Posts by: Stephen Elliott
Charlie Rose by Samuel Beckett
You might have seen this already, but it’s worth seeing again:
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Good Vibrations has donated a special vibrator for a scene in the Happy Baby movie. It’s called The Rabbit Habit. Thanks Good Vibrations, we love you back!
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The Rumpus Interview With Michelle Orange
We sat on my bed, our backs against the wall, talking about This Is Running For Your Life.
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Sundance So Far
The World According To Dick Cheney is a very good, maybe great documentary.
...moreI Want To Live
A PDF of “I Want To Live” by Thom Jones. From the story collection The Pugilist At Rest. Also featured in The Best American Stories of the Century.
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The Problem with the Problem with Memoir
I got an email from a friend yesterday asking me if I’d seen this article on Gawker, Journalism Is Not Narcissism, by Hamilton Nolan. I hadn’t but I was aware of the argument. It’s an easy one to make, that memoir and personal essay are killing journalism.
...moreLetters To Each Other III
It was a year ago today we launched Letters In The Mail. It’s been a learning process, and we’re still learning. It’s a struggle, always, to stay relevant and interesting without repeating yourself. The Sun Magazine does this particularly well. The most recent letter, from Rumpus artist Jason Novak, is unlike any we’ve sent before.
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The Best Of Not 2012
Since 2008 (before we even launched) we’ve asked a handful of Rumpus contributors for the best book they read that was not published that year. Tell us about the best book you read this year, in the comments.
...moreThe Bad Haircut
In an interview with their father two young girls, age three and five, explain the worst haircut ever.
...moreThe Rules Of Inheritance
Claire Bidwell Smith’s fantastic memoir, The Rules Of Inheritance, is coming out this week in paperback. If you haven’t already read this book you should take the opportunity.
Here’s an interview with Smith we did earlier this year.
Claire wrote one of our most popular Letters In The Mail.
...moreSo you want to work in publishing?
Welcome to your first day of hell:
...moreAny of the following will be grounds for immediate dismissal during the probationary period: coming in late or leaving early without prior permission; being unavailable at night or on the weekends; failing to meet any goals; giving unsolicited advice about how to run things; taking personal phone calls during work hours; gossiping; misusing company property, including surfing the internet while at work; submission of poorly written materials; creating an atmosphere of complaint or argument; failing to respond to emails in a timely way; not showing an interest in other aspects of publishing beyond editorial; making repeated mistakes; violating company policies.
Anatomy of A Kickstarter
We’re now 85% toward our kickstarter goal. So close, but with only 3 days left to go. What we’re trying to do, if you haven’t heard previously through The Daily Rumpus, or on Twitter, or Facebook, is raise $85,000 to make a movie from my novel Happy Baby.
...moreThrill-Bent
Beth Lisick rides the roller coaster for Jan Richman’s new novel, Thrill-Bent, from Tupelo Press.
...moreThe Paul Madonna Package
Have you been thinking about contributing $1,000 to the Happy Baby movie but wanted to use that money to decorate your new apartment? Well, check out The Paul Madonna Package.
...moreGigantic. Is. Coming.
Our friends over at Gigantic are about to release their newest issue, Gigantic Everything.
Featuring short fiction, interviews with Lydia Davis, Anne Carson and Robert Currie, Julie Hecht, and Tao Lin, and art by Hilary Pecis, Eric Shaw, and BOOZEFOX.
Printed in Long Island City, the issue will feature a hand-constructed, accordion-fold, newsprint format.
...moreRumpus NYC
A video montage from The Rumpus NYC Happy Baby movie fundraiser, shot using the 8mm phone app.
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Mr. Gracie
A short movie based on the Mr. Gracie character from Happy Baby, starring James Urbaniak:
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What About That Rumpus Movie?
We’ve added a bunch of rewards to the Happy Baby movie kickstarter, and two events. Here’s a breakdown, including The Dominatrix Package and the Essay Transformation Package, also, The Big Fat Box Of Books:
...moreAbout Those Rewards
Have you been following The Happy Baby movie kickstarter? Because we’ve added some interesting rewards, like The Dominatrix Package, The Essay Transformation Package, and The Big Fat Box of Books. More information here.
...more“Don’t ball undergraduates! The parents are still watching.”
Kurt Vonnegut’s 1967 advice to a new teacher at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
...moreThe ShortSighted War
One of Israel’s lead negotiators with Hamas says the assassination of Hamas’ military leader, Ahmed al-Jabari, which led immediately to the current escalation of violence in Gaza, was shortsighted.
...moreIs Isaac Fitzgerald secretly Rob Riggle?
The Bold Italic profiles The Rumpus, prompting the inadvertent question, is Isaac Fitzgerald secretly Rob Riggle? You decide:
...moreHecka Party Yo
Jill Sobule singing San Francisco onstage with Lorelei Lee, Stephen Elliott, and Isaac Fitzgerald at the Happy Baby movie kickstarter launch party.
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