Death of a Gay Porn Star
“Why do gay porn stars kill themselves” offers an intimate account into Conner Habib’s experiences in gay porn, and examines the cultural misunderstandings and attitudes regarding the recent suicide of…
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Pat Johnson
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Pat Johnson is currently working on his master’s in Fiction Writing at San Francisco State University, and is the owner and editor of the satirical news website The New Porker. When Pat’s not reading or writing he’s likely squeezing a lime into a Tecate and headed to the dance floor. He also creates short films, documentaries, and sketch comedies. Pat is completing his first novel, The Virgin and Marilyn Monroe, and writing a book of Creative Non-Fiction short stories.
Graywolf Press Needs your Help!
Books sales cover only 50 percent of Graywolf’s expenses, which is why they are currently running an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to build a new and much improved website.…
The Malleable Memory
What if you discovered that some of your richest childhood memories were actually fabrications? According to Oliver Sacks, research suggests that some of our most vivid memories may not have…
A chat with Karen Russell
Check out Rumpus contributor Maddie Oatman’s recent interview with Karen Russell. Russell and Oatman discuss her Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel Swamplandia!, as well as topics ranging from the imagination, vampires, and…
The Bay Area: A History of Booms and Busts
At the London Review of Books, Rebecca Solnit provides readers with historic and contemporary insight into the Bay Area’s long history of “booms and busts”–from the California gold rush to the dot-com bubble—and…
Allen Ginsberg, The Photographer
Ginsberg is not typically remembered for his photography, but from 1950 to 1990 he captured hundreds of photographs documenting his life, family, and friends. In “The Photography of Allen Ginsberg,”…
Beth Lisick’s “Tell You What” reading and signing
If you’re going to be in San Francisco February 9th, be sure not to miss “Tell You What” at 3:00-4pm: a reading/variety event made possible by Creativity Explored. Creativity Explored and…
Wright’s Anna Karenina: Noble Failure?
Amanda Shubert’s essay “Love in Excess: Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina” takes two of Wright’s film adaptations, Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007), and perceptively compares and contrasts them to Anna…
The Origin of Luddites
Many of us may have felt like a Luddite sometime or another. Maybe you almost smashed your first smartphone after fumbling with it for hours. Or if you’re old school,…
A Library for the Unpublished
Have a piece you’ve been trying for years to get published, but it continues to get rejected? If it’s potential readers you’re looking for and not money, there’s always the…
New Music from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s new album, We the Common, comes out Feb. 5, and we definitely recommend giving it a listen. Stephen Thompson, in his NPR review,…
Flood the Art Market: Hurricane Sandy Benefit Party
Hey, New Yorkers! Tonight, January 28, from 5:00 to 9:30pm, the Cristin Tierney Gallery is having an art party/silent auction to benefit artists affected by Hurricane Sandy. Over 100 pieces…