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If a Book Falls In a Forest…
“I love the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, which is mysterious, raw, brutal and profound. But I am also haunted by the story behind the story; by the fact that Gilgamesh lay forgotten in the sands of Iraq for thousands…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #31: Lost in the Wilderness of Self
Walking and talking helped me tremendously when I was lost in my own wild thicket of shit in my twenties. But you know what helped me the most? Art.
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April’s Rumpus
Bay Area Readers, Do you have your tickets to the Monthly Rumpus on April 12th in San Francisco yet? Because Flavorpill really thinks you should. As does The iS Collection. Click here to insure you have tickets for Monday’s show.…
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Google Books Hits Another Roadblock
“On Wednesday, the American Society of Media Photographers and other groups representing visual artists plan to file a class-action lawsuit against Google, asserting that the company’s efforts to digitize millions of books from libraries amount to large-scale infringement of their…
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The Devil Hath Met with His Match
Alexandra Grinevsky’s illustrations for Machiavelli’s L’Archidiable Belphegor.
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National Poetry Month: Day 8. Three Poems by Elisa Gabbert
We Have Lost Our Systems of Meaning If it’s cool to be a geek, we have lost our systems of meaning. This was always the goal. We seek methods of being terrified. We want it to be art, so we…
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Morning Coffee
Polish cold war audio postcards? Yes please. A handsome Chinese vagrant is getting attention for his swagger and sense of style. (via Bearman) Best headline of the day? “On Bones and Libraries.” 10 songs for “english majors and other word…
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The Rumpus Original Combo: Chloe
The recent film Chloe gets the Rumpus Original Combo treatment today, with a review and an interview from two different contributors. Details after the jump.