June 2010
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July’s Monthly Rumpus
Click here to buy advance tickets! July 12th at The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, 7pm in San Francisco. Featuring authors Justine Sharrock, Matt Stewart, Eli Horowitz w/ Mac Barnett, Lauren Wheeler, and Matthew L. Moseley. A performance by hooper…
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Graphic Joyce
“The question of whether James Joyce’s Ulysses is obscene seemed to have been settled for more than 75 years. Until last week, that is, when the creators of a Web comic version of the classic novel, called Ulysses Seen, said…
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FUNNY WOMEN #26: Conference Speaker Would Like to Begin by Apologizing for A Few Things
Hi, I am Jeneane, your conference speaker today, and I would like to start by apologizing for a few things before we get started.
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The Ethics of Paper
Over at HTMLGiant, Nick Antosca posted this about the ethics of printing book length documents in a digital age: “It’s obnoxiously wasteful to print manuscripts. You have no excuse.” But in the comments section, Gigantic editor and Rumpus contributor Lincoln Michel…
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Font Humor
“People love me. Why? Because I’m fun. I’m the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the…
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6th and Market in San Francisco
The Bold Italic recently sent writers and photographers to Sixth and Market, an infamous intersection in San Francisco “known for its gritty liquor stores, strip clubs, and SROs.” The reporters covered the area in shifts for a full 24 hours.…
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Ballard’s Secret Archive
“When asked, author J.G. Ballard told interviewers that he had no papers to be donated. ‘There are no Ballard archives,’ he said plainly in 1982. ‘I never keep letters, reviews, research materials. Every page is a fresh start.’” Turns out…
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Gonville
An actor’s memoir of growing up with a dangerous father channels Augusten Burroughs, Sean Wilsey, et. al.—maybe a bit too closely.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #8: Sarah Legg in Conversation with Bruce Legg
This is an interview with Bruce, fifty-nine years old, a former shipping department employee, and general music enthusiast. Bruce is usually quiet, but always up to talk about his first love. He is also my dad.
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Morning Coffee
Why the internet exists reasons #3,657-58: vintage NASA art and jellyfish photography. Oh hey perpetual storytelling apparatus, how are you? (Warning: foreign language link) I can’t decide if I hate or love this twitter inspired street art. A scientific look…
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Tortured Confessions: The Rumpus Interview with Justine Sharrock
In her book Tortured: When Good Soldiers Do Bad Things, journalist Justine Sharrock takes a close look at low-ranking soldiers who engaged in acts of torture.