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  • GO VOTE!

    Today is an important one, people.

  • Ted Wilson for President. Tomorrow.

    Our own Ted Wilson is running for President. Have you considered voting for him tomorrow? Facts: 1. Instead of using drones to accidentally murder innocent people, Ted will use them to catch errant balloons that have escaped from children.

  • David Amsden, Riding Around Brooklyn

    Photos from the burrough.

  • Video Performances from “On Hands and Knees”

    We hope everyone who was in San Francisco for this year’s Litquake had a lovely time at the many awesome events. For those of you beyond the Bay Area, and anyone who missed our show because you were attending another Lit…

  • “On Hands and Knees”: Caitlin Gill

    If you missed the Rumpus Lit Crawl event, “On Hands and Knees,” check out our video of Caitlin Gill rocking her stand-up set. Enjoy!

  • The Next Letter in the Mail: Roxane Gay

    The next Letter In The Mail, going out this Friday, is from Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay!

  • Fundraising Campaign Internship

    Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott is raising funds for his next feature film, based on his acclaimed novel Happy Baby, and he needs your help! The Rumpus is seeking applications for a dedicated internship position to assist Stephen and the movie’s producers…

  • Ted Wilson Library Policy 2012

    As many of you know, our own Reviewer of the World, Ted Wilson, is also a 2012 Presidential candidate. While most American voters have not heard of him, they have probably heard of someone with the same name, and according…

  • Stowaway Giveaway

    The Atavist has collaborated with award-winning comics artist Josh Neufeld and investigative journalist Tori Marlan to create Stowaway, the true tale of an Ethiopian orphan’s journey to America. “In Stowaway, Neufeld’s distinctive comics style is enhanced with a score, video…

  • Cheryl Strayed in SF Today!

    Cheryl Strayed will be speaking at California College of the Arts today, for their Writers Series. Thursday, September 27th at 7:00 pm. Timken Lecture Hall, San Francisco Campus (1111 Eighth Street). FREE and open to the public. (We’ll be there,…

  • Letters in the Mail Update

    With the ninth month of Letters in the Mail coming to an end, we thought it would be a good time for a recap. Here, in chronological order, are all the letter writers since the conception of the program in…

  • James Franco and Kink.com star

    The San Francisco Weekly has an interview with Lorelei Lee and Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott about the movie they wrote together, that Elliott directed, About Cherry.