June 2012
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The Rumpus Interview with Sheila Heti
The second time I meet Sheila Heti I’m standing outside the gated front yard of her home on a cold, sunny day in Toronto. The overgrowth and general unkemptness of the corner lot puts it a far cry from what…
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Etgar Keret
“This is what makes Keret’s stories so uniquely powerful, so powerfully unique. The extreme right-nowness of the human condition in his stories is exacerbated and amplified by the Israeli backdrop, always present even if not always explicitly acknowledged.” The Millions…
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No Time Like the Present by Nadine Gordimer
Nina Schuyler reviews No Time Like the Present by Nadine Gordimer.
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Balls Launch
The launch party for Julian Tepper’s forthcoming novel Balls is this Thursday, June 7th at 8pm at The Oracle Club (10-41 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY). “A New York story, a dark comedy, Balls tells of the thirty-year-old Henry Schiller, a songwriter…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
IO9’s Death Week brings you the adventures of Lincoln’s corpse, and the economic perils of cryogenic freezing. Chinese people on invisible bikes. Perhaps you’d like to buy a secret Norwegian submarine base. What do foreign travel guides to the US…
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There Are Things Your Hands Have Yet to Learn
You have never played a video game before in your life, and when your friend hands you a boxy gray controller, turns on the Nintendo Entertainment System, and walks away, all you are left with is a pixelated landscape on…
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Nato Green Interview
Rooftop Comedy talks with comedian Nato Green about his new CD, political humor, audience reactions, and fatherhood. After you read the interview, scoop up a ticket for tonight’s Celebration of Written Correspondence to see Green in action!
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A Celebration of Written Correspondence (Tonight!)
We’re very excited for our next Rumpus event, “Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence.” Join us on Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm. Featuring readings from Lorelei Lee, Ariana Reines, D.A. Powell, and…
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Versal Ten
Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay’s short story “Who We Are Beneath the Glass” is featured in Versal’s 10th anniversary issue. The Versal Journal interviews her about creative firsts, angles, Amsterdam, and more.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #138
GROUNDHOG DAY ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Groundhog Day.
