The Rumpus Interview with K. M. Soehnlein
“The key is to remember a sex scene is a scene of dramatic action and psychological development. You need to pay attention to emotion and to a character’s self-awareness—or lack…
Recent posts
Rumpus Articles
Books Going Viral?
“Plenty have predicted that Apple’s tablet will decimate Amazon’s dominance over the ebook world and how, together, the two companies are screwing the publishers with tough dealmaking. Far fewer prognosticators have…
My New Job
“If you’re a fan of experimentation, silliness, and fucking–and what reasonable human being isn’t?–you’ll find things to like about My New Job.” Check out Evan J. Peterson’s review of Catherine Wagner’s…
Erin Teresa Devlin: The Last Book I Loved, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
The last book that I truly loved was The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu. Sometimes I will pick up a few books at a time and see…
My New Job
If you’re a fan of experimentation, silliness, and fucking–and what reasonable human being isn’t?–you’ll find things to like about My New Job.
10/40/70 #1: Starship Troopers
This column is an experiment in writing about film: what if, instead of freely choosing which parts of the film to address, I select three different, arbitrary time codes (in this…
Help Send Ted Rall to Afghanistan
You’re probably familiar with the work of cartoonist Ted Rall, whose work appears on Salon and in many other places. He is raising money for a trip to Afghanistan to…
Catching Up with Jack Matthews
Type the name “Jack Matthews” into Wikipedia and it will take you to the profile of a Welsh rugby player, now retired. The Jack Matthews recently interviewed on TeleRead, however,…
Movies, Briefly: The Kids Are Alright (1979)
“Rock and roll’s never ever stood dissecting and inspecting it at close range. It doesn’t stand up. So shut up.” Jeff Stein’s documentary, The Kids are Alright, lives up to that…