In the Art Rags
Despite–or maybe to spite–bitter winds, spring is in the air. The art world and its rags are responding in kind. In Oslo, rabbits are about to do funny things with…
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Paterson’s Great Falls, inspiration for writers, named national park
President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday naming the Great Falls on the Passaic River in Paterson, N.J. a national historic park. The 77-foot falls, site of early American industrial…
Copula Mori
Just getting around to reading Wired’s recap on the Gaussian Copula, or the formula that destroyed the world banking system. Or, really, the formula that allowed the world banking system…
Written on the City
Conceptual artist and poet Jenny Holzer is known for her massive projections of poetry and political aphorisms across urban buildings around the world. Her words, cast in ephemeral light, slide…
Small-Town Gothic
Keith Lee Morris’s new novel exposes the hidden desires and fears of the local darts champions.
Shara Lessley: A Poem I Love
Editors Note: In honor of National Poetry Month, The Rumpus has asked writers to provide us with poems they love, and the reasons why. We’re also including links to these…
Kevin Sampsell: The Last Book I Loved, Another Bullshit Night In Suck City
I’d been hearing about Another Bullshit Night in Suck City since it came out a couple years ago, but late last year, after finishing my own memoir, I finally got…
Field of Realities: The Rumpus Review of Sugar
There are few sadder places on Earth than a minor league baseball stadium.
Be Knocked Flat
Poetry readings are notorious for putting audiences to sleep. Which is why Poems Out Loud‘s devotion to the notion of experiencing poetry read aloud—and read well—is so thrilling. The site…