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Readers Report Back From… Near and Far
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Near and Far.”
Notable San Francisco, This Week 5/09-5/15
This week in San Francisco, The Monthly Rumpus is all happening, free PBR and laughs at the Roxie and Bay to Breakers is here, again, for the 100th time! Monday,…
All Over Coffee #534
Click image to enlarge: … All Over Coffee is published in the Sunday Datebook section of the San Francisco Chronicle, on SFGate.com, and in two book collections by City Lights…
“No Mistakes Left to Make” (Tonight!)
Join us tonight(!) at The Makeout Room (3225 22nd Street) in San Francisco at 7 pm for one of our best events yet. We’ll be rocking with authors Cheryl Strayed,…
Animals in Midlife Crises
ANIMALS IN MIDLIFE CRISES: Squirrel Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Lincoln Michel and John Dermot Woods.
The Great Frustration
Seth Fried’s debut collection The Great Frustration mixes and matches his gonzo hijinx with a deft emotional darkness.
The Last Book I Loved: The Great Gatsby
I was eight years old the first time I heard of The Great Gatsby. My mom took my two teenage sisters to see the movie as soon as it was…
Notable New York, This Week 5/09-5/15
This week in New York the winners of the “Discovery”/Boston Review read at the 92nd Street Y; Largehearted Lit presents a family reading at WORD; Suzanne Vega performs for a…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Life in a cult used to be so much cooler. Competitive Swinging is an art installation I can get behind. Similarly I am a big fan of typographical illustrations. Life…
The Rumpus Interview with Wylie Dufresne
As the owner and chef of Manhattan’s wd~50, Wylie Dufresne is considered a pioneer in the art of molecular gastronomy, the combining of cooking with chemistry. The results are exciting,…