Science Saturday
The story of the faster-than-wind wind-driven vehicle is fascinating, not so much for the actual machine, but for the rancor the debate stirred up online. Very good read though. Studying…
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Do you want to understand the mortgage meltdown?
Good luck. It’s confusing as all hell, especially if your understanding of the working of the economy is on a par with Mac and Dennis of Paddy’s Pub in Philadelphia.…
Saturday Morning Links
First meeting of the term turned into drinking and eating and eating and drinking and a long headachey ride home. That’s what I call a good start. To absolutely no…
SMALL POTATOES:
Questionable Logic
Click here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
Reddit Sticks It to The Man
“Incredibly popular Internet linkdump Reddit was informed by its corporate parent, Conde Nast, that it could not sell ads supporting Proposition 19, California’s marijuana legalization ballot initiative. So Reddit figured…
The Last Book I Loved: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
If you couldn’t tell by the last name of “Cohen,” I am a Jew. And not surprisingly, I find myself with a proclivity for Jewish-American fiction. Maybe it’s because of…
That’s Our Boy!
Gina Frangello, author of Slut Lullabies, recently interviewed our very own founding editor Stephen Elliott and titled the piece “The Most Together Fucked-Up Guy in the Universe.” We couldn’t be…
Being a Good Literary Loser
Rick Gekoswki, shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley prize, discusses literary award ceremonies and being a good loser. Joining Julian Barnes and Colm Tóibín as would-be prizewinners, he illustrates the pain of…
The Lit List: Weekly Book Club Roundup
1. Confused about where we are in the book club queue? Eager to find out what’s coming later in the fall? Haven’t ever witnessed Steven Elliott use the phrase “shake…
Between Good and Bad, Right and Wrong
James Longenbach’s fourth book of poems, The Iron Key, feels like it has itself arrived from a different era.
Horn! Reviews Richard Yates
Rumpus Book Club member and artist extraordinaire Kevin Thomas has reviewed this month’s book club selection, Richard Yates. As usual, he did his review in the form of a comic.…