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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #25: Chris Graham in Conversation in a Syrian Taxi
Mohaned works at a small hotel in Palmyra, a desert town in northeast Syria. On the side, he helps a friend pitch taxi rides to tourists. (Mohaned speaks Arabic and…
GIANT Investigates “Literary Doppelgangers”
Jimmy Chen and the fine folks at HTMLGIANT brought us a look at literary doppelgangers yesterday. Our favorite? Ray Carver circa Tess Gallagher and John Candy circa Stripes: Look at…
Morning Coffee
I think the Sun might be shining. What I’m getting out of this is that outer space is still totally rad looking. If you are a German political street artist…
The First Annual Andrew Breitbart Short Film Festival
“The White House and [Agriculture Secretary Tom] Vilsack offered their profuse apologies to Shirley Sherrod for the way she had been humiliated and forced to resign after a conservative blogger…
Erickson Eats Oranges, Or How To Really Like A Book
I’m a sucker for blurbs, I have to admit. But then writers blurb their friends, right? It’s just the right thing to do, so maybe it doesn’t say that much…
David Markson’s Library
Being a rampant bibliophile, I would love to collect the books that my favorite writers have owned and written in and embellished with marginalia. That, in itself, could prove to…
Nick Cave’s Potentially Forthcoming Films
“And before that, Russell Crowe asked Cave to write a sequel to “Gladiator,” which would have ended with “a 20-minute war sequence that ended up in Vietnam, and then in…
A Rumpus Original Poem
“I Will Away,” a Rumpus Original Poem by Keetje Kuipers. Also don’t miss Nate East’s review of Kuipers’ collection Beautiful in the Mouth.
Looking for Sugar?
Everyone’s favorite advice columnist, Sugar, has taken this week off. But she’ll be back with answers to your questions next Thursday, August 5th. For now why don’t you read the…
The Rise of WikiLeaks
No matter where you come down on the veracity, morality or impact of WikiLeaks’ mountainous Afghan “war diary,” its release has been a fascinating event. It prompted me to reread…