Kyubin Kim introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Eclectuals.
Eclectuals in Lakewood, CA
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Black Lives Matter in Small Towns, Too
Victoria Patterson talks about flashpoints and performative progressive politics in South Pasadena.
Telling Stories: Joanna Chen Interviews Poet Tony Curtis
Joanna Chen talks with Irish poet Tony Curtis about his latest collection "This Flight Tonight."
Congress Did Worse than Look the Other Way: Talking to Anne Case and Angus Deaton
Andy Fitch talks with economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton about the tragedy of working class mental health and their book "Deaths of Despair."
Lana Del Rey, Fragile Feminism, and White Fragility in a Moment of Black Lives Matter
Christine Capetola dissects Lana Del Rey's "fragile feminism" and the history behind her social media tirade.
Writing While Black
Laura Warrell shares personal experiences as a Black writer navigating the white world of publishing.
Hamilton is America’s Monumental Epic. That’s a Good Thing.
Pasquale Toscano interrogates the epic lineage of the notable release of Lin-Manuel Miranda's famed musical.
Photographing a Bruise: Catherine Opie’s “Rhetorical Landscapes” at the Regen Projects
Jonathan Alexander looks at bruises and swamps Catherine Opie’s “Rhetorical Landscapes.”
Questions Around Elite Control: Talking to Eric Posner
Andy Fitch questions Eric Posner about elite control, corrosive populism, and his book "The Demagogue’s Playbook."
On Photography, Protests, and Citizenship
Robyn Jensen looks at spectatorship and "evidence" of benevolent law enforcement in recent protests.
