“Ladies Night”
This month’s Rumpus is not only a show, but also a celebration for the release of The Rumpus Women Volume I! We’ll be gathering at The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #32: Rebecca Steinitz in Conversation with a Chef
My husband, Sam Putnam, is the chef of a popular new restaurant, which I’m not going to name because it’s already gotten plenty of publicity. I wanted to interview him…
10/40/70 #29: Duel in the Sun
This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine…
Chats with Random Men #12: Rajendra
Chatting with random men via Facebook, singer Alina Simone solicits advice from Nepal on whether or not to feed her unborn child a donut.
Ryan Pittington: The Last Book I Loved, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I read Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao a year ago, when a lot of people read it – when I was seeing it in airports. I’m…
Wikileaks Update
The ACLU suggests that prosecuting Wikileaks might not be feasible, or even constitutional under US law. More on this. Basically, if the US can try Wikileaks under the Espionage Act,…
Hammer and Landslide, an Exhilaration
Watson’s skill here, as on so many pages, is to be accessible and kinetic while seeing something new in a common experience. Her sight is so unique, her inner editor…
Four Years For the Price of One
Our very own Stephen Elliott on his favorite books of 2010 (but really 2009, 2008, and 2007).