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Seth Fischer
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
The founder of Project Gutenberg, Michael S. Hart, has passed away. If you’ve never been to Project Gutenberg, go check it out. It changed my life, and maybe will change yours, especially if you have a boring job. (via) The…
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DFW on Federer
“Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.” I’m not a particularly devout tennis fan. In fact, I…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Today, the earth has traveled around the sun ten times since a bunch of assholes made our world a worse place. Electric Literature has a good roundup of what the book blogs have written up about 9/11. Moving on: this…
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“This is a police state. This is Arizona…”
“This is a police state. This is Arizona, and worse, this is my country. I must remember this moment. I must not forget even if I want, even if, when I’m back home in bed, the whole scene seems impossible.”…
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Here Are Some Stories I Like
Here’s some very very short stories that only take a second to read but will make your day better. “She’d busted me ogling high heels and cleavage at an after-hours party.” — At 100 Word Stories, “Seasoning” by R. Neal…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
I’m feeling concise today. Jessa Crispin on sexism in the arts. Flannery O’Connor tweets? (via) A classic but always excellent video: Vonnegut charts a story. (via) At the Paris Review, on William Steig’s art.
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Happy Labor Day Weekend from The Rumpus. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week.