June 2010
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SMALL POTATOES:
Admit ItClick here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
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It’s easy to miss stuff on the interwebs, since it comes at such a crazy pace. I think we’ve had an incredible week here at The Rumpus–here’s a sample of stuff that’s still on the front page, but “below the…
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Science Saturday
When I saw the headline “Goodbye, Wired Science,” I nearly freaked, since I get so many of my Science Saturday stories from that blog, and I didn’t want to see it disappear. Fortunately, the goodbye is coming from Alexis Madrigal,…
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Saturday Morning Links
I got my hangover out of the way Friday morning, so I should be chipper. Of course, I have a metric ton of grading to do for the end of my summer class, so maybe not. Surprisingly interesting story on…
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The Spill and Melville
“But much like the modern petroleum industry — which began in the late 1850s, making it only slightly younger than Melville’s novel — whaling quickly came up against the limits of its resources.” The spill in the Gulf, the here…
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Rumpus Book Club on Twitter
You can now follow The Rumpus Book Club on Twitter. Also, Book Club members, if you tweet about the club why not add a #RumpusBookClub hash tag? Just saying. Click here to learn more about the club.
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Steve Almond’s Bad Poetry Corner #17: Cry Timber
(Writing wretched verse so you don’t have to since 1995) Cry Timber I am long tired of the tyranny of trees
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Updike’s High School Classmates Speak Out
The John Updike Society will hold the Inaugural John Updike Conference later this fall in Reading, Pennsylvania. Who’s on the guest list, you ask? According to Jacket Copy: “Acclaimed writer Ann Beattie and her husband, painter Lincoln Perry, will be…
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Nikko Available in San Francisco
Delfin Vigil’s fantastic true story Nikko: Concrete Commando, first published here on The Rumpus, was also beautifully self-published in the real world. If you’re in San Francisco, you can now buy Nikko at Aquarius Records, Dog Eared Books, or Needles…
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Director of Piracy (Not Really)
Publisher Macmillan posted a very interesting job listing yesterday that is a sign of the times: Digital Piracy Director. (via PW)
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How to Catch a Falling Knife
It is not easy to make interesting poems, yet How to Catch a Falling Knife is full of them. Part of the interest is apparent in the work the title performs: instead of shying from danger, these poems surprise by…