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Blog vs. Web Magazine
So what’s the difference–if there even is any–between a “blog” and a “web magazine”? Farhad Manjoo tackles this question in the cleverly title “This Is Not a Blog Post.”
He, the People
A legal scholar warns of presidential power-mongering and calls for a national Day of Deliberation.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Today is a good day because of this unearthed Dr Seuss manuscript. (via GerryCanavan.) There are certain things I feel an obligation to post, these include but are not limited…
The Rumpus Interview With Dinaw Mengestu
Dinaw Mengestu’s name may be hard to pronounce (dih-NOW men-GUESS-too), but you’ll soon be hearing it a lot more. Earlier this year, the Ethiopian-born author was named to The New Yorker’s…
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 10/18-10/24
This week, the Porchlight Reading Series, Poetry and Jazz at Viracocha, yacht rock + psychedelia at the Blue Macaw, and Uberpup! Monday 10/18: Head over to the Verdi Club for…
Rumpus Women or a roast beef sandwich? Now you don’t have to choose.
We just received copies of our November Rumpus Book Club selection (and the first-ever publication from Rumpus Paper Internets): Rumpus Women Volume I: Personal Essays by Women edited by Julie…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #57
MY COUCH ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my couch.
Wake Up, It’s Late
The Rumpus Proudly Presents: Wake Up, It’s Late November 8th at The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco 7pm. Featuring authors Andrew Winer, M.G. Martin, Pam Houston, Chris Colin,…