2011
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s getting sort of list-y around here. It’s time for 2012’s endangered places, and the winners of this year’s Nikon Small World contest! Mother Jones on cephalopods and political cartoons. These maps are the absolute best thing about today. The…
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Albums of Our Lives: The Stooges’ Fun House
As an acne-faced and awkward wannabe punk rock teenager, I knew who Iggy Pop was. I knew who he was because a lot of the Goth girls I would meet at parties and teen dance clubs were way into his…
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Tomas Transtromer Roundup
“‘Waking up is a parachute jump from dreams. Free of the suffocating turbulence the traveler sinks toward the green zone of morning,’ the poem reads. ‘Things flare up. From the viewpoint of the quivering lark he is aware of the…
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The Nations Within Us
“From the beginning of their existence, the 11 nations have been struggling with one another for advantage and influence, with the biggest prize being control of the federal government. Since 1877, the primary driving force in American politics hasn’t been…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #87: In the Direction of Real Life
In fear and in pain and in faith, we swim there, to wherever that is, in the direction of real life.
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Occupy SF Encampment Taken By Police
After an impressive rally of 800 yesterday, police shut down the Occupy SF encampment last night, taking all the supplies the encampment’s residents had rounded up. This seems to me to be a significant misstep from the City of San…
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Party with McSweeney’s in SF
Bay Area Readers: don’t miss tonight’s McSweeney’s 38 Release Party at Amnesia (853 Valencia Street) featuring Chanan Tigay and Nathaniel Rich! The event kicks off at 6:30pm, and is sure to be a blast. Hope to see you there!
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Litquake Interviews Karen Russell
Litquake talks with Swamplandia author Karen Russell in a final interview before the festival’s kick-off tomorrow! The conversation reveals abhorred writing styles; overused phrases; favorite writers, words and fiction heroes; and more. “I like assigning The Waves and Geek Love…
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Poverty and Sesame Street
“The brilliant team at the Sesame Workshop is using Lily to explain a very complex and heartbreaking problem to young children while showing ways they can help like volunteering for food pantries and donating food to those who may be…
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Hypertext and The Novel
The past decade has ushered in e-books and e-readers, so why did hypertext fiction stall after its initial hype in the 90s? This article investigates that question, building a case for renewed vows between hypertext and novel. “Just as the…