Short Takes

We Need a New Federal Writers Project: A Conversation with David Kipen
Jon WienerJul 23, 2021
Mr. Mudrick Is 100
Bob BlaisdellJul 17, 2021
Another Look at India’s Books: Sunetra Gupta’s “A Sin of Colour”
Saikat MajumdarJul 6, 2021
The Russian-Jewish-American Triangle of Maxim D. Shrayer
Marat GrinbergJul 4, 2021
A Home on the Margins: On Eva Baltasar’s “Permafrost”
Nathan Scott McNamaraJun 28, 2021
Ask Ellie: “How can I evaluate potential relationships?”
“Ask Ellie” is LARB’s advice column, drawing wisdom from the great myths and stories to navigate modern life.
Ellie RobinsJun 18, 2021
The City Speaks: Recent New York and Los Angeles Poetry
Paul VangelistiJun 13, 2021
A Bridge He Didn’t Know Existed: On Emil Draitser’s “In the Jaws of the Crocodile”
Jun 11, 2021
Of Schools, Movements and Manifestos: Where Are the Poetry Wars of Yesteryear?
Stephen KesslerJun 10, 2021
Wallenberg’s Continuing Mysteries
Alan LelchukJun 3, 2021
Blind Spot on Palestine and Palestinians at UCLA: An Open Letter
Saree MakdisiJun 2, 2021
The Man with the Gramophone: A Party Manifesto
Henrik BeringMay 24, 2021
Palestine Twenty Times in a Sentence
Fady Joudah, Maya Abu-AlhayyatMay 12, 2021
Another Look at India’s Books: Basant Rath’s “Own Me, Srinagar”
In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention.
Saikat MajumdarMay 11, 2021
Ask Ellie: “What can I do about my apathy?”
“Ask Ellie” is LARB’s advice column, drawing wisdom from the great myths and stories to navigate modern life.
Ellie RobinsMay 10, 2021
The Day Eli Broad Changed My Life: A Remembrance
Dale Franzen, founding director of the Broad Stage at Santa Monica College, remembers the day Eli Broad changed her life.
Dale FranzenMay 8, 2021