Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Look I don’t want to exaggerate, or seem like a whiner, but today is a bleak day in American history. We’re taking a day off over here. We encourage you…
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The Rumpus Interview with Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker discusses his memoir, The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult, the story of his childhood in The Worldwide Church of God, and how the act of writing delivered him from bitterness.
The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Kyle Dargan
Each day from January 7 to January 20, Rumpus Original Poems will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today’s poems are from Kyle Dargan.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #67: Anuradha Roy
A tranquil beach town named Jarmuli is the setting of Anuradha Roy’s third novel, Sleeping on Jupiter, which won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and made the longlist…
Luke Cage: When Representation Isn’t Enough
This show’s true strength is its diverse portrayal of African-American subjectivity and morality, amongst both the male and female characters.
Song of the Day: “Gin House Blues”
Today, the so-called British Invasion of the ’60s is remembered primarily for its flagship band, The Beatles. Another English group called The Animals—widely known for their international hit version of…
Notable Portland: 1/19–1/25
Thursday 1/19: Celebrate at the press party for the January edition of PQ Monthly. Scandals, 5 p.m., free. Experience the long-awaited showdown between Portland’s two most active slam-poetry scenes: Slamlandia…
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…
The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties by Carol Berkin
Robert Rosenberger reviews The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America's Liberties today in Rumpus Books.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
What is life but a thomasson? Beware the doomway. Important news: the ocean is still filled with weird scary things! Meanwhile I’m just over here dreaming of the hyperloop future.…
On Self-Reliance: Frank Ocean as Emersonian Hero
As Emerson recognizes, someone who couldn’t care less about how they come across is all the more charismatic and convincing.
The Rumpus Inaugural Poems: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
From January 7 to January 20, we will feature poetry written in response to the coming presidential inauguration. Today’s poems are from Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.