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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I don’t want to alarm anyone but we are getting closer and closer to proving the existence of the ghost planet. Let’s all go inside Nigeria’s hyperrealist art scene. Please…
Discomfort, Desire, and Drugs: Talking with Ben Gwin
Ben Gwin discusses his debut novel, Clean Time: The True Story of Ronald Regan Middleton, the book's unique structure, and writing satire.
Notable Twin Cities: 5/20–5/26
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
I Can’t Shake the Guru Bhagwan
In 1979, my mother decided she wanted to join Bhagwan’s ashram in Pune, India.
What to Read When It’s Mental Health Month
Rumpus editors recommend books that shed light on what it means to live with mental illness.
A Book with Wings: Bird Book by Sidney Wade
There is an acceptance of the strangeness of things in these poems, even a generosity big enough to invite the oracle in for dinner.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Very important news: hippos poop so much that sometimes it kills all the fish. Maybe Artificial Intelligence can help us find Aliens? Understanding winter in Antarctica. A slow-moving terrestrial sea.…