The Rumpus.net » the believer http://therumpus.net Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Organist Rocks Out http://therumpus.net/2013/04/organist-rocks-out/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/organist-rocks-out/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:14:39 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=113553 If you’re not already listening to the Believer’s new podcast, the Organist, don’t worry—there’s still time to catch up!

The third episode, posted earlier this month, swings from hillbilly records to classic horror movies, hitting everything in between.

It’s worth a listen for the weird-ass Jack White/Conan O’Brien interview alone.

]]> If you’re not already listening to the Believer’s new podcast, the Organist, don’t worry—there’s still time to catch up!

The third episode, posted earlier this month, swings from hillbilly records to classic horror movies, hitting everything in between.

It’s worth a listen for the weird-ass Jack White/Conan O’Brien interview alone.

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/04/organist-rocks-out/feed/ 0 Ali Liebegott and Dorianne Laux at The Believer http://therumpus.net/2013/04/ali-liebegott-and-dorianne-laux-at-the-believer/ http://therumpus.net/2013/04/ali-liebegott-and-dorianne-laux-at-the-believer/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:34:20 +0000 Julie Morse http://therumpus.net/?p=112808 In honor of National Poetry Month, please check out poet Ali Liebegott’s wonderfully conducted interview with the eminent Dorianne Laux, where Laux sheds light on Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay for helping her hone her poetic craft.

 If I hadn’t been able to talk with myself, with respect, as a whole human being, who had a mind and heart and desires, a goodness, a desire to be good—you know, all of those things, I think, are the original impulse when we sit down and write. I’m not the only person in the world who is suffering.

]]> In honor of National Poetry Month, please check out poet Ali Liebegott’s wonderfully conducted interview with the eminent Dorianne Laux, where Laux sheds light on Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay for helping her hone her poetic craft.

 If I hadn’t been able to talk with myself, with respect, as a whole human being, who had a mind and heart and desires, a goodness, a desire to be good—you know, all of those things, I think, are the original impulse when we sit down and write. I’m not the only person in the world who is suffering. I’m trying to talk to the world, responding to those voices.
Emily Dickinson writes to me and I write back. Yes, Emily, there is a pain so utter, it swallows substance up. Yes. Thank you. And here is my cry back to you. And if you can take yourself back into that place, you can write forever…

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/04/ali-liebegott-and-dorianne-laux-at-the-believer/feed/ 0 Keep Doubt Alive with Essays http://therumpus.net/2013/02/keep-doubt-alive-with-essays/ http://therumpus.net/2013/02/keep-doubt-alive-with-essays/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:34:32 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=111253 If you’re a regular Rumpus reader, you probably like essays. And if you like essays, you’ll probably enjoy this New York Times opinion piece about their literary and social value:

Ever since Michel de Montaigne, the founder of the modern essay, gave as a motto his befuddled “What do I know?” and put forth a vision of humanity as mentally wavering and inconstant, the essay has become a meadow inviting contradiction, paradox, irresolution, and self-doubt.

]]> If you’re a regular Rumpus reader, you probably like essays. And if you like essays, you’ll probably enjoy this New York Times opinion piece about their literary and social value:

Ever since Michel de Montaigne, the founder of the modern essay, gave as a motto his befuddled “What do I know?” and put forth a vision of humanity as mentally wavering and inconstant, the essay has become a meadow inviting contradiction, paradox, irresolution, and self-doubt.

And while we’re all loving on essays, why not subscribe to the Believer? They print some of the best damn essays around, and they’re offering lots of cool swag with subscriptions right now in honor of their tenth anniversary!

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/02/keep-doubt-alive-with-essays/feed/ 0 Want a free ticket to a private Beck Show? http://therumpus.net/2013/02/want-a-free-ticket-to-a-private-beck-show/ http://therumpus.net/2013/02/want-a-free-ticket-to-a-private-beck-show/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:23:51 +0000 Pat Johnson http://therumpus.net/?p=111153 Our friends at The Believer are giving away ten free tickets to “Beck’s Song Reader” at Sonos Studios next Thursday evening in Los Angeles.

Check it out:

The event isn’t open to the public, so if you want to come chill alongside Beck (THE BECK!

]]> Our friends at The Believer are giving away ten free tickets to “Beck’s Song Reader” at Sonos Studios next Thursday evening in Los Angeles.

Check it out:

The event isn’t open to the public, so if you want to come chill alongside Beck (THE BECK! BECK HIMSELF!), McSweeney’s editor Jordan Bass, and select fans as they perform songs from the book, subscribe to the Believer now. Email your order # to letters@believermag.com and we’ll choose ten lucky winners at the end of the day, just because we love ya.

For more info, check out the LA Weekly writeup of the event here. 

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2013/02/want-a-free-ticket-to-a-private-beck-show/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday, Joan Didion http://therumpus.net/2012/12/happy-birthday-joan-didion/ http://therumpus.net/2012/12/happy-birthday-joan-didion/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:30:56 +0000 Lauren ONeal http://therumpus.net/?p=108551 Joan Didion’s 78th birthday is as good an excuse as any to revisit her conversation with Sheila Heti for the Believer.

The two talk about the performative aspects of writing, the confidence a writer has to claim, and Didion’s aborted oceanography career.

]]> Joan Didion’s 78th birthday is as good an excuse as any to revisit her conversation with Sheila Heti for the Believer.

The two talk about the performative aspects of writing, the confidence a writer has to claim, and Didion’s aborted oceanography career.

Plus, if you’re blocked or spiraling down a procrastination wormhole, you may find it reassuring to know that even Joan Didion feels the same way sometimes: “I’m not writing now. I wish I were. I haven’t written—I have to do something. I’m going to write a couple of pieces next, but I can’t seem to focus in on them. In the spring I’m going to try to focus in on something.”

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/12/happy-birthday-joan-didion/feed/ 1 McSweeney’s Holiday Party! http://therumpus.net/2012/12/mcsweeneys-holiday-party/ http://therumpus.net/2012/12/mcsweeneys-holiday-party/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:32 +0000 Julie Morse http://therumpus.net/?p=108526 Come out this Thursday night to The Makeout Room from 7-10 for McSweeney’s annual Holiday Party!

Tickets can be purchased here and guests receive a free copy of the Believer or Lucky Peach Magazine, treats from Dandelion Chocolate, Tiger Beer, Holiday Eats, and Unquantifiable Entertainment.

]]> Come out this Thursday night to The Makeout Room from 7-10 for McSweeney’s annual Holiday Party!

Tickets can be purchased here and guests receive a free copy of the Believer or Lucky Peach Magazine, treats from Dandelion Chocolate, Tiger Beer, Holiday Eats, and Unquantifiable Entertainment.

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/12/mcsweeneys-holiday-party/feed/ 0 Believer Week http://therumpus.net/2012/06/believer-sale/ http://therumpus.net/2012/06/believer-sale/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:05:29 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=102732 Subscriptions to The Believer are $5 off all week long in celebration of their upcoming 2012 music issue.

The issue features a free cassette tape (and digital download) curated by Calvin Johnson, and interviews with Lucinda Williams, Mobe, Brian Chippendale, and Wes Borland.

]]> Subscriptions to The Believer are $5 off all week long in celebration of their upcoming 2012 music issue.

The issue features a free cassette tape (and digital download) curated by Calvin Johnson, and interviews with Lucinda Williams, Mobe, Brian Chippendale, and Wes Borland. Plus a whole lot more:

 

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/06/believer-sale/feed/ 0 “Perimeter-less Perimeters” http://therumpus.net/2012/05/perimeter-less-perimeters/ http://therumpus.net/2012/05/perimeter-less-perimeters/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:30 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=100607 Believer co-founder and co-editor Heidi Julavitz writes about how online journals (such as The Rumpus!) caused the Believer to rethink some of its original tenets, including a strong resistance to virtualization.

“Ultimately we risked losing readers, and we risked losing writers, too.

]]> Believer co-founder and co-editor Heidi Julavitz writes about how online journals (such as The Rumpus!) caused the Believer to rethink some of its original tenets, including a strong resistance to virtualization.

“Ultimately we risked losing readers, and we risked losing writers, too. Thus, it seemed prudent (and exciting) to move toward a mixed material-ethereal model that, hopefully in a non-frustrating way, could combine the thrills of rarity and access.”

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/05/perimeter-less-perimeters/feed/ 0 Relational Reading http://therumpus.net/2012/04/relational-reading/ http://therumpus.net/2012/04/relational-reading/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:37:16 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=99872 Author Sheila Heti, a long-time astrology naysayer, came across popular U.K. astrologer Jonathan Cainer last year and has been following his daily writings ever since. In conversation at The Believer, Heti asks Cainer about his sense of narrative, time, and ethical obligations.

]]> Author Sheila Heti, a long-time astrology naysayer, came across popular U.K. astrologer Jonathan Cainer last year and has been following his daily writings ever since. In conversation at The Believer, Heti asks Cainer about his sense of narrative, time, and ethical obligations.

“…If I’m going to say something to somebody, it better be something that encourages them, inspires them, and brings forth their deepest wisdom or understanding. Because that’s got to be part and parcel of the responsibility.”

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]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/04/relational-reading/feed/ 0 The Wolf Knife http://therumpus.net/2012/04/the-wolf-knife/ http://therumpus.net/2012/04/the-wolf-knife/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:00:05 +0000 Lisa Dusenbery http://therumpus.net/?p=99668 The Believer will present Laurel Nakadate’s The Wolf Knife at the IFC Center on Monday, April 9th at 8pm. The screening, which celebrates the release of The Believer’s new film issue, will be followed by a conversation between Nakadate and Rumpus columnist Rick Moody.

]]> The Believer will present Laurel Nakadate’s The Wolf Knife at the IFC Center on Monday, April 9th at 8pm. The screening, which celebrates the release of The Believer’s new film issue, will be followed by a conversation between Nakadate and Rumpus columnist Rick Moody.

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