
Syria’s Forgotten Island of Opposition
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Charlie Clewis reports from a military compound in the Syrian desert.
Two New Stories: “Pigfoot” and “Witches of Fresno”
In a pair of flash fiction pieces from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Venita Blackburn traces the porous border between this life and one beyond.
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.
Weird Nonfiction
Clayton Purdom situates nonfictional works designed “with the intention of upsetting, disturbing, or confusing the audience,” in an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip.”
Gathering Intelligence: Chelsea Manning, the War on Terror, and the Trans Internet
Charlie Markbreiter analyzes Chelsea Manning as era-defining symbol, internet darling, and enemy of the state, in an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip.”
Talk
Kristen Radtke defends Linda Rosenkrantz’s underappreciated classic novel “Talk,” in a comic from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip.”
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