At her best, Olivia Laing turns criticism into an elevated form of hospitality: Like a good party host, she introduces you to someone, tells you... "If the world was about to end was there anything ...

Following the tendency of any published collection, it seeks to make a statement about Laing as a writer, explaining and defining the shape of her career. In contrast to the loose explorations of ...

Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency, by Olivia Laing, published by W. W. Norton & Company I did not anticipate writing this review from self-imposed solitude. Months ago, when I first opened Olivia ...

FARGO — People have always talked about out-of-the-ordinary weather. "Funny weather we're having," has long been an easy way to start a conversation with a stranger. However, in recent years, the ...