All the Whiskey in Heaven
In short, [Charles] Bernstein is taking apart the structures of conventional poetry, and more generally of the language we use every day – and which in turn uses us –…
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Whiskey Review
“In short, Bernstein is taking apart the structures of conventional poetry, and more generally of the language we use every day – and which in turn uses us – in…
Morning Coffee
I can’t imagine a better phrase than “post-apocalyptic robot exoskeleton.” Oh wait, sexy fish mustache. Runner-up: stylin’ Dutch powerstation. Meanwhile, scientifically speaking, your parents hate you. And because these things…
The Rumpus Interview with Pinckney Benedict
“I certainly hope we’re all writing about those things that matter most to us.”
The Filming of Bunny Munro?
Looks like Nick Cave is trying to make The Death of Bunny Munro (one of Zak Smith’s favorite books of 2009), which actually started out as a screenplay, into a…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #21: Dave Doyle in Conversation with Ronnie Lucero
Ronnie Lucero and I work together at Nelson’s Meats, a small, independently owned meat market in Albuquerque’s South Valley. He is what used to be called a ‘butcher.’ Nowadays they…
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #28: The Toss-Up Talcum Chronicle
Much ado about LeBron James, Haruki Murakami, free agency, and home.
The Face of Privilege or Legitimate Bohemian Insurgency?
Mark Doten interviews Justin Taylor for Bookslut. Topics include bohemian insurgency, Kierkegaard, anarchists, Joseph Conrad, “Masters of War” and much more.
We Alternately Kick Puppies and Save Kittens
Duotrope now offers interviews with participating journal editors aimed at potential submitters. Weave editor Laura E. Davis discusses her hatred of puppies among other pet peeves when wading through slush…
Herself, Only Reversed
The Hollywood dreams of this novel’s heroine are much like the tenets of her fundamentalist upbringing: first sacrifice, then redemption, then apocalyptic paradise.
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #36
Best thing you can do if you come across a pack of mountain lions is try to grab one of the cubs. That way you have some way of negotiating…