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2011
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
While we weren’t looking the Russians totally beat us at the most important part of the space race. Speaking of: totally 80s Soviet propaganda. Let’s all take a moment to…
Super Hot Prof-on-Student Word Sex: Jennifer Close
Keep your eye on this one, I said. As so often happens when I say this, Jennifer is now more famous than I am.
The Importance of Libyan Fiction
With the political turmoil going down in Libya, and with a history of artistic oppression, specifically the writers that were unjustly imprisoned under Gadhafi’s rule, it should be asked: what’s…
Music Video Appreciation
There are many ways to appreciate the work of David Foster Wallace. Michael Schur, the man who co-created the tv show, “Parks and Rec,” is reproducing a scene from Infinite…
All Over Coffee
All Over Coffee #547 Kichijoji, Tokyo Another gorgeous Rumpus Comic from Paul Madonna.
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 8/22-8/27
This week in San Francisco: we are at the last week of the month, and so many of our roommates are gearing up for a festival in the desert, so…
Maud Newton on a DFW-Inspired Trend
Maud Newton’s NY Times essay, “Another Thing to Sort of Pin on David Foster Wallace,” discusses yet another DFW-inspired trend–that is his “slangy approachability.” He defined a writing style that…
Baffled, Bursting, and Barely Contained
A collection of flash fiction from five authors, They Could No Longer Contain Themselves unites distinct, compelling voices into one bursting collection.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #99
EYEBALLS ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing eyeballs.
Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Some good websites! Best twitter feed: Errol Morris Favorite source of tech stories: Geekosystem Best muckraking: ProPublica Best site for alcoholics: Should I Drink Tonight? Best source of supercilious humor:…
The Rumpus in LA: “It’s About Time”
The Rumpus Proudly Presents: “It’s About Time” A Los Angeles Rumpus Event! Saturday September 10th, The Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, Doors Open 4 pm, show starts…