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2011
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Self-promotion alert day 6: even though we’ve reached our stated goal, we are still a few dollars away from finishing recording our second album. maybe you would like to help?…
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jim Shepard
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Jim Shepard about his story collection You Think That's Bad, alpine life, the empathetic reach, and imperial Rome.
Nuclear Power Roundup
I started this as a Japan roundup, but most of the articles are about nuclear power on the whole. The situation in Japan is bad, as you’ll see from the…
On Thoughts, Facts, and Slogans
Noah Cicero discusses the three kinds of language, why Nietzsche never resolved anything, and why it’s good to debate slowly. Very slowly.
WUSA Reconsidered: Newman’s Epic Flop Forty Years Later
I’ve always had a soft spot for literary and cinematic evocations of New Orleans.
An Inspiring Home Meets its End
The grand mansion that many believe was the inspiration for The Great Gatsby will soon be no more. F. Scott Fitzgerald was spotted at lavish parties held at the house,…
Police Poetry
Police reports are supposed to be the dry recounting of facts, neutral, admissible as evidence. They are not often considered great literature. But Sergeant Martinez of the LAPD has captured…
Small Potatoes
SMALL POTATOES: Juggs Judy notebook Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Paul Madonna.