June 2012
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Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
Ray Bradbury has passed away at 91. The New Yorker unlocked two Bradbury pieces, the 1947 short story “I See You Never,” and “Take Me Home,” an essay in the magazine’s current science fiction issue. This 2010 The Paris Review…
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Longing for Peace
“On Sept. 11, 1948, my father, Khalilullah Nuristani, was born under the same burden of greatness. In retrospect, he must have believed that he could fulfill what had been his father’s unfulfilled destiny. My father became a tireless fighter for…
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Announcing The Rumpus Redesign
Perhaps you’ve noticed, but things are a little cleaner around here today. A little brighter, and, hopefully, a little easier to navigate. That’s because our site has a brand new haircut. We think it’s looking pretty good. A huge thank…
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The Silhouettes, by Lily Ladewig
I’m fat. No matter where it stations itself then—against the sunset, unto the dawn, in the most awake and aware of lights at the gas station or drive-thru—my silhouette is thus often a distinct inconvenience, something that, like it or…
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Ty Segall & White Fences’ Hair
One of the easiest and most annoying ways to sum anything up is to explain it as a dash of this and a pinch of that, but Ty Segall and White Fence’s collab album Hair is part Neil Young, part…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The future is nothing but white skies as far the eyes can see. Women of 1937, this is the proper way to undress in front of your husbands. Have you ever wanted to experience an illegal border crossing without actually…
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“Hello Tomorrow”
Last Friday, we were bummed to hear about the firing of a core group of GOOD’s editorial team. With the question “What’s best in life?” in mind, those editors have written about the firing and what’s next. Disappointed above all…
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Steve Almond Reading (Tonight!)
Rumpus columnist Steve Almond will read from his collection God Bless America: Stories tonight, 7:30pm at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Plus, there will be a performance by singer-songwriter Dan Bern.
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The Great Gig in the Sky
“Our universe may exist inside a black hole,” says Inside Science Minds guest columnist, Nikodem Poplawski. According to Poplawski, the theoretical physics behind the assumption of our existing inside of a black hole would help to explain many unsolved questions…
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“Radio Story”
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced its five regional winners. Granta will publish each of the winning pieces online this week. Today, they share the winning piece from India, “Radio Story” by Anushka Jasraj, along with an accompanying author…
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Did You Know We’re Moving?
On top of all the great content that’s up on the site this week, we’re also in the midst of moving to a new office. Look, things are coming together nicely: