Egyptian Books Thrive at Abu Dhabi Book Fair
Despite concerns that upheavals in the Arab world would interfere with Abu Dhabi’s International Book Fair, the fair so far has been successful and relatively problem-free. In fact, more books…
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Jill Haberkern
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Jill Haberkern has lived in a one-room house made of tombstones and a farmhouse with a walrus head. She currently lives in Berkeley, California, with neither. Her writing has appeared in the Mid-American Review.
Dom-Mom Love
We mentioned the new site Tits and Sass earlier today, and already they are posting great articles, like this conversation between Bettie, a dominatrix, and her mother, a preacher. Bettie’s…
A Few of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
All around the world, some of the most spectacular buildings you will find are libraries, such as the one above, the Rijkmuseum Library in Amsterdam. Or this one, Jay Walker’s…
Back on the Shelf
E-readers change how some people read, what they carry on planes, what they keep on bedside tables. And now many people are keeping just about everything on bookshelves, except, well,…
On Thoughts, Facts, and Slogans
Noah Cicero discusses the three kinds of language, why Nietzsche never resolved anything, and why it’s good to debate slowly. Very slowly.
An Inspiring Home Meets its End
The grand mansion that many believe was the inspiration for The Great Gatsby will soon be no more. F. Scott Fitzgerald was spotted at lavish parties held at the house,…
Police Poetry
Police reports are supposed to be the dry recounting of facts, neutral, admissible as evidence. They are not often considered great literature. But Sergeant Martinez of the LAPD has captured…
Where are Your Footnotes, Minister?
Protesters in Germany are dominating the news and taking their outrage to Facebook. Unlike protesters in other parts of the world, these angry citizens aren’t hoping to overthrow their government…
Amazon Sales Tax Battle Roundup
Amazon.com has been battling with states across the country over whether or not the company should collect sales taxes. The company’s practice of not collecting sales taxes in most states…
Life with Susan Sontag
In the 1970s, writer Sigrid Nunez moved in with her boyfriend and his mother. She hovered over the couple, critiqued their sex life, had an endless parade of house guests,…
Respond to the Times Article
If after reading “The Careless Languages of Sexual Violence,” a Rumpus Original essay by Roxane Gay, you want to share your response directly with the New York Times, considering submitting…
Lasarow to HuffPo: “Brava, Madame Capitalist”
“We went to our writers before beginning to post last year and the response was overwhelming. Go ahead and post. Yet, less than one year later, the reaction to our…