2011
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Myths About Introverts
“Myth #5: Introverts don’t like to go out in public. “Nonsense. Introverts just don’t like to go out in public FOR AS LONG. They also like to avoid the complications that are involved in public activities. They take in data…
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The Unstable Identity of an Algerian in Paris
Leïla Marouane’s 2010 novel The Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris layers identity upon identity as it unravels the story of an Algerian-born Parisian banker.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Holy Chinese ice castles dudes. “I thought we had a real nice Stockholm thing going here, not cool guys!” Important: Hungary’s electric towers look like clowns. Just when you thought you were safe, WWII nearly claims another town. Update: I…
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The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Laurie Weeks
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Laurie Weeks about Zipper Mouth, her road to The Feminist Press, and words that do backflips.
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More Love for Love and Shame and Love
“That’s one of the refreshing aspects of Peter Orner’s Love and Shame and Love: It isn’t a political novel per se, but the Chicago men and women who inhabit these pages exist in a world we recognize, where government is…
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FUNNY WOMEN #67: Carl Jung’s Epiphany Cakes
David Cronenberg’s recent thriller A Dangerous Method is about Carl Jung’s steamy and exuberantly fanciful affair with his very young patient, Sabina Spielrein. Here is a recipe to match:
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“The Wizard of #OWS”
“We are not the leaders, but we did spark it.” Guernica chats with Kalle Lasn, the editor in chief of Adbusters.
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WHERE I WRITE #20: Towers Diner
Author and artist Cassie J. Sneider dishes about her favorite writing spot:
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Aural Fixations, the Rumpus Mixtape #1: Pastoral
Pastoral. For a long time we’ve thought of that simply as pastures, poetry about streams and paintings of lush, lime green grass. Cows. Works by Virgil. A certain longing for the countryside. Shepherds. Hills rather than towns. Yes all of…
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An Occupy LA Roundup
I like Balloon Juice blogger mistermix’s take on last night’s eviction of the LA Occupiers. “There was a chance that cold weather in the North, and general boredom in the South, would cause the Occupy protesters to quietly lose interest…
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Maakies Holiday Edition
MAAKIES: Ornaments, 2011 A very special Rumpus Comic: Free holiday ornaments from Tony Millionaire!