December 2011
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Artificial is the Only Way to Fly
For anyone interested in the book-length poem or the potential issues that arise from combining science and capitalism, The Odicy is well-worth the time.
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HORN! REVIEWS: Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West
Another wonderful illustrated review from HORN!
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Gentlemen, ready the war tubas. Let’s talk about the earth’s heartbeat. Everyone loves muppet eye based street art. I like to think of myself as living at the corner of 15,958th Ave and S 14,486 St. Welcome to the universe,…
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A “Bridge to Nowhere”
“After several years of trying to have a child, and after several more years of science trying on our behalf, my husband and I decided to adopt. Somehow we thought that once we let go of the genetic link, out…
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Revisiting Rosa Parks
Today is the anniversary of Rosa Parks’s refusal to give up her bus seat, resulting arrest and Montgomery boycott. The Grio discusses Park’s life and legacy, calling out her mischaracterization as “a simple woman who chose not to stand because…
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Curbside Haiku
More than 200 colorful, haiku-ed signs will grace high-crash locations around NYC as part of the city’s “Curbside Haiku” safety initiative. John Morse is the poet and artist behind the signs (some of which you can view in their digitized…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
So apparently Siri’s (the new iPhone software) inability to direct women to an abortion clinicis just an *accidental* glitch. This ridiculous anti-piracy video (which compares bootlegging digital media to child labor & drug trafficking) is basically Reefer Madness, 2011. Google’s…
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Rombes Nominated for Pushcart
Our very own Nicholas Rombes’ story “Supernova” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize! Congrats Nick!
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World AIDS Day
The Atlantic has assembled articles in a special report for World AIDS Day. The Guardian gives their own report on AIDS and HIV. Included is a gallery of photos revealing how the day is being marked around the world. Feministing…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #91: A Big Life
Aside from the people I love, there is little I value more than my education.
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“A Night of Truth and Lies”
The Rumpus and Mother Jones Magazine Proudly Presents: “A Night of Truth and Lies” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! December 12th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Featuring authors Anna Pulley, David Rocklin, Mac McClelland, and Joshua…