2011
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Lou Reed Does it Again
You’ve probably heard about Lou Reed’s multilayered Poe ventures which have taken on various artistic forms—a concept album, formerly a theater piece, and now a graphic novel. And that’s not all. The latest of his Edgar Allen Poe-themed projects is…
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Anti-Multiculturalism in Europe?
Western European politics have been taking the anti-multiculturalism route, policies that change the scope of immigration, religious tolerance and cultural diversity. The Boston Review discusses what multiculturalism means is Europe and the three “objects,” or facets that confused in European…
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Juice!
Juice!, the new novel from Ishmael Reed, readdress the O.J. Simpson trial through the eyes of a black cartoonist, Paul Blessings.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s been a while since I posted some good old fashioned architecture porn. Traveling? Maybe you need to check out some awesome tunnels or specific museums. Ants! Have you heard about the skull that David Attenborough found in his garden?…
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All Over Coffee #541 Collaboration with Andrew Sean Greer
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer. Click here to view. …more
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Giving Up
I arrived at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the fall of 2009 having written only a handful of short stories in my life. Most were from high school. Most had puns for titles.
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In all Seriousness
We’ve been seeing a lot from Roxane Gay lately, on The Rumpus as well as in other literary blog realms. Ever wondered about her writing process? See what she has to say about writing in general, as well as about writers…
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New Issue of La Petite Zine
Ever read a poem about a tampon? La Petite Zine prides itself on its quirky and innovative subject matter as an online literary journal that defines itself, through what it is not, as “neither internet slop trough nor dainty hand-stitched timid…
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An Internet Revolutionary
Julian Assange may have more sidekicks than we know of. You can read about how Bradley Manning, a gender-questioning soldier, came to subvert the American military’s authority over information regarding the war in Iraq. He has simultaneously earned the title…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Much hyped but not that exciting: Facebook now has Skype-powered calling. They-finally-found-a-real-use-for-QR-codes exciting: Go virtual grocery shopping in the subway & your real-life groceries’ll be waiting when you get home. Exciting in a Dr. Moreau kinda way: Live dyed frogs…
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Brodsky Appreciated
Speaking of exiled artists, there is a new statue paying homage to the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky that has been erected in a courtyard in Moscow. Brodsky moved to the United States in the 70’s after being expelled from Russia…