Larissa Pham

1 month ago | newsletter.wordloaf.org | Larissa Pham |Andrew Janjigian

Before I get into today's item, I wanted to make sure all you Boston-area Wordloaf folks knew about the free, live interview I am doing with Jim Franks about his new book Existential Bread, this coming Sunday, 3/23, at Elmendorf Baking, at 6pm:Existential Bread Book Talk & SigningJoin us for an abnormal evening of bread-adjacent conversation with Jim Franks, author of Existential Bread.

2 months ago | lithub.com | Larissa Pham

When I left New York City last September to live upstate with a man, I immediately began baking. The first loaf cake I made was terrible: eggy, over-mixed; its one redeeming quality was the layer of apple chunks I’d tossed in. Our rental, a rich family’s vacation cottage that we’d live in for the nine months of the off-season, was furnished, but came without measuring cups.

Jul 29, 2024 | artnews.com | Larissa Pham

When terrible things happen in the world and people suffer, by what means is one moved to act? And in whose interest? Do we respond by what tugs most effectively at our hearts—and if so, should we not be suspicious of where our sympathies lie? Imperfect Solidarities, an essay-length book by writer and art critic Aruna D’Souza, puts forth an argument interrogating why we are moved to act in solidarity with others.

Sep 13, 2023 | thenation.com | John Nichols |Larissa Pham |Chris Lehmann |Leif Weatherby

The Nation WeeklyFridays. A weekly digest of the best of our coverage. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation’s journalism. You may unsubscribe or adjust your preferences at any time. You can read our Privacy Policy here. So, there you have it. Congress opted to impoverish kids and, in so doing, caused a broad spike in the poverty rate.

Sep 12, 2023 | thenation.com | Larissa Pham |Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins |Ben Furnas |Sam Sax

Books & the Arts / A conversation about how the pandemic changed our relationship to the natural world, distrusting beauty, the challenges of writing about climate change, and her new book, The Light Room. Ad PolicyKate Zambreno’s The Light Room is a book of boxes, surfaces, and close observation, set during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.