2011
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Arizona
The media hasn’t covered itself in glory on this story so far–there have been conflicting reports from the beginning, which one can expect in any developing situation. As of now, while I’m writing this post, Giffords is in surgery. There’s…
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Wikileaks, Twitter, and the US Government
If you’re connected to Wikileaks, the US government wants to see your Twitter information. They might also want to see your Facebook account, your Google search history, and who knows how much other information. And it doesn’t matter who you…
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Science Saturday
There’s a lunar core? I thought it was just a hunk of rock. Ever seen a solar eclipse from space? Now you can. The Russians are about to drill into Lake Vostok. Why is that a big deal? Because it’s…
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Saturday Morning Links
The hardest part of starting any semester is deciding which essays to assign your students, not because you want them to find enlightenment, but because you want to figure out which ones will result in the least amount of pain…
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January’s Rumpus
At 7pm, on January 10th (this coming Monday!) at The Make-Out Room in San Francisco, The Rumpus proudly presents: “Warm Bodies, Cold Nights” Featuring authors Derrick Brown, Bucky Sinister, Andrew Nelson, Peter Orner, and Amber Tamblyn! A performance by Abe…
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The Art of Drowning
Billy Collins’s poem “The Art of Drowning” animated by Diego Maclean. Via Poetry Foundation.
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
My favorite NY Times columnist, Virginia Heffernan, takes on headphones. The Times also analyzes a changing television market after seeing what’s on offer at CES. See how designers updated an old classic – the boombox – to make something that…
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An Afternoon with Ralph Steadman – The Emails
In Joseph Michael Owens’ piece about spending an afternoon with Ralph Steadman he mentions his emails with the artist, both before and after their meeting. Those emails can be found below:
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The Wonders of the Universe: The Book Club Round Up
Poetry gets so ignored. A moment to appreciate the bad-ass poets of the Rumpus Poetry Club and some of their accolades this past year: Timothy Donnelly‘s Cloud Corporation earned a spot among “The Year’s Best Poetry” according to NPR (also…
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An Afternoon with Ralph Steadman
“Don’t you think it’s a bit thin?” Ralph Steadman asks me, swirling a nice glass of wine, bolstering his weight against one of his kitchen’s walls, his piercing expression ultimately putting me on the spot.
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Donald Rumsfeld, as you’ve never seen him before
Donald, the new novel by Eric Martin and Rumpus Editor Stephen Elliott, now available for pre-order from McSweeney’s.