August 2012
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Living in the Memoir Office
The premise of Daniel Nester’s The Memoir Office is simple. Nester sat in a Troy, New York art gallery, wrote and talked to people who inquired about his exhibit, which was the sitting and writing he was doing there.
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“We don’t listen to the know-it-alls”
“When I tell the people who write me letters that their problems keep me up at night, I’m not joking. I’ve been given a huge gift with this column, and I knew I would write it like a motherfucker, but…
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FURTHER GLIMPSES INTO ZADIE SMITH’S NEW NOVEL
“Pencil leaves no mark on magazine pages. Somewhere she has read that the gloss gives you cancer. Everyone knows it shouldn’t be this hot. Shrivelled blossom and bitter little apples. Birds singing the wrong tunes in the wrong trees too…
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A Soldier’s Handbook
The New York Review of Books covers the recently published guidebook given to American soldiers before heading to Vietnam: “Most American soldiers landing in Vietnam in the 1960s were handed a ninety-three-page booklet called A Pocket Guide to Vietnam. Produced by the Department…
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The Guilt Behind Watching Football
In light of the upcoming season, Will Leitch writes about the well documented cruelty of the NFL for New York Magazine: Leitch, although unsure of how his fandom will be affected, makes valid points against watching a sport in which players…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The future is filled with 3-d printed meat and glasses free 3-d. The battle between man and shark has always been awesome (when drawn). Maybe you want to look at all known hurricanes and tropical storms since 1851. And now…
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The Rumpus Interview with Cynthia Cruz
Her poems were spare, fierce, dark little packages that managed to feel both mystical—almost like fairytales—and contemporary with their references to drugs and Greyhound stations.
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Enough About the Cheaters
This past week has seen its fair share of breaking stories about cheating. Giants’ fans were saddened to hear about the downfall of Melky Cabrera, whose performance-enhancing drug scandal was made all the more sordid by recent allegations of an…
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Muni Anti-Muslim Ad Controversy
Adam Serwer reports for Mother Jones on the anti-Muslim advertisements that have recently appeared on Muni vehicles. The advertisements are paid for by Pamela Geller, an anti-muslim blogger: “The ads declare that ‘in any war between the civilized man and the…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #148
ARNOLD THE SQUIRREL ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Arnold the squirrel.
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The Rumpus Loves New York!
The Rumpus and Flavorpill Proudly Present: “The Rumpus Loves New York!” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! Monday, Sep 10th at Public Assembly’s Front Room, 7:00 pm. $5 in advance, $10 at the door / 21+. With readings from Sam Lipsyte, Amber…
