Ryan Coleman reports from the Los Angeles Festival of Movies: 'After such a seamlessly executed, well-attended, and creatively generative first edition, film lovers across the city should hope for its return this time next year.' lareviewofbooks.org/article/watchi…

“'You know, I felt like a loser writing this book because I’ve never done shrooms,' Croft replied.' Kate Sadoff attends Jennifer Croft's discussion of 'The Extinction of Irena Rey.' lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/sa…

lareviewofbooks.org/article/sankof… via @lareviewofbooks 'With this, sankɔfa reflects a fundamental principle of Ghanaian cosmology: we depend on our ancestors, even as we are destined to become ancestors.”

Check out my post-mortem on Rap Sh!t for Los Angeles Review of Books. For two seasons, it deftly showed rappers Shawna & Mia wield new tools to navigate the recording industry's entrenched misogynoir. One of contemporary TV's best music biz shows, gone too soon but hopefully not forgotten.

'The cancellation of 'Rap Sh!t' ultimately confirms Black women's precarious position in the music industry, effectively proving the show's thesis.' Alyx Vesey bemoans the cancellation of HBO Max's series about a female hip-hop duo. lareviewofbooks.org/article/respec…

Jonathan van Harmelen reveals a lesser known history of Asian American filmmakers and studios. 'Among Japanese Americans, Yokozeki was the icon of success for a community still reeling from the economic impacts of wartime imprisonment.' lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-na…

#nowlisteningatLARB open.spotify.com/track/4a9tbd94…

Registration for our workshop with nadja spiegelman closes on Sunday evening—don't miss your chance! From May 7-June 11, spend your Tuesday evenings learning the art of the personal essay. All workshops are online; learn more & register today. lareviewofbooks.org/event/the-art-…

it’s time for some hard truths. LARB Quarterly, no. 41: Truth, coming soon. lareviewofbooks.org/membership/

Night has fallen on #ShakespeareDay , but there's still time to read this delightful piece in Los Angeles Review of Books by my former college professor Frank Bergon. 'Bosko tximurtxo!' lareviewofbooks.org/article/i-unde…

Many thanks to Los Angeles Review of Books. It's always a pleasure to speak with the great @BillMcKibben: lareviewofbooks.org/article/d-is-f…