Saddam Hussein the Poet
On Thursday, the National Security Archives obtained and released 20 FBI “interviews” with Saddam Hussein. One of the things Hussein did, apparently, was read his interviewer some of his poetry.…
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The Rumpus Book Blog Roundup
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Review Supplement
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“If it’s not online, it’s invisible”
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Come On and Take a Free Ride
Anyone who even remotely follows the debate over old media versus new has heard the refrain by now–bloggers and aggregators are parasites who are killing their hosts. But it turns…
Charcoal versus Gas
Grilling is such a big deal that Mike Judge built an animated series around the charcoal versus propane debate twelve years ago and the show is still going strong. I…