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Stephen Elliott

  • The Rumpus Long Interview with Dave Eggers

    Dave Eggers discusses Zeitoun, his optimism for print publications, what the kids are reading, and the advantage of attending a state school.

  • An Oral History of Myself #6: Pat

    I left home at thirteen and spent a year on the streets, more or less, and four years in group homes. Because of that my social network was significantly wider than average. In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew…

  • An Oral History of Myself #5: Kevin

    In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s most interesting about these…

  • An Oral History of Myself #4: Aaron

    In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s most interesting about these…

  • An Oral History of Myself #3: Dan

    In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s most interesting about these…

  • An Oral History of Myself #2: John

    In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s most interesting about these…

  • An Oral History of Myself #1: Roger

    In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s most interesting about these…

  • Conversations about the Internet #1: The Rumpus Interview with Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone

    Biz Stone is the creative director and co-founder of Twitter. He also helped create the blogging platform Xanga and is the author of the books Who Let The Blogs Out?: A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs and Blogging: Genius…

  • An Interview with Spoken Word Legend Bucky Sinister

    “That was my other big misconception. That if I got sober and went to a meeting they’d make me believe in God. Not true.”

  • The Rumpus Interview with Margaret Cho

    Margaret Cho talks about BDSM, vanilla sex, Eddie Murphy, fame, comedy, bad TV, learning guitar, writing books, and making music.