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Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.
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    Sugar Face

    We’ve posted a new Dear Sugar! Hooray! Today’s column is the first to go live since it was announced that Sugar is, in fact, author Cheryl Strayed. As a celebration we’re revealing the full shot that the usual Sugar photo…

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    DFW

    Today is David Foster Wallace’s birthday. He would have been 50 years old.

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    Stephen Elliott in Berlin

    Director and Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott has been spotted (proudly sporting his Rumpus tattoo) alongside actress Ashley Hinshaw in Berlin. Elliott and Hinshaw are both in Germany for the international premier of Cherry. Click here to learn more about the film.

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    Sugar’s Coming Out Party (SOLD OUT)

    We are thrilled to announce (but also sad, if you didn’t get your ticket yet) that tonight’s Sugar Party at the Verdi Club has sold out. Details on Sugar’s NYC party will be coming soon.

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    Yesterday

    We experienced a few technical difficulties yesterday, but we’re back today and will be updating regularly once again. Thank you all, as always, for reading The Rumpus!

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    Steve Jobs and the FBI

    The FBI has released a 191-page file on Apple founder Steve Jobs. You can learn more, without sifting through the giant file, here.

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    End of a Scarer

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    Kottke ♥

    “Just like they did last year, The Rumpus shares some of the stories of the players participating in the Super Bowl in a way that isn’t as syrupy as Bob Costas.” Over at Internet-powerhouse kottke.org Jason gives some love to…

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    R.I.P. Wislawa Szymborska

    “Wislawa Szymborska, a gentle and reclusive Polish poet who won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Wednesday in Krakow, Poland. She was 88.” Learn more about Szymborska’s life and achievements here.

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    Updating the Ol’ Internet Storefront

    Well would you look at that, our pals over at McSweeney’s have a snazzy new (online) store.

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    Daniel Handler Talks Heartbreak in Grand Central Station

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    It’s a Pretty Great Town

    Just saying…