The Rumpus.net » Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Tue, 21 May 2013 21:10:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Ecosystem Inside You http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-ecosystem-inside-you/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-ecosystem-inside-you/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:26 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114594 There’s lots of cool/gross stuff in this Michael Pollan article about the microbes in human bodies: “for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes,” mother’s milk feeds newborns’ “gut bugs,” and there are “gnotobiotic mice” without any germs.

]]> There’s lots of cool/gross stuff in this Michael Pollan article about the microbes in human bodies: “for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes,” mother’s milk feeds newborns’ “gut bugs,” and there are “gnotobiotic mice” without any germs.

Owners of small bathrooms will probably want to skip the part about how far away you should keep your toothbrush from your toilet.

Related Posts:

  • No related posts…
]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-ecosystem-inside-you/feed/ 0 Get Loud with Quiet Lightning http://therumpus.net/2013/05/get-loud-with-quiet-lightning/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/get-loud-with-quiet-lightning/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:59 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=113815 The Rumpus is teaming up with San Francisco nonprofit Quiet Lightning to present a live literary mix tape, and we want you to join us!

Submit a piece less than eight minutes long for the chance to read at the event, or just join us as a guest for an evening of short readings from a variety of fantastic writers.

]]> The Rumpus is teaming up with San Francisco nonprofit Quiet Lightning to present a live literary mix tape, and we want you to join us!

Submit a piece less than eight minutes long for the chance to read at the event, or just join us as a guest for an evening of short readings from a variety of fantastic writers.

It all goes down July 9. Keep your eyes peeled for more details!

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/get-loud-with-quiet-lightning/feed/ 0 Well, This Is Certainly One Way to Give Advice http://therumpus.net/2013/05/well-this-is-certainly-one-way-to-give-advice/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/well-this-is-certainly-one-way-to-give-advice/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:43 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114562 On a blog for the Wall Street Journal (where else?), Emily Oster gives advice based on economic theory. For example:

There is a model in economics called the “sS” model. It’s not often applied to relationships, but I think it should be….If something really good happens, or many good things in a row, it pushes you over some threshold (this is the “S” threshold) and you get married.

]]> On a blog for the Wall Street Journal (where else?), Emily Oster gives advice based on economic theory. For example:

There is a model in economics called the “sS” model. It’s not often applied to relationships, but I think it should be….If something really good happens, or many good things in a row, it pushes you over some threshold (this is the “S” threshold) and you get married.

It’s not exactly Dear Sugar, but Oster comes up with some sound advice anyway.

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/well-this-is-certainly-one-way-to-give-advice/feed/ 0 “Each One Is A Bloodless War” http://therumpus.net/2013/05/each-one-is-a-bloodless-war/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/each-one-is-a-bloodless-war/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:16 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114559 It’s always fun to compare your culture’s inexplicably expensive and complicated customs with another’s and realize that nothing makes sense anywhere in the world.

For example, at the Billfold, Jia Tolentino relates a conversation with a Kyrgyz friend about weddings:

In Uzbekistan and Tajikistan there are new laws where they send a police officer to every wedding to make sure that no one spends more than, say, 15,000 som.

]]> It’s always fun to compare your culture’s inexplicably expensive and complicated customs with another’s and realize that nothing makes sense anywhere in the world.

For example, at the Billfold, Jia Tolentino relates a conversation with a Kyrgyz friend about weddings:

In Uzbekistan and Tajikistan there are new laws where they send a police officer to every wedding to make sure that no one spends more than, say, 15,000 som. It’s better for the economy. But no one would listen to that rule here.

Related Posts:

  • No related posts…
]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/each-one-is-a-bloodless-war/feed/ 0 Guys Conner Habib Wanted to Fuck in High School http://therumpus.net/2013/05/guys-conner-habib-wanted-to-fuck-in-high-school/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/guys-conner-habib-wanted-to-fuck-in-high-school/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:25 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114555 Crackerjack writer, porn actor, and Rumpus contributor Conner Habib has posted the latest in his “Guys I Wanted to Fuck in High School” series.

It’s erotic and expansive and poignant, and you should read it right now. A preview:

Do you want to hold my hand?

]]> Crackerjack writer, porn actor, and Rumpus contributor Conner Habib has posted the latest in his “Guys I Wanted to Fuck in High School” series.

It’s erotic and expansive and poignant, and you should read it right now. A preview:

Do you want to hold my hand? I say.  And then, quickly, Like just friends, I mean girls hold hands and they’re just friends, right?

If anyone saw us holding hands, they’d tease us.  If Thom weren’t so tall, they’d probably beat the shit out of us.  But no one sees us.

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/guys-conner-habib-wanted-to-fuck-in-high-school/feed/ 0 Weekend Rumpus Roundup http://therumpus.net/2013/05/weekend-rumpus-roundup-26/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/weekend-rumpus-roundup-26/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:44 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114540 Happy Monday! :(

Before you get back to the grind, savor these last bits of the weekend.

A comic by Yumi Sakugawa, which she described on Twitter in the following way: “My random idea for a metaphysical nudist desert retreat for grandmothers is finally in comic form.”

And an interview with Susan Steinberg about crossing genres, reversing VIDA stats, and the importance of bucking formula.

]]> Happy Monday! :(

Before you get back to the grind, savor these last bits of the weekend.

A comic by Yumi Sakugawa, which she described on Twitter in the following way: “My random idea for a metaphysical nudist desert retreat for grandmothers is finally in comic form.”

And an interview with Susan Steinberg about crossing genres, reversing VIDA stats, and the importance of bucking formula.

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/weekend-rumpus-roundup-26/feed/ 0 Science: Still Confusing, Still Important http://therumpus.net/2013/05/science-still-confusing-still-important/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/science-still-confusing-still-important/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114466 Some scientific experiments can sound ridiculous, especially to us writerly types—like, for instance, a study measuring mosquitoes’ attraction to limburger cheese.

There’s even a fake prize dedicated to mocking such studies: the “Ig Nobel,” which the aforementioned mosquito story won several years back.

]]> Some scientific experiments can sound ridiculous, especially to us writerly types—like, for instance, a study measuring mosquitoes’ attraction to limburger cheese.

There’s even a fake prize dedicated to mocking such studies: the “Ig Nobel,” which the aforementioned mosquito story won several years back.

But the knowledge we gained from those cheese-smitten blood-suckers served as the basis for research that now indicates that “malaria-carrying mosquitoes are more attracted to the smell of human flesh than healthy mosquitoes,” which could be vital information to the prevention of widespread illness and death. Science, you rascal!

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/science-still-confusing-still-important/feed/ 0 The Questionably Healthy Habits of Highly Creative People http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-questionably-healthy-habits-of-highly-creative-people/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-questionably-healthy-habits-of-highly-creative-people/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:59 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114465 Do you work better during the morning or the evening? With a shot of espresso or a mug of green tea?

An intriguing little Slate series documents the work habits of writers and other creative people, from Ernest Hemingway to David Lynch.

]]> Do you work better during the morning or the evening? With a shot of espresso or a mug of green tea?

An intriguing little Slate series documents the work habits of writers and other creative people, from Ernest Hemingway to David Lynch.

The latest missive is about amphetamines, but if you prefer your stimulants a little tamer, there’s also one about coffee—though, honestly, we’re not sure Balzac’s 50-cup-a-day habit was any less extreme than Ayn Rand’s propensity for Benzedrine.

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/the-questionably-healthy-habits-of-highly-creative-people/feed/ 0 Is The Great Gatsby Worth Seeing? http://therumpus.net/2013/05/is-the-great-gatsby-worth-seeing/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/is-the-great-gatsby-worth-seeing/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:19 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114457 Want to see the new film version of The Great Gatsby but afraid it won’t live up to the book?

At The Millions, five English professors pass judgment on the success of the adaptation.

Read it to find out what additional source material Baz Luhrmann drew on and whether Carey Mulligan breathed a life into the role of Daisy that “honestly, Fitzgerald didn’t.”

Related Posts:

]]> Want to see the new film version of The Great Gatsby but afraid it won’t live up to the book?

At The Millions, five English professors pass judgment on the success of the adaptation.

Read it to find out what additional source material Baz Luhrmann drew on and whether Carey Mulligan breathed a life into the role of Daisy that “honestly, Fitzgerald didn’t.”

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/is-the-great-gatsby-worth-seeing/feed/ 0 Yo Mama So Old She’s a Scandinavian Root Word http://therumpus.net/2013/05/yo-mama-so-old-shes-a-scandinavian-root-word/ http://therumpus.net/2013/05/yo-mama-so-old-shes-a-scandinavian-root-word/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:38 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=114440 These etymological origins of words related to insults are so strange and wonderful that some of them almost seem made up.

For example, it seems there used to be enough people writing “snarky epic poems” in Scandinavia that their title, skald, became synonymous with censure, eventually giving us the word scold.

]]> These etymological origins of words related to insults are so strange and wonderful that some of them almost seem made up.

For example, it seems there used to be enough people writing “snarky epic poems” in Scandinavia that their title, skald, became synonymous with censure, eventually giving us the word scold. The word scoff comes from the equivalent English tradition, snarky epic poetry apparently having been the Harry Potter of its day.

Read the whole thing for the roots of more insults including cretin, schmuck, and bastard.

Related Posts:

]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/05/yo-mama-so-old-shes-a-scandinavian-root-word/feed/ 0