In Defense Of Negative Reviews
“A book arrives that in the opinion of the reviewer outrages a principle of politics or philosophy or history or art, and will lead its readers into error or illusion,…
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Chats With Random Men #7: Kleber, Part II
Part two of Alina’s random chat with Kleber: 7:25pm Kleber you know what!! here in Times Square people are so freaking weird 7:25pm Alina listening
Man Oh Man, I’m MAD!
Man oh man, I’m mad. I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore. Take what? I don’t know. And that makes me mad too. Angry. Riled…
Milton’s Porn-y Poems
“Did John Milton write filthy, innuendo-laden rhyme?” We sure hope so! (via TheBookBench)
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Great moments in inverted infrastructure. It turns out Yul Brynner’s photography was totally rad. Raymond Carver Mad Libs. Need motivation to get up? This is what bed bugs look like.
The Rumpus Interview with Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello is capable of magic. She’s the kind of person you meet and you know seconds after meeting them, they’re capable of things you’d never be able to accomplish.
Ames Gets A.V.-ed
“No, I’m not very productive at all. I’m probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I’m someone who procrastinates, worries, for most…
“I have no heart. I’m doing well with transistors and intricate electronic blocks.”
Quotes and images from the “Robot” entry of Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis (Moscow, Mir Publishers, 1970 and 1974):
Directing Howl
“While poets often lead interesting lives, those lives don’t necessarily create drama.” Rumpus friend and poet D.A. Powell in conversation with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, directors of the upcoming…
Otto’s Favorites’ Favorites
Rumpus contributor M. Rebekah Otto discusses reading her “favorite authors’ favorite authors” over at The Millions.