2012
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The Rumpus Interview with Nataly Kelly
Writer, translator, and interpreter Nataly Kelly talks about the difficulties of translating across cultures, the emotional barriers that interpreters face, and what it really means to be fluent.
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Sharon Van Etten Curates a Night at Cameo Gallery
If the announced killer line-up isn’t enticing enough, there’s also a “very special guest” on the bill.
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Elementary School Shooting
Our thoughts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. There are no words.
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“Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations” by David Ferry
David Ferry’s Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations is a necessary book. I was sad when I finished it, and hungry to return and re-read. Still, the phrase “poems and translations” seems unfortunate. In Bewilderment, the two genres – the writing…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The best typos, mistakes, and corrections of 2012. We’ve entered the time of year where it’s increasingly impossible not to link to year-end lists… It’s pretty cool to re-discover a 100 year old Antarctic camp site. Self-bestowed titles of the…
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Sympathy for the Devil
“You have a demon inside of you that is making you gay,” she stammered quietly. “I know because I used to have a demon that gave me a gluten intolerance. But then I, uh, prayed and God cast it out.”
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: PETER GABRIEL’S SO
The only thing that could put me back right was a long walk in the cold along the Danube, with Peter Gabriel singing in my ear.
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Thomas Page McBee on Words and Writing
The Dictionary Project interviews Thomas Page McBee about language, the definitions of words, and of course, his Self-Made Man column here on The Rumpus. A tiny preview: For The Rumpus, you write a column—or essays in installments—entitled Self-Made Man? If…
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Crunching the Numbers in My Ideal Bookshelf
What do Stephen Merritt, Hilton Als, and Tony Hawk have in common? According to Fred Benenson’s data, nothing—not even the books on their shelves. Benenson’s “girlfriend/lady partner” Thessaly La Force is one of the two minds behind My Ideal Bookshelf (the…
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“Wayne Coyne’s Human Head-Shaped Tumor” Listening Party (Saturday)
Hey Bay Area friends, on December 15th our pal Richard Parks will be hosting a listening party for his radio show in San Francisco. If you missed last month’s broadcasting on KCRW, or just want to come out for another listen,…
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Jeva Lange: The Last Book I Loved, Life of Pi
Neither of my parents finished reading Yann Martel’s Life of Pi. My father abandoned the novel halfway through, pleading boredom, and my mother couldn’t get past the first few chapters due to her infamously weak stomach and a detailed lesson…