original title: getting the lrb out of your rucksack
A Pint at the Gaslamp, Manchester, painting by Michael Ashcroft.
September 26, 2026 at 11:42 AM
original title: getting the lrb out of your rucksack
lrb: reminded of these old clown girl posts
(still v fond of this gag :p)
(still v fond of this gag :p)
April 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
lrb: reminded of these old clown girl posts
(still v fond of this gag :p)
(still v fond of this gag :p)
Short answer: yes.
Our tech team are working on it and we hope to be back to normal soon.
Emily Wilson is on the LRB Podcast in the meantime:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Our tech team are working on it and we hope to be back to normal soon.
Emily Wilson is on the LRB Podcast in the meantime:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Nolan v. Homer
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · July 26 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
July 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Short answer: yes.
Our tech team are working on it and we hope to be back to normal soon.
Emily Wilson is on the LRB Podcast in the meantime:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Our tech team are working on it and we hope to be back to normal soon.
Emily Wilson is on the LRB Podcast in the meantime:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not
July 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not
Rundell’s last animal study for the LRB was in 2022 :(
March 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Rundell’s last animal study for the LRB was in 2022 :(
Utterly shameful and predictable, as @daniellalock.bsky.social had written about and warned in her LRB blog post
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Utterly shameful and predictable, as @daniellalock.bsky.social had written about and warned in her LRB blog post
lrb its me???? thatsme its .me
September 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
lrb its me???? thatsme its .me
reading a profile in the LRB and I had totally forgotten Gavin Newsom dated a teenager when he was 40
June 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
reading a profile in the LRB and I had totally forgotten Gavin Newsom dated a teenager when he was 40
On the train listening to the LRB podcast
September 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
On the train listening to the LRB podcast
Two sentences into my latest LRB read, we hit untranslated French. Never change.
September 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Two sentences into my latest LRB read, we hit untranslated French. Never change.
LRB is my subscription that humbles me the most
The most letter to the LRB letter to the LRB that I have ever read.
July 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
LRB is my subscription that humbles me the most
Imagine if more LRB articles were read from beginning to end.
July 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Imagine if more LRB articles were read from beginning to end.
WE DON'T DO GCSES IN IRELAND, LRB BOOKSHOP
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
WE DON'T DO GCSES IN IRELAND, LRB BOOKSHOP
thrilled that the phrase “male
to male transition” has broken containment and entered the august pages of the LRB
to male transition” has broken containment and entered the august pages of the LRB
September 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
thrilled that the phrase “male
to male transition” has broken containment and entered the august pages of the LRB
to male transition” has broken containment and entered the august pages of the LRB
Lrb thinking about this shirt I got my Jayce sim
April 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Lrb thinking about this shirt I got my Jayce sim
every time I say this, someone didn't know:
you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
June 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
every time I say this, someone didn't know:
you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?
Lrb: Por eso Dolly Parton no es billonaria. Ser billonario es intrínsecamente malvado porque significa que teniendo tanto dinero que podrías ahogarte en él no te ha dado por ayudar a nadie
August 19, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Lrb: Por eso Dolly Parton no es billonaria. Ser billonario es intrínsecamente malvado porque significa que teniendo tanto dinero que podrías ahogarte en él no te ha dado por ayudar a nadie
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
LRB printed my letter of correction, the day is saved
May 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
LRB printed my letter of correction, the day is saved
