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I was told there’d be cupcakes
“The people who showed up for these events had usually never heard of me. They came because it was a party at their friend’s house and the friend promised to…
The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Before I say anything about book blog land today, I want to thank Brian Spears, our Poetry and Saturday Editor here at The Rumpus, for putting together some of the…
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
This week, Rumpus books reviewed Terry Castle’s book of essays, interviewed Elaine Showalter, wrote about Nabokov, and talked about grief and Hamlet. Come see what you missed.
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
It’s been a long week, what with the Haiti blogging and my return to classes, but there’s still been some noteworthy poetry blogging this week. A sarcasm punctuation mark? I…
Jeffrey Lewis and the Rumpus Anniversary Party
Between gigs with Dinosaur Jr. on Monday and Lou Reed, Sonic Youth and Philip Glass at the Tuli Kupferberg benefit on Friday, Jeffrey Lewis will be singing solo at The…
Science Saturday
NASA is providing information from its satellites to aid in disaster relief in Haiti. NASA’s Mars Rover Phoenix went to sleep for the winter, and now they’re trying to wake…
The Latest from Haiti
There’s some understandable frustration among Haitians about the slow pace of the aid coming in. Daniel Kaszor explains why getting aid to the people who need it is so difficult.…
Saturday Morning Links
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Make it a good one. For those of you (like me) who will be watching a little football this evening and tomorrow, it’s time to…
A Letter from Satan to Pat Robertson
I don’t know who Lily Coyle of Minneapolis, Minnesota is, but if I ever meet her, I might have to kiss her for this letter to the editor of the…