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I first heard of Lisa Carver in the late 1980s, when we were both about 19 or 20. Performing under the name Lisa Suckdog in shows that involved screeching, screaming, pissing, and violence, she was often spoken of in the same breath with notorious scum-rocker G.G. Allin, …more
My family moved to Lake Ronkonkoma in February, a time when friendships have already been formed and being the poor, shy new kid doesn’t really have the mystique to attract would-be friends that children’s novels lead you to believe. Instead, I quietly took my seat at the end of the long row of paired desks, kept my head down, and spoke to no one, like a dude just trying to get by in court-ordered rehab. …more
I had the pleasure of making Jon Adams’ acquaintance several years ago when we met through our mutual friend Ryan Montbleau. Soon after, Jon moved from Boston to San Francisco, and we maintained our friendship via mail. I was happy to get a chance to talk to him on the phone so we could discuss the ten year anniversary of his Truth Serum comic, Hitler, terrorism, and suicide. …more
Since the early 1980’s, the 51 year old Scottish musician/writer/provocateur Nicholas Currie, better known as Momus, has been releasing music (his latest album, Hypnoprism, was his 18th) to varying levels of critical and commercial success. Since the 1990’s, he has been blogging in various forms, most notably on his old LiveJournal called Click Opera, which Warren Ellis called “probably the best-written blog on the Anglophone web” and of which novelist Dennis Cooper said, “It doesn’t get any better than Click Opera.” …more
Click image to enlarge. Rumpus original art by Jason Novak.
It starts with the watch, always. Boarding the ferry at the Sayville Harbor on Long Island, I remove my watch and zip it within the special pocket of my duffel. Vacation begins the moment we start the short trek over to the narrow strip of land that stretches thirty miles, just south of the city. …more
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and poet Matthew Dickman.
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A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Isaac Fitzgerald.
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In 2005, before Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the New Orleans public education system was one of the worst in the nation. …more
Twice a year Shutterclank! magazine hits the presses to support traditional photographers and stir up discussion. Founded by photographers Kate Contakos, Chris Schuster, and Jake Reinhart, the hope is that the magazine will further the community of lens artists, spurring them to interact and collaborate as a result of Shutterclank!’s pages and related exhibitions. …more
Author and artist Cassie J. Sneider dishes about her favorite writing spot: …more
A beautiful, three-part All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Daniel Handler.
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Amazing artist Wendy MacNaughton illustrates the worlds of 6th and Mission, as well as 5th and Mission (but mostly 6th), in San Francisco, CA. …more
Two artists, ten years, one body of work, and only two taboos: Jesus and blowjobs. …more
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy San Francisco. …more
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy Oakland. …more
Tom Gauld is an illustrator, cartoonist, and publisher. His finished pieces range from animated advertisements to book illustrations, as well as the weekly comic strips he produces for the Guardian. Whether he’s drawing a campaign for one of the UK’s largest drug stores or illustrating a book of monsters, Tom’s drawing style is intimate and concise, reflective of an artistic process that uses technology without relying on it. …more
An incredibly beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Cheryl Strayed.
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A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer. …more
What is emotionally naked art and why do I think I have to describe the films of John Cassavetes, particularly A Woman Under the Influence, and Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives, particularly ”Melanctha,” that way? …more
A literary infographic study of “Conspiracy Gothic” films:
I first encountered Eleanor Davis’ work in the form of Beast Mother, a fairy tale that thrilled me with its visual intricacies and thoughtful storytelling. …more
The following visual representations were sent in from Sugar enthusiasts far and wide, …more
Wendy MacNaughton illustrates the life of touring musicians. …more
Vanessa Davis brightens the world around her, not just through her comics, which have been published in the collections Spaniel Rage and Make Me a Woman, but in her outgoing personality. …more
The Chimerist, a new website we’re loving, explores the app for Paul Madonna’s Everything Is Its Own Reward.
“The places in these images are suspended in time, and the animations work to slow you down until you’re able to absorb this quality.”
HORN! REVIEWS:
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1
Another fantastic Rumpus Comic book review by Kevin Thomas.
The Chimerist, a website created by Maud Newton and Salon’s Laura Miller, launched this week, uniting “two iPad lovers at the intersection of art, stories, and technology.”
Artist Jason Novak brings us his illustrated poem “The Cost of Noise.”
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COMIQUES:
Get Yerself Organized
Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Anne Emond!
“Urban planners, artists, and citizens around the world must open poetic space within increasingly cramped, increasingly bottom-line-driven cities. Our political animalness gets claustrophobic. We require the commons to encounter each other and the physical landscape.”
Poem Forest involved participants reciting 15 lines from 2500 years of poetry at pre-established locations throughout the 50-acre old-growth forest that was recently renovated in the New York Botanical Garden. Jon Cotner, the artist behind the project, discusses his thought process and walks us through an audiovisual tour.
HORN! REVIEWS:
Treasure Island!!!
Kevin Thomas reviews the December Rumpus Book Club selection, Treasure Island!!!, Rumpus-Comics style.
At The Hairpin, Esther C. Werdiger’s story, “The League of Ordinary Ladies: Keep them Googling,” illustrates her sagas of winter in-bed working, the post office, and iphone google search history.
Rumpus contributor Jason Novak brings his illustrated story “Fedoras and Nightmare Prophesies at Noir City” to The Bay Citizen.
“This year marks the tenth anniversary of Noir City, San Francisco’s film festival dedicated to the moody film genre with deep roots in our foggy city. Jason Novak headed out during a stormy weekend to mingle with gumshoes, punks, and actress Angie Dickinson at a double feature at the Castro Theatre.”
At Art Practical, Larissa Archer reviews Everything Is Its Own Reward by Paul Madonna, Rumpus Comics editor and artist extraordinaire.
“If there is a San Francisco state of mind—calm, unburdened with practical worries, nostalgic, slightly mawkish, indulgent of beauty (spoiled by it, even)—Madonna proves that this can exist anywhere, just as any San Franciscan knows that it cannot always exist in this city.”
In college I painted myself as Caravaggio’s Bacchus. I was mad for the mad Italian painter then, and decorated my dorm room with postcards and illustrations. When my family took a trip to Rome, …more
The World Press Photo exhibit, which I caught at both the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam and at the UN Headquarters in NYC this past year, and which continues to tour globally, might just qualify as my sensory overload experience of 2011. …more
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