A Million Heavens Celebration (Tonight!)
McSweeney’s is throwing a release party for John Brandon’s newest novel, A Million Heavens. The event will feature the author and musical accompaniment. Monday, July 30th, 6:30pm at Amnesia (853…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Tiny Beautiful Things Roundup
The Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out and partied with us! Photographer Chris Hardy documented the event. Check…
Thanks, TechCrunch
TechCrunch profiles our Letters in the Mail program — “a mixture of old-world letter writing and the modern web” — and our newly launched Letters for Kids initiative. We love…
“Produce more, consume less”
What if you had to earn your internet access by producing something? That’s the idea behind Blockr software, which allows you to set creative goals–like writing a certain number of…
Wendy MacNaughton Featured in Japanese Mag
Rumpus contributor and artist extraordinaire Wendy MacNaughton is profiled in Japanese art and design magazine DPI. Check out the featured drawings — you can find our own Isaac “Motherfucking” Fitzgerald…
“Not since Sylvia Plath…
…has a poet indulged an orgy of self-speculation of these proportions.” At The Boston Review, B.K. Fischer takes a close look at Rumpus contributor Ariana Reines’ poetry of the erotic…
“You Are Your Lover’s Kink”
In writing about the “complexities of desire, objectification and fetishization,” Vivienne Chen gives the Rumpus some love. Chen quotes Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott — who argues that “there is no…
Banksy Versus London
As London goes on an Olympic cleaning binge, vowing to erase any and all graffiti, a stand-off is emerging between city authorities and renowned street artist Banksy, whose new artwork…
The Ink on Famous Authors
We don’t usually do lists, but this one from Flavorwire features Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott and his tattoos. He’s in renowned company — the list includes the likes of Jonathan…
Olympians Crash Grindr
Popular gay dating app Grindr crashed “within minutes” of the arrival of Olympic teams in London today — due to the spike in demand. “It happened almost as soon as…
Love in Lake Forest
At The Paris Review, Rumpus contributor Jason Diamond wonders about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s repeated references to Lake Forest, Illinois, determining that the city’s significance derived from the fact that it…