Writing, Getting Fired and Resume-Building
“I would be lying of course if I didn’t admit I fell harder than I initially may have thought. The days and weeks following my firing were the first time…
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Children’s Books Written By Adult Authors!
“After years of finding children’s books tucked away in authors’ bibliographies (Graham Greene wrote children’s books!), followed by quick disappointment (how can they be out of print?), I realized that…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #37: Scared & Confused
You aren’t torn. You’re only just afraid.
Why Roger Ebert Thinks 3D Sucks
A little while back, Roger Ebert wrote a great article on Newsweek entitled “Why I Hate 3D.” It’s a fun read, an entertaining rundown of all the ways in which…
Tune of the Day
Artists: The Size Queens Song: “Twenty Minutes” [We won’t lie, we really love this song and The Size Queens]
The Cult and Tao Lin
“I don’t think I ever unsarcastically ‘force myself’ to do something, in that I try not to think in terms of ‘have to.’ For example I try not to say…
“The Lottery”
“Nearly a generation before The Feminine Mystique, Jackson’s stories explore the claustrophobia that often accompanies marriage and motherhood, and the desperation to which it might drive a woman.” Ruth Franklin…
New Yorkers, Enter Your Garden State
Dust off your seersucker and sun hats and head out to a garden party. The New York Observer has found a few patches of cultured grass for you to set…
Matthew Barney’s Manhattan Proposition
Murderer Gary Gilmore does the Texas two-step, Master Masons experience spiritual transcendence in the Chrysler building and satyrs compete in motorcycle side-car teams. These are just a few bits of…