Lary Wallace

Lary Wallace is features editor of Bangkok Post: The Magazine. He has written for the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review Daily, The Library of America Reader’s Almanac, and others.

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Written by Lary Wallace

A motorcyclist performing a wheelie in a red, white and blue outfit with stars, moving quickly past a blurred background.

essaySubcultures

Touching the sky

At their best, daredevils rival philosophers and mystics in their exploration of human mortality and spirit

Lary Wallace

Black and white photo of a crowd, featuring an elderly man in a hat and sunglasses amidst people with punk hairstyles and casual attire.

essayMusic

Now THAT was music

One grim day (when youth is over) you find that new music gets on your nerves. But why do our musical tastes freeze over?

Lary Wallace

Black and white photo of a man in a dark setting, tilting his head down with a hand on his forehead, expression thoughtful.

essayDance and theatre

The comic’s quandary

Does heckling let the real comedian stand up and shine, or does it trample a punchline and mangle a routine?

Lary Wallace

A person stands with arms crossed, looking into the distance on a dune in a vast, foggy desert. The image is in black and white.

essayMeaning and the good life

Indifference is a power

As legions of warriors and prisoners can attest, Stoicism is not grim resolve but a way to wrest happiness from adversity

Lary Wallace