Did you know that due to the miracle of the Internet, writing something with “supplement” in the title every week has made The Rumpus a part of quite a few…
We mourn the death of poet Leslie Scalapino. Our condolences to her family and friends, and to all who were moved by her work. PEN American announced the release of…
Fred Vogelstein, writing for the Wired blog Epicenter, looks at Facebook’s history on privacy, and points out that we shouldn’t really be shocked at what Mark Zuckerberg is doing. “Indeed,…
The story of Dennis Hopper and the Dynamite Death Chair: “Later Hopper would say blowing himself up was one of the craziest things he has ever done, and that it…
How do oil dispersants work? Popular Science breaks it down for the layperson. Congress is suddenly interested in synthetic biology. Hilarity is sure to ensue, given the level of scientific…
Suzanne Menghraj at Guernica writes about disembodied heads and the presence of mind in the absence of brain: “And yet here I am despite all the impossibilities, eerily enchanted by…
Morning, everyone. Today’s winner for the “no kidding?” headline: “Groin-Punching is Unhealthy,” though one presumes this refers more to the punchee than the puncher. Jacob Lambert on the wonder of…