June 2010
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #4: Kevin Lincoln in Conversation with Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen just wrote a book called Witz. Or rather, Witz was just published—its writing took nine years, and the inimitable Jewish culture with which it symbiotically exists has been gestating way longer than that. For a day, Joshua and…
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Bay Area Music Lovers!
The Rumpus and the Rickshaw Stop present an evening of music, intriguing video projections, and rad friends! Featuring: The Yellow Dress, Rachel Fannan (of Sleepy Sun), and Quite Polite! Weds June 9th, at the Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell Street) in…
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“Covered Heads”
“As I stood on the rooftop drinking with my brother and his classmates on the night of their rabbinical school graduation, I wondered at the meaning of this metamorphosis. I looked over to see my brother raising drinks with his…
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A Gloriously Difficult World
Foreign aspects sometimes have a familiar whiff, and not just to Simic fans who have seen proof of his admission that Serbian poetry has affected his own. They have a familiar whiff because a number of poets in this collection…
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Bill Murray Headlines Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
Just in case you’re not aware, Bill Murray is a big fan of poetry. And according to Jacket Copy, he’ll be reading June 14th when the Poetry House in New York City throws its Annual Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge.…
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“A Small Party for Insiders”
Bottles of infused vodka were upturned last night at Russian Samovar for the return of the FSG Reading Series. With Lydia Davis and David Means slated to read, the bar on the second floor was papered with poets, writers and…
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Morning Coffee
San Francisco crime as topographical maps. The Geotagger’s World Atlas. Tartovsky’s polaroids (you’re welcome). The children of lesbians are smarter than you. It has always been my dream to win a design competition for a luxury bug hotel.
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Ridiculously Rich: The Rumpus Interview with Simon Rich
Somehow everyone feels like they know a Simon Rich, a self-proclaimed nerd who embraced his geek-cool and blossomed into his brand as if overnight. Sometimes it seems like everyone I know knows Rich himself. To them, Rich is a kind…
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The Rumpus Book Club: Blogging Citrus County #1
Welcome to the first post of the Rumpus Book Club Blog, where a Rumpus contributor reads the book of the month and regularly blogs about his or her reactions. It’s the first move in a conversation that we want you…