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Julie Morse
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“Boy, A History”
“In line in the cafeteria, at his favorite table in the library, on the last block before the block he lives on, the inside of Boy’s head is one blank notebook page after another.” At Guernica, Roxane Gay guest-edited Rumpus contributor Saeed…
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40th Anniversary of Miles Davis’s On The Corner
At The Stranger, Dave Segal and other Seattle musicians commemorate the 40th anniversary of Miles Davis’s On The Corner. “Grooves solid as diamonds with freaked-out tendrils that wrap around your soul and poke at you where you least expect to…
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Chinese Literature Making International Strides
This month, Mo Yan is the first Chinese citizen to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature, and the first non-European to win in the last decade. At the San Francisco Chronicle, Christina Larson comments on the growing market…
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Funny Women’s Elissa Bassist at The Paris Review Daily
At The Paris Review, Rumpus Funny Women editor, Elissa Bassist recounts how watching every horror movie on Netflix and Dear Sugar saved her from Brooklyn-induced depression. “‘How do I reach the page when I can’t lift my face off the…
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Dust Bowl vs. Objectivism
At The Nervous Breakdown, Rumpus columnist Steve Almond narrates the debate between Atlas Shrugged and The Grapes of Wrath to help us decide who should lead our country, Steinbeck or Rand. Which philosophy would you vote for? “Grapes: The only…
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Roxane Gay in The Center for Fiction
“In Drowning Girl, there is such a moment and we’re not quite sure what brought that moment about but the possibilities are infinite and intriguing and that is an energy I always want to bring into my writing.” Rumpus essays…
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Dave Hickey Wants Out of Art
At The Observer, Dave Hickey announces that he is desisting from the art world. The professor, art critic and author of The Invisible Dragon declares that art is now a tourist industry. “As a former dealer, Hickey is not above…
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Institute of Indian Arts Celebrates 50th Anniversary
October marks the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Indian Arts (IAIA). It’s the only 4-year college in America that is completely dedicated to Native American studies. At The Poetry Foundation, Elizabeth Hardball expounds upon the history of poetry at the…
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“The Polish Boxer,” by Eduardo Halfon
Eduardo Halfon is unsatisfied with something. So he decides to travel (or escape?) in attempt to discover what’s missing. His novel The Polish Boxer is a murky study on the influence of geography on a person’s desires.