November 2011
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Fleshbot For Sale
“Gawker Media chief Nick Denton told All Things D this morning that Fleshbot ‘Just hadn’t fit for a long long time’ but that he held onto the property ‘because [he was] slow to realize the inevitable.’” First of all, that’s…
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Two New Mugs, This Holiday Season Drink The Rumpus
We are proud to announce the arrival of two new Rumpus mugs!
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Notable Rumpus Poets
We may not do lists here at The Rumpus, but that doesn’t stop us from pointing out when people connected to us get put on them. The NY Times has released its list of 100 Notable Books of 2011, and…
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Occupy UC Davis Roundup
This past Friday, November 18th, peacefully protesting UC Davis students were relentlessly pepper-sprayed. This is one of the videos that has caught the nation’s attention. Watch: Students stand silently in protest on Saturday as UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi walks…
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All Over Coffee Collaboration with Daniel Handler
A beautiful, three-part All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Daniel Handler. Click here to view. …more
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #111
RAIN ★★★★★ (0 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing rain.
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Welcome to the Ten-In-One
WELCOME TO THE TEN-IN-ONE: The Devil Child Lisa Brown continues her incredible Rumpus Comic series: “Welcome to the Ten-In-One.”
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Notable San Francisco 11/21-11/27
This week in San Francisco-give thanks where you can! Monday 11/21: Bird and Beckett‘s Poets! series gets west coast natives and bead-era heirs Daniel Yaryan and Marc Olmstead to the same reading. Free, 7pm. In the East Bay: Kimya Dawson,…
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Smoke In Your Eyes
SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: Down the Rabbit Hole Another beautiful Rumpus Comic from MariNaomi.
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If Demolition is an End…Then What?
In his new book Rich People Things, Chris Lehmann identifies and deconstruct the signifiers of social class in America.
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Notable New York, This Week 11/21-11/27
This week in New York, Sapphire and Sherman Alexie at the 92nd Street Y; Steve Almond reads from God Bless America; The Gaslight Salon Series; Slick Rick performs; Floating Kabarette; and KGB Bar’s Graphic Novelist Night.