Unthinkable Movie Remakes
John Patterson, writing in The Guardian, suggests it might be time to consider remaking/updating the Orson Welles masterpiece Citizen Kane. The obvious choice of subject, Patterson says, is media mogul…
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Saturday Morning Links
Saturday mornings, y’all–we’re all about the linkage. The box set wars are in earnest now. AC/DC has upped the ante by including a guitar amp in its $200 box set.…
Care to Join the Conversation?
A while back, the Rumpus quietly launched a new series: Conversations about the Internet. And we hereby invite interested writers to join in.
The Pre-existing Condition of Rape
Cirrhosis, Huntington’s Chorea, Parkinson’s Disease, and now rape: perfectly valid reasons for denial of health insurance coverage. One of these things is not like the other, and while womens’ health…
My First Kiss: An Oral History
“I have no idea what her name was. Something Polish. It was a girl at a family reunion…” Selections from answers from interviews taken by students for English 251: Interviews and…
Things to Think About: Publishing Links
Richard Nash on “The Continuous Permanent Reinvention of Publishing” Booksellers ask the Justice Department to investigate the book price war under way between Wal-Mart, Amazon and Target. Google opponents urge…
Annals of Advertising: American Dreamin’
Fishing for ladies? Have we got a car for you. More from the annals of advertising.
Booty Hunting for the Brainy
Bibliophiles of the world, take note: if you are not an inhabitant of the Twin Cities, you could be missing a chance to put your literary acumen to practical use.…
Morning Coffee
Did we evolve from rocks? I sure hope so! Gabriel Garcia Marquez was under surveillance for years. Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission. Where do I sign up? “Hello,…
Conversations About the Internet #3: Jonathan Zittrain on Civility and Freedom Online
I think we’re really at a place where it’s hard to predict the future, where governments haven’t fully realized just how much power is falling into their laps, nor have…