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2011

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Out With the Old, In With the New

  • Sam Riley
  • September 8, 2011
We always hear about new words being added to the dictionary—things like acronyms are being rewarded with official word legitimacy. So, we’ve learned that the dictionary can stay modern, but…
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The Gifts of the Blarney Stone

  • Nicholas Nardini
  • September 8, 2011
Sebastain Barry’s latest novel, On Canaan’s Side, follows aging Lilly Bere as she crosses the Atlantic to America and slowly watches everyone around her die. 
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee

  • Dan Weiss
  • September 8, 2011
This has been touched on before, but prehistoric life was basically all boning all the time. Once Upon A Time In Yugoslavia will fulfill all my internet needs this week.…
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  • Rumpus Original

Happy Feet and the Mbaqanga Rhythm of the Boyoyo Boys

  • Evan Fleischer
  • September 8, 2011
“Gumboots” is what inspired Paul Simon to break out the accordion and kick-start Graceland.
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“Nerd”

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
The etymology of the term “nerd” involves a lot of abbreviation, according to English actor, comedian and writer Simon Pegg. However, there’s a lack of fact-checking and historical verification there.…
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An Interview with Alex Shakar

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
Last month’s Rumpus Book Club selection, Luminarium is blowing up all over the interweb. The Bat Segundo (a “cultural podcast”) interviews Alex Shakar. You can hear it or read an…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links

  • Erin Rose
  • September 7, 2011
App slaughter: Google’s killing off some products. The internet’s official red light district (.xxx) has arrived. Let the games begin! Not so green after all: Indoor weed farming and production…
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The Latest in Superhero Stories

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
Michael Chabon knows how to turn a phrase. Complex language is part of what makes his work so idiosyncratically his and his veteran wordsmith tendencies are widely applicable and translatable…
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Bookforum Love

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
Bookforum’s daily roundup of internet gems shone their literary spotlight on our poetry editor Brian Spears whose piece “The Death and Resurrection of BlazeVOX,” we recently published. We wanted to…
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The Importance of Bulgarian Fiction

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
Bulgarian fiction is making waves. Miroslav Penkov moved to the US for college, whereupon he became further interested in illuminating the stories of his country, which was the impetus for…
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September’s Rumpus Book Club Selection

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • September 7, 2011
The Rumpus Book Club is closing out summer and welcoming the fall with advanced copies of Show Up, Look Good, our highly-anticipated September selection. Written by Mark Wisniewski and published…
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On Demand Books

  • Sam Riley
  • September 7, 2011
Politics and Prose in D.C. is exemplifying the latest in indie bookstore innovation—they’re introducing the printed-on-demand book. Apparently it takes six minutes to turn over a print book, and customers…
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