2011
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The Rumpus Interview with Laura van den Berg
Laura van den Berg’s debut collection of short stories, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, creates a nuanced portrayal of female isolation and independence, featuring women who grapple with their careers, their lovers, and…
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Win the Internet
The good folks at Thought Catalog–including writers like Blake Butler, Tao Lin, and Jimmy Chen among others–break down the different types of people you can find on the internet. Do you think you’ve “won the internet”? Find out.
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Nanny Posthumously Declared Photography Luminary
You have to read this undeniably strange tale over on the BBC about Vivian Maier, a suddenly revered photographer who died in obscurity. Four years ago, real estate agent John Maloof purchased the contents of an abandoned storage unit which…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/24-1/30
This week in San Francisco: Clown Burlesque, stories about food, art shows, magazine readings, and Cyclops Wearing Flip Flops. Monday 1/24: This month at Cat’s Pajamas, get your regular dose of burlesque with a side of clown as Dottie Lux…
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Writers Unite to Save Harper’s Editors
Jonathan Lethem, Sam Lipsyte, George Saunders, Zadie Smith and others have all signed an open letter to Harper’s publisher John MacArthur to save the jobs of editors Ben Metcalf and Ted Ross. Now, in an update to the article, MacArthur…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #71
THE INTERNET ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing the Internet.
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Remembering Jim Carroll
Eryn Loeb remembers her love for Jim Carroll’s work, but asks “What Do We Owe a Dead Writer?”
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Poetry and a Dick Joke
Rumpus Poetry editor Brian Spears will be publishing poems all week at No Tell Motel. Brian explains his plans for the coming days here (you can learn more about No Tell Motel here). While we’re on the topic of Mr.…
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Republic of Metal
“Botswana Heavy Metal Generation” is a beautiful photo essay by Johan Persson that explores “one of the most vibrant and fast growing heavy metal scenes in Africa.”
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Facebook creates a system to stop hacks of protester pages by Tunisian censorship authorities. Value your marriage? Watch your updates. 80% of divorce lawyers report social media evidence in their cases. Oracle sues Google, and, c’mon, AndroidOS did copy their code…
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Extra Space
“Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.” Farhad Manjoo believes you should “never, ever” use a double space after a period. (via TheMillions)
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The Last Book I Loved: Smonk
The last book I loved has a character with the same name as me. In Tom Franklin’s Smonk, a section titled “The Tale of Snowden Wright” describes its titular character, a preacher whose mental deterioration eventually leads him to rape his…