What to Read When Your Government Is Embroiled in Scandal
As we wait for the total collapse of this leaning tower of garbage, a few books to prepare ourselves for what comes next.
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Notable Chicago: 3/31–4/6
Friday 3/31: Head to City Lit Books for a reading by Patrick Edwards, author of the new science fiction novel Space Tripping. 6:30 p.m., free. Sunday 4/2: As always, the…
This Week in Short Fiction
At the PEN America awards ceremony on Monday evening, writer Amy Sauber received the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers for her short story “State Facts for…
Going Beneath the Scarred Exterior in She May Be a Saint
Nichols wants us to know that, like every woman scorned, whether by an individual or by society, her maenad was initially innocent and loving. Beneath a scarred exterior, that innocent still resides.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Some political thoughts for your weekend: can California save us? Here’s your vintage German pulp science fiction illustrations for the week. Tl;dr: creatures in the ocean are GROSS AND BAD.…
Vincent Toro: Challenging Whiteness and Refusing to Be Colonized
Poet Vincent Toro on his debut collection, Stereo.Island.Mosaic, his writing process, and searching for identity.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #77: Hauschka
Lion could be a simple homecoming story, the prodigal son returning to the place he was born. Except, the son in question was six when he left. Now, he’s twenty-six…
A Certain Frequency: Radio’s Appeal Across 75 Years
Today, radio is bigger than ever—but in vastly different forms. More people listen to the radio than watch TV, according to Nielsen, only now it’s on a computer, a tablet, or a smartphone.
Notable Portland: 3/30–4/5
Thursday 3/30: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Watson reads from his new book, Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Poet…
This Week in Trumplandia
Welcome to This Week in Trumplandia. Check in with us every Thursday for a weekly roundup of the most pertinent content on our country, which is currently spiraling down a…
Biblical Rebels and Romantics in The First Love Story
Adam and Eve are the Bible's most infamous couple: Bonnie and Clyde, year zero.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
What is life but a rarely seen giant deep sea octopus? The time has come for the world’s first ship tunnel. Give a moment of your day to Comic Sans.…