Rumpus Women Readings Everywhere
East Coast! West Coast! Rumpus Women are reading everywhere! Come out! San Francisco: Monday night, December 13, 7pm, the Makeout Room Readings by Michelle Tea, Sarah Fran Wisby, Julie Greicius,…
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Killer App: The Novel
Check out this awesome essay from Alexander Chee about his decision to move to e-books and his burgeoning Internet addiction. The Spark Notes version? Chee lives in a cramped New…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #59: The Holidays are Hell(ish) Edition
Boundaries teach people how to treat you and they teach you how to respect yourself.
Christmas With Crane
“Some girls shove cupcakes in their mouths and obscene hot dogs wrapped in bacon when there are holes punched through their hearts. I wander into strip clubs, hotels and casinos…
Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Chatroulette was more popular than the iPad and Justin Beiber, who woulda thunk? Google visualizes a year in search. Someone is now selling the Wikileaks cables on Amazon. Reviewers are pissed.…
Drawing of the Snark
Over at A Journey Round My Skull artist Mahendra Singh discusses her experiences illustrating a new edition of Lewis Carroll’s Hunting of the Snark (fantastic images included, of course).
Holding Court at BookCourt
“Because I would be doing it anyway, and it’s nicer to get paid for it. I’m a very chatty girl, and it’s fun to talk to people about books all…
Sir Arne’s Treasure with the Mountain Goats
If you’re in San Francisco next Tuesday night, the San Francisco Film Society is presenting a screening of the 1919 silent classic, Sir Arne’s Treasure, with live accompaniment by John Darnielle…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Department of things-that-used-to-be-different-things: typewriter waffle irons and a shopping cart Christmas tree. Mapping a fetal genome from its mothers blood, what what. Beautiful and versatile new prosthetic arm. Today in…
Why I Chose Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Lucky Fish for The Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Rumpus Poetry Club Board Member Camille Dungy on why she chose Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Lucky Fish as the fifth selection of The Rumpus Poetry Book Club.