A trip to The Wilde West
When Oscar Wilde visited America, he met with writers like Walt Whitman and Henry James. But during his trip, his playful quips that many of us have come to love,…
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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.
Happy Birthday, Virginia Woolf!
Few writers made greater contributions to literature in the 20th century than Virginia Woolf. Woolf always brought fresh style and perspective to her work, such as the stream of consciousness…
One Author’s battle against the “Sexy” Sci-Fi Cover
Over the years, the “sexy-heroine” has become the standard model for sci-fi and fantasy book covers—but why? Is there something about big breasted women wielding guns and striking contorted poses…
Russifying the Rumpus
Aaron Gilbreath’s essay on smoking was recently translated into Russian by InsoSmI.ru, an organization in Russia that translates news, blogs, and essays from English into Russian. We think it’s pretty…
Talking with Tosches
Nick Tosches’ writing is dark, gritty, and has guts. Tosches has written 18 books, and is best know for his Dean Martin biography, Dino. In a recent Esquire interview by Scott…
Giving Tweets a Home
Geolocation is often used to disclose the location of tweets, Facebook posts, and smartphone photos. Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman track down the GPS coordinates attached to tweets, and take…
The Debate on Confessional Writing
There has been no shortage of criticism in response to Hamilton Nolan’s Gawker post “Journalism Is Not Narcissism.” Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott wrote a recent critique of Nolan’s essay, as did…
Writers vs Commerce
If you’re in New York on January 17th, we urge you to attend the event Writers vs Commerce at the amazing Housing Works Bookstore at 7:00pm. “Commerce and capitalism rarely…
Heroin and Acne
Rumpus contributor Chloe Caldwell gives a bold account of her struggle with acne and heroin in her recent essay at Salon. Caldwell says: I’ve used drugs to numb myself since…
Technology, Aesthetics, and Hollywood
David Denby’s provocative essay “Has Hollywood Murdered the Movies?” explores current movie culture and the future of the film industry. Denby takes a comprehensive look at how the production of…
“Wayne Coyne’s Human Head-Shaped Tumor” Listening Party (Saturday)
Hey Bay Area friends, on December 15th our pal Richard Parks will be hosting a listening party for his radio show in San Francisco. If you missed last month’s broadcasting on…
Anti-Hipster sentiments rising in Berlin
According to a recent article in The L Magazine, anti-hipster and tourist sentiments seem to be growing in Berlin. The article suggests an upsurge of abuse has been directed towards…