Marjorie Perloff weighs in on the Avital Ronell case in response to Jon Wiener's BLARB essay, arguing that the "real victim is the university at large."
What the Avital Ronell Affair Says about The State of the Profession
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Smash-up: Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton's novel, "Ethan Frome," reflects the author's unsatisfactory marriage and illustrates how people become trapped by reality's obligations.
Funny, Messy, Real: On Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix
Suhasini Yeeda reviews "Condoms and Hot Tubs Don't Mix: An Anthology of Awkward Sexcapades."
Skylight Books in Los Angeles
Los Angeles's Skylight Books is part of LARB's Reckless Reader program, where members get special perks and discounts.
Slumber as Self-Preservation: Oblomov and My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Lori Feathers on two sleep-obsessed heroes, one in Ottessa Moshfegh's "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," and the other in Ivan Goncharov’s "Oblomov."
Facebook Society. Does it Matter?
An excerpt from Roberto Simanowski's "Facebook Society: Losing Ourselves in Sharing Ourselves," translated by Susan H. Gillespie.
No Strings Attached: An Argument for Universal Basic Income
As the modern economy rapidly changes and grows, a Universal Basic Income offers a simple solution to poverty in the United States.
On Literary Grifters and Predators
Michelle Falkoff considers why writers are susceptible to being taken advantage of financially, and what to do about it.
Crossing Memories: Reckoning with Loss Past and Present in North and South Korea
Elizabeth W. Son on the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that formally ended the hostilities of the Korean War.
Institutional Norms Taking Hits from Both Sides: Talking to Michael Hayden
Andy Fitch discusses "The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies" with General Michael Hayden.
