2011
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Whether you’re boiling to death in the west and center or hunkered down under battened hatches back east, I can’t think of a better time to sit inside and catch up with Rumpus Books.
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What About the Prisoners?
Solitary Watch reports that the Riker’s Island prison isn’t going to be evacuated even though similar small islands and barrier beaches surrounding New York City are in Zone A. In fact, according to the NY Times’s City Blog, the city’s…
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The Last Poem I Loved: “The Crowds Cheered as Gloom Galloped Away” by Matthea Harvey
Matthea Harvey’s “The Crowds Cheered As Gloom Galloped Away” resides in her second full-length collection, the wonderfully-titled Sad Little Breathing Machine. It is a poem about ponies, sadness, and the inversion of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is a poem about…
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Science Saturday
There was a new bird species discovered in the US for the first time in 40 years. The catch? It was discovered in a museum collection. Ornithologists are still trying to find a live one in the wild. Are you…
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Saturday Morning Links
To our friends on the east coast dealing with Hurricane Irene–be safe. I know from experience it’s unlikely that any of you are reading this, but even so. A storm like this one is nothing to mess with, even if…
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Special East Coast Hurricane Edition
It’s not as good as extra batteries, but Ben Greenman’s latest graph, “Special East Coast Hurricane Edition,” is pretty great.
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The Rumpus Interview with Robin Black
Robin Black’s story collection, If I Loved You I Would Tell You This, was first published by Random House in 2010 to international acclaim
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS: You Are My Heart Another fantastic Rumpus Comic book review by Kevin Thomas.
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Soundtracks for Books
Booktrack, a New York start-up, is weaving noises and music into e-books. According to their website, the idea behind synchronizing soundtracks to existing e-books, is to “dramatically boost the reader’s imagination and engagement.” To hear a demo you can check…
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It’s Just My Books I’m Burning!
Djordjevic’s rhythms provide a strong scaffolding throughout this powerful, necessary volume. In Oranges and Snow we have an outstanding example of the literary enterprise.
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On Fracking and Earthquakes
“The occurrence of yet another freak earthquake in an unusual location is leading many anti-fracking activists…to wonder whether ‘fracking’ in nearby West Virginia may be responsible.” This article discusses the link that geologists observe between fracking—specifically the step where waste…