Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”
Ben SandmanBen Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.
Ben Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Greg Allen looks at three artists who exposed their respective experiences within Latin American, immigrant, and US cultures.
Joseph Giovannini concludes his analysis of Michael Govan’s plans for LACMA.
Briallen Hopper appreciates "The Mutual Admiration Society," a new book from Mo Moulton.
Kaleem Hawa reviews three recent books on South African apartheid.
Gerry Canavan reviews "Rusty Brown," the recently published collection of Chris Ware's comics.
Ryan Gattis reviews Stefano Bloch's new book.
Stuart Whatley considers “The Longing for Less” by Kyle Chayka.
Aaron Bady, for Dear Television, considers the way that HBO's Watchmen came so close to unmasking the world's real supervillain.
Phillip Maciak, for Dear Television, considers the year in culture by way of three arguments: from Catastrophe, from Marriage Story, and from Moonstruck.
Is “human rights” merely another route toward economic plunder?
Another robot world is possible, one not built on hidden human labor and not dependent on damage to the soul
Michael S. Roth discusses the challenges of promoting free speech on college campuses.
Richard Eldridge reviews “Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses.”
Ben Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.
Luke Cassidy talks to writer Mark Sargent and reviews his new novel, "Fool on the Hill."
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Hilary Plum considers "The Report," Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s "Guantánamo Diary," and who gets to depict torture.
Theodore Gioia samples the American restaurant review at present and offers a recipe for the future.
A best-selling cookbook author discusses the problems with fad diets and the importance of eating well.
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Victoria Dailey looks back at Oscar Wilde’s wild ride through the United States in the early 1880s.
Brad Evans speaks with James Martel about the continuing relevance of Walter Benjamin. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad Evans speaks with Ana Lucia Araujo, author of “Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade.” A conversation in the “Histories of Violence” series.
Victoria Dailey looks back at Oscar Wilde’s wild ride through the United States in the early 1880s.
Historian of science Michael D. Gordin reviews his former lab partner’s new book on the fuzziness of the quantum world.
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Most photographers are passive, often neutral observers. Stanislas Guigui fully inhabits the ferocious world he shoots, completely caught in its turbulence.
Sports historian Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff uncovers an archival mystery about France, China, basketball, and a forgotten attempt at Cold War diplomacy.
A new biography of the dean of American baseball writing.
Exclusive excerpt from the new Claude McKay novel, Romance in Marseille
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On the “Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen” and the Western-supported, Saudi-led coalition has targeted Yemeni civilians.
Steven Lavine reviews "In Defence of Democracy," a recently published book by Roslyn Fuller.
Christopher Lee discusses the legacy of John Okada.
What literary studies lost when the New Critics were dethroned.
In Dyer's repetitions and leitmotifs, we get the sense of watching a mind traveling between planes of existence.
A visit to the 2015 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali.
Jordan Elgrably reviews "When All Else Fails" by Rayyan Al-Shawaf and "When We Were Arabs" by Massoud Hayoun.
Ryan Gattis reviews Stefano Bloch's new book.
Listening to Marty Robbins’s classic 1959 album “Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.”
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Gwen Florio interviews Chad Dundas about his new novel, “The Blaze.”
Erica Wright interviews Kenneth R. Rosen about his book "Bulletproof Vest," a new book in the Object Lessons series.
Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.
Peter Brooks on the centennial of Freud’s “Beyond the Pleasure Principle.”
Matt Reeck explores the boundless imagination of Édouard Glissant.
Amanda Gorman considers “Homie” by Danez Smith.
Heather Treseler considers “Summer Snow” by Robert Hass.
A political memoir of 15 years spent in exile.
Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.
On "That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation" by David Bentley Hart.
Tucker Coombe reviews "Leaving the Witness" and "Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church."
Richard Eldridge reviews “Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses.”
Ryan Boyd reviews “The Missing Course” by David Gooblar.
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir about working in Silicon Valley.
Historian of science Michael D. Gordin reviews his former lab partner’s new book on the fuzziness of the quantum world.
Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother” looks at the failure of those with privilege and power to address the wrongs of the world.
Eliot Peper talks to William Gibson about his new novel, "The Agency," a sequel to "The Peripheral."
"High Flying Bird’s" Lukácsian dramatization of class struggle remains trapped, visually and narratively, in a neoliberal perceptual apparatus.
Philosophy and the "intellectual game": Kieran Setiya interviews Alva Noë about his book, "Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher on the Ballpark."
The fictional town of Mayberry provides a clue to the root of our national poison, and show us how we picked the wrong lawman.
Jonathan Alexander on Nico Tortorella, gender fluidity, and contemporary culture.
S. Tremaine Nelson reviews a new children’s book from the author of “House of Leaves.”
A prominent YA author on the importance of friendship and the dangers of toxic masculinity.