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“sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life”
“If “all the world’s a stage,” then the internet is where we rehearse our lines, sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life.” — Jimmy Chen over at GIANT takes a look at a chat roulette meeting between a…
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Time For A Vote
“I think a lot of those people (protesting against the bill) today demonstrated this is not about health care. It’s about trying to extend a basic fundamental right to people who are less powerful.” — House Majority Whip James Clyburn,…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Who doesn’t like bookplate porn? (via) The Rumpus doesn’t do pop culture, but if you happen to have written something about Lady Gaga, you might want to send it here. (PS. GIANT doesn’t lie. Kate Durbin is awesome.) Apparently, this…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Happy Sunday! You know what Sunday means, right? Below the fold, catch up with what Rumpus Books reviewed, excerpted, and loved this week.
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SMALL POTATOES:
This can apply to anythingClick here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
You’ve probably heard of erasure as a poetic mode–how about redaction? Arthur Lubow looks at Adam Zagajewski, calls him “the last of his kind.” Lily Hoang at HTMLGIANT wonders about the discussion surrounding Tao Lin: “I do, however, care about…
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The Latest from Ted
If you have some time to burn, you can always spend them on the Ted website. Here’s some suggestions for talks to watch. Jane McGonigal argues that we need to play more games to improve the world. Eric Mead talks…
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The Last Poem I Loved: “Clip from Francis Jammes” by Charles North
Charles North works in many modes—conceptual architect, thingy neurographer, witty synthesist, maker of the poetic equivalent of very fine shirts—but I think I like him best when he gets all lucent and dreamy, as in “Clip from Francis Jammes.” To…
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Science Saturday
The Large Hadron Collider continues to set energy records. Men make 1500 sperm a second. Apparently. Felix Baumgartner wants to break the sound barrier without a plane, or any vehicle for that matter. Finally, jetpacks. Next, I want a flying…
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How Writers Are Like Prostitutes
Here at The Rumpus, we feature a fair amount of writing about sex work, prostitution, and writing. And I don’t believe we’ve ever made the tragic error of using either Sex and the City or Diary of a Call Girl…
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Saturday Morning Links
I have to admit, I was curious as to what the sarcasm mark would look like, but I’d never use it. Rather keep everyone guessing. Chaucer tweets the South by Southwest Festival. Some film folks for tell The Guardian about…