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Scarface Success
The fact that the “Scarface School Play,” which we posted yesterday as a video interruption, was staged (no pun intended) should come as no surprise (plus, staged or not, those…
Baseball, Writing, and Life
In a recent interview with Cousins Reading Series, author (and Rumpus Contributor) Adam Gallari states “I think that the greatest analogy between baseball and writing, or even life for that…
We Are Never as Beautiful as We Are Now
“I think that the greatest analogy between baseball and writing, or even life, is that the game is designed for its players to fail.”
Nancy Smith: The Last Book I Loved, Willful Creatures
When I was a kid I would wander down the block, four houses over, to visit our neighborhood “grandma,” Mrs. Koski. At her house I was treated to Cheetos and…
Sassy Gay Friend: Othello
Things would’ve gone better for Desdemona if only she’d had a Gay Sassy Friend.
RUMPUS RADIO #1: Interview with K.Flay
Introducing the Rumpus—now in audio! What is your pun threshold? Are you ready for a pun battle between K.Flay and the International Pun Champion, Joe Sabia?
“Where I come from, nobody can afford to buy books.”
John Edgar Wideman, author of Brothers and Keepers, not to mention a National Book Award finalist, winner of two PEN/Faulkner awards, and the recipient of a MacArthur genius grant, has…
Kevin Nolan: The Last Book I Loved, Short Letter, Long Farewell
Austrian writer Peter Handke begins his 1972 novel Short Letter, Long Farewell with the following: “Jefferson Street is a quiet thoroughfare in Providence. It circles around the business section, changes…
LitBlogging?
The New York Times asks “Can a blog rise to the level of literature?” “The question is prompted by the arrival of José Saramago’s latest effort, The Notebook, which collects…
Indie Bands Take Back the Internet
Tomo Nakayama is small, almost hidden completely by the beautiful guitar in his lap and the Jameson on the rocks he holds in front of his face. Instead of a…
