Short Takes

This Play Has Game
Annie BuckleySep 15, 2023
Musical Trickery and Subverted Expectations
Danielle CloughSep 14, 2023
LARB Wins a Whiting Award
LARB StaffSep 13, 2023
Sparse Anchors of Memory
Brandon SwardSep 12, 2023
Political Fictions After September 11th
Brandon SwardSep 11, 2023
The Shapes People Choose as Their Symbols
A. J. UrquidiSep 8, 2023
Harriet Jacobs’ Enduring Legacy
Koritha MitchellSep 7, 2023
Having Once Been Beautiful
Martin HarriesSep 6, 2023
The Challenge of Loss
Andreas ReckwitzJan 10, 2023
“This Fairground Farce of Light”: Vladimir Nabokov’s “The Cinema” (1928)
Luke Parker presents his translation of Vladimir Nabokov’s 1928 poem “The Cinema.”
Luke Parker, Vladimir NabokovDec 19, 2022
Iran’s “Master Poet of Freedom”: On Ahmad Shamlou
Niloufar Talebi reflects on the towering legacy of Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou on the anniversary of his birth.
Niloufar TalebiDec 12, 2022
Valentin’s Story: A Refugee Center in Odesa
Ilya Kaminsky shares a story from a refugee center in Odesa, as told by Diana Grebneva.
Diana Grebneva, Ilya KaminskyNov 14, 2022
Writing About L.A. in the Sixties with Mike Davis
Jon Wiener remembers working with the incomparable Mike Davis.
Jon WienerNov 11, 2022
Culture as Witness in Ukraine
Sasha Dovzhyk reflects on the strength of Ukrainian culture under fire.
Sasha DovzhykNov 1, 2022
“This is a Battlefield”: A Conversation with Mike Davis
David Kipen, Derek MejíaOct 31, 2022
Essay on Iron
Amit Majmudar presents his verse essay on pumping iron.
Amit MajmudarOct 30, 2022