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Brian Spears

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Brian Spears is Senior Poetry Editor of The Rumpus and the author of A Witness in Exile (Louisiana Literature Press, 2011). His poem “Upon Reading That Andromeda Will One Day Devour Triangulum and Come For Us Next” was featured in Season 9 of Motion Poems.
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Lick My Robot Clitoris

  • Brian Spears
  • November 13, 2010
Check out Zombies! Organize!! in our video section. Does a robot clitoris shock the tongue like a 9-volt battery? Enquiring minds want to know.
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“Why am I giving them to Ariana Huffington?”

  • Brian Spears
  • November 13, 2010
Rumpus Editor Stephen Elliott discusses why he started The Rumpus, how the Daily Rumpus emails evolved, and the politics of literary authors in an interview with 12th Street.
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Science Saturday

  • Brian Spears
  • November 13, 2010
Are you a dude? Do you use a laptop? Do you love your sperm? Huge bubbles of gamma rays have been discovered coming out of the center of the Milky…
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Zombies! Organize!!

  • Brian Spears
  • November 13, 2010
I imagine licking a robot’s clitoris is like sticking your tongue on a 9-volt battery.
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Welcome to Saturday

  • Brian Spears
  • November 13, 2010
Yesterday, we mentioned the trouble with for-profit education. Now, take a look at the economics of for-profit education. Short version–profits will be down for now. Keith Wilson at We Who…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

  • Brian Spears
  • November 6, 2010
This morning, south Florida awoke to temperatures in the upper fifties. Panic ensued. There was a run on firewood and snow tires. Natives were seen frantically digging through closets for…
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Why don’t McDonald’s burgers grow mold?

  • Brian Spears
  • November 6, 2010
One of the most disturbing parts of the bonus section of the Supersize Me DVD is the experiment Morgan Spurlock conducts on McDonald’s sandwiches and sandwiches from other restaurants. He…
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I Want to Read This Book

  • Brian Spears
  • November 6, 2010
Here’s a brief review of The Anthology of Rap in New York Magazine, in which the reviewer claims Big Daddy Kane as the greatest rap lyricist of all time. I…
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Science Saturday

  • Brian Spears
  • November 6, 2010
Can science tell us about morality? Listen to Science Friday and find out. Great images of invasive species at the Wired Science blog. Lots of other great stuff too, including…
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Saturday Morning Links

  • Brian Spears
  • November 6, 2010
I turn 42 tomorrow, and so am having a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy themed party to celebrate. Do you know where your towel is? I really can’t think of…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

  • Brian Spears
  • October 30, 2010
So the big news for Rumpus Poetry Book Club members is that our chat with Elizabeth Alexander will take place on Friday November 5 at 8:00 p.m. EST, 5:00 p.m.…
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The Needs of the Many

  • Brian Spears
  • October 30, 2010
The Texas Supreme Court has cited Mr. Spock in a legal opinion, but it was a scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which makes it okay. If…
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