2012
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The Big Idea: Andrew Solomon
Writer and journalist Andrew Solomon talks about parent-child differences, and the eleven-year process of writing his latest book, which profiles families of deaf, dwarf, autistic, severely disabled, transgendered, schizophrenic, and other marginalized children.
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Congratulations, Roxane!
Two months ago, Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay said, “hey, when’s it my turn?” Now, her turn has come. Congratulations to Roxane on her two book deals. We can’t wait to read them.
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“looping through the highlight reel of our lives”
Rumpus columnist Steve Almond reviews Chris Ware’s Building Stories for The New Republic. As a self-proclaimed nitwitted graphic novel critic with no qualifications, Almond beautifully reviews not only the content of Building Stories but also shares his experience reading the “weirdo picture book”…
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Poetry Wire: Remembering Jake Adam York, 1972-2012
The Rumpus mourns the passing of Jake Adam York. We have here collected together some tributes and memories from his friends and fellow writers. We send our condolences to Jake’s friends and family.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #165
ARCHAEOLOGY ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing archaeology.
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Copyediting George Saunders
How delightful is this style sheet used by the editors of George Saunders’s forthcoming short-story collection? Highlights include the distinction between “pity whoop” (noun) and “pity-whoop” (verb), the hyphenation of “pre-boner,” and how to put “Darkenfloxx” in the past tense.
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Nick Cave Monday #14: “Wild World”
There’s a soundtrack for when I’m about to fall in love with a girl. That precious gap of time between getting to know each other physically and mentally before diving in the pool of vulnerability and embracing love and commitment. Laying…
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Notable San Francisco: 12/17-12/22
This week in San Francisco!#$#$@! Monday 12/17: For folks who didn’t do, but are considering doing, things that everyone else did this year, The Dark Knight Rises is showing tonight. One of the year’s biggest movies, and it’s free. The…
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25 Years
I was a first grader at Hubbard Wood School in 1988 when a woman entered my school and shot six kids.
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
We ran some really fabulous pieces this weekend that you’ll definitely want to read (or reread). We interviewed Nataly Kelly about the immense weight that rests on the shoulders of translators, whether they’re translating poetry or interpreting 911 calls. Elizabeth…
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unicorn rocky mountain oyster
“There was one other mythical bi man in the entire city, but try as I might, I never found him. At the gay bar, I sometimes got called a ‘half-breeder.’” Seth Fischer’s Rumpus essay “Notes from a Unicorn” has made…
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“With the Animals,” by Noelle Revaz
Paul, the narrator and subject of Noëlle Revaz’s With the Animals, is a rustic Swiss farmer with strong opinions but a weak intellect; he is a man of formidable emotion but has a rather small heart, metaphorically speaking. The book…