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Sam Riley
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A New Sports Site in the Making
There’s a new alternative sports site in the making. The Classical is the brainchild of a bunch of writers and editors who write for the Nation, the Times, GQ, Vice, Pitchfork (and other notable publications), who are trying to raise…
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A Scientific Pronoun Revelation
“Men and women use language differently because they negotiate their worlds differently. Across dozens and dozens of studies, women tend to talk more about other human beings. Men, on the other hand, are more interested in concrete objects and things.”…
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Alex Shakar in the Observer
The New York Observer provides context for Alex Shakar’s Luminiarium, this month’s Rumpus Book Club selection. The article discusses the contemporaneous crafting of Luminarium with his spiritual evolution, the ups and downs he experienced with The Savage Girl, his last…
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Green Apple Books Wants Economic Justice!
Amazon.com is vying for 500,000 signatures, hoping to become a lucky exception to the California Sales Tax Fairness law. One of San Francisco’s finest independent booksellers, Green Apple Books, was inspired by Amazon’s cunning and strategic attempt at skirting civic…
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Film Franchises and the Sequels You’ve Never Heard Of
Sometimes the movies we’ve never heard of already have sequels that we also haven’t heard of. And as it turns out, these film follow-ups are very much pre-meditated from the get-go. Before certain blockbusters even enter the radar of their…
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Youth Literacy and Adult Fun!
August 26th is National Youth Literacy Day and what better way to celebrate than indulging in some youthful writing exercises? And furthermore, getting published? 826 National is inviting you to dabble in some creative writing with prompts inspired by the…
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A History of Plagiarism
What do Bob Dylan, Eli Wallach and Nabokov have in common? Artistic appropriation. And it’s not just those guys—but possibly all artists. Appropriation, recasting stories and lines into another form, is inherently a part of all art. Jonathan Lethem’s essay,…
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Because Pluto is Still Real For Some of Us
When Pluto’s planet status was woefully taken away, it wasn’t just you who felt betrayed by science and destabilized by NASA. There are plenty of third graders out there who were upset by the news. Check out the hate mail.…
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“Porn as a Way of Life”
John Lingan wrote an essay, “Salvation for Civilians: Porn as a Way of Life,” for The Point. He discusses the contemporary debate surrounding porn—which should not be confused with the “keeping sex sacrosanct.” Instead there’s a focus on the internet…
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Gender and Valuing Higher Education
The Pew Research Center performed a study on the value of higher education, as perceived the general public. The result divided along gender lines. Out of the 2100 Americans surveyed, around a third of them had bachelor degrees and most…
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Can’t Quite Remember that Book Title?
Another modern tool to help you make that extra memory leap has been born. If you have a book somewhere in the recesses of your mind but can’t quite grasp the specificities of the title or author, you can post…