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Today we published three originals: 1. Ridiculously Rich: The Rumpus Interview with Simon Rich. 2. 10/40/70 #11: Mildred Pierce. 3. A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #26: Women and…
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Isaac Fitzgerald
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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.
“But it is what it is.”
“On its face, the defenestration of Mr. Rosenthal signals the snuffing out of a leader who did his job with an old-fashioned boldness: a publishing executive who spoke with a…
“Covered Heads”
“As I stood on the rooftop drinking with my brother and his classmates on the night of their rabbinical school graduation, I wondered at the meaning of this metamorphosis. I…
Guess What?
Author Tao Lin has said that he will honestly answer every question asked in the comments section of this Rumpus interview until 7:30pm (EST). Got a question for Tao? Click…
“Edited by poor artists trying to put a positive spin on things.”
“Elliott readily admits he didn’t know what he was doing when he started the Rumpus; he only knew what he wanted and tossed his ideas around, took some chances, and…
Tune of the Day
Artist: Birds Fled From Me Song: “Staring at the Sea” Bay Area music lovers, Rachel Fannan (formerly Birds Fled From Me) will be performing with Morning Coffee editor Dan Weiss‘s…
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #34
Well, I took too many Xanax, so then I took a bunch of Adderall to right the ship, you know? Might have over-corrected though. I feel like barfing and passing…