By Reza Aslan Iranian-American scholar and author and LARB board member Reza Aslan has strong words for Paul Ryan on …
LARB Board Member Reza Aslan’s Open Video Message to Paul Ryan
January 2017
The Century Plaza Hotel: 50 Years of Leisure
$2.5 billion, it will cost, to turn this hotel into another hotel. To reimagine leisure.
Man O’ War — Trump Fights Himself
By Jill Frank Stasis, the Ancient Greek word for “standstill,” refers to a condition in which opposing forces cancel each …
Best of January
Dear members, supporters, readers, and friends: January is (nearly) over, and it’s been a doozy. There were some awesome parts, …
Malia’s Tears
By Arielle Zibrak Donald Trump has been the president of the United States for just over a week. Though that …
The Explorer’s History of Korean Fiction in Translation: After Colonialism and Into Civil War
By Charles Montgomery During the colonial period, the Japanese invaders determined what would and would not happen in Korean literature, …
Diving into the Wreck: Notes on the Women’s March
By Natalie Coleman In the swarming subway station at 42nd street, a woman wore rainbow leggings patterned with kitty faces. …
The Fourth Estate Needs a Superhero
By Benjamin Reeves On January 20th, America inaugurated a new president. He is a plutocrat who made a mint plastering …
On Firewood, Fuel, and Fake News — North Korea as a Source of Urban Legends
Barbara Demick (prize-winning author and Los Angeles Times reporter) for the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “The Future of Truth” conference There is something about …
Asking for a Friend: Did I Gamble On a Bad Friendship?
Dear Olive, I just ended a terrible, joyless marriage. Most of my savings went to the divorce settlement. I have …
