On Giving Up
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the case for and against giving up—on life, vices, dreams, creative...
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the case for and against giving up—on life, vices, dreams, creative...
Three-quarter Moon (1989), stoneware, 17 × 21 1/2 inches, photo: Nicholas Knight. Courtesy The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum © Family of Toshiko Takaezu; Moon (1980s), stoneware, 13 × 13 1/2 inches © Family of Toshiko Takaezu
Kristen Malone Poli examines the true hunger at the heart of the divorce plot.
In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Sam Sax presents lore so uncanny, it might as well be real.
David Lewis reviews the new anthology “Dark Soil: Fictions and Mythographies,” edited by Angie Sijun Lou.
Lucy Hornby discusses two recent biographies about former Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai and Hua Guofeng.
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In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the case for and against giving up—on life, vices, dreams, creative...
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James Ciano reviews Catherine Barnett’s “Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space.”
In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Peter Holslin reflects on synthesizer drones, inoffensive ambience, and his father’s affinity for...
Adam Fleming Petty reviews Lucas Mann’s “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performance,” rooting his analysis in his personal experience.
Margo Steines reviews Lucas Mann's “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances.”
Sarah Yanni talks with Michelle Tea about her new anthology “SLUTS.”
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In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the case for and against giving up—on life, vices, dreams, creative...
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