June 2010
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What Books Changed Your World?
The story behind everyone’s favorite hash tag: #booksthatchangedmyworld. Also, read our own Brian Spears‘ ruminations on books that changed his world (note: it’s longer than 140 characters), and let us know what books changed your world in the comments below.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #9: Anthony Aceti in Conversation with Dan Wang (and Vice Versa)
My friend and I interviewed each other. We’re students and have never done anything special. We like to talk, though.
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Morning Coffee
I’m sorry guys, this is just the sort of thing I’m into right now. It’s time to talk about the ecosystems of dead whales. Solar energy-converting sunglasses let you look like an asshole AND save the environment! I love you…
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“Wear the Pants”
“Like many girlfriends and parents of the time, she was engaged in the quixotic task of encouraging a reluctant young man to manifest a more traditional version of manhood.”
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Dunn Talks Shop
“Non-fiction is a big responsibility. Rationality. Facts. The urgent need to reflect some small aspect of reality. But fiction is a private autism, a self-referential world in which the writer is omnipotent. Gravity, taxes and death are mere options, subject…
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Pictures of Beautiful Beginnings
We had a fantastic Rumpus at the Make-Out Room in San Francisco on Monday night. Couldn’t make it (don’t live in the Bay Area)? Don’t worry, Timothy Faust took some amazing photos of the wonderful evening. View them after the…
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The Story Behind the Furry
Today we ran an interview with Kilcodo, a furry who makes her living making full-body fursuits for others, by Amy Letter. Here Amy tells the compelling story behind the interview: Prior to interviewing her, I knew only vaguely about her…
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10/40/70 #12: Straight Time
This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine Straight Time, directed by Ulu Grosbard.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #40
JUSTIN BIEBER’S WIG ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Justin Bieber’s wig.