2011
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Believing in Science
There’s an awesome Mother Jones article on how we intake our science like lawyers and how our reasoning is inextricably linked to our emotional centers. We’re used to scientific evidence and opinion-based beliefs competing or being on opposite sides of…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Which smartphone is the most coveted? The answer might surprise you. YouTube gets movies on demand, attempts to end era of watching crappy bootlegged copies in 20 parts. The Sony Playstation Network is shut down indefinitely after hackers cracked it…
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D. D. and J. J.
Doug Dorst, author of The Surf Guru (one of last year’s Rumpus Book Club picks), has partnered with J. J. Abrams and landed a book deal.
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FUNNY WOMEN #52: Literary Classics Summarized as Trashy Romance Novels
I am writing to assure you that I am still very interested in writing back cover copy for eHarlequin.com.
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Goodwillie and Kyle on Tour
Two of last month’s Rumpus readers, David Goodwillie and Aryn Kyle, are documenting their book tour and are sharing the comedic moments via tweets and tumblr, respectively. And as the Book Bench points out, not only can we revel in…
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No New Typewriters
Godrej and Boyce, the only company in the world that was still building typewriters, has closed its last plant.
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Michael Chabon in the Lands Beyond
The New York Review of Books has posted Michael Chabon’s introduction to a “fiftieth anniversary edition of The Phantom Tollbooth,” due out in October. (Bonus? The piece includes a photo of Chabon as an adorable, large-glasses-wearing youth.)
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Ivan and Misha
Michael Alenyikov’s award-winning new book, Ivan and Misha, explores many-faceted love—from the intense and fleeting to bonds of familial obligation.
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Jael Montellano: The Last Book I Loved, Fugue State
In classical music, the term “fugue” is defined as a composition in which a particular theme or voice is repeated within the same piece, though changed in form so that the voice repeats over itself, like a ghostly echo. A…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Snow frogs are a thing. FIRE! Bad news: the last typewriter factory in the world just shut down. Worse news: warm oceans create even more CO2 than we’d thought. Good news: there are pictures on the internets.