Columns
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Channel B
We stood there long past what is appropriate for strangers. I like to think it’s because she was thinking the same thing I was.
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E-Single Revolution
At The Columbia Journalism Review, Michael Meyer talks about e-reader movement, and how The Atavist and Byliner paved the way for larger publishers to push out e-singles. E-singles differ from e-books in that they’re usually no longer than a novella.…
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“Some Case Studies in Failure”
“X—well, X is just failing. At taking vitamins. At fully committing himself to the idea of dental hygiene. At opening beer bottles and wine bottles and most bottles made of non-synthetic material. Give X something with a metal lid, and…
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Amazon.com Doesn’t Care about Sandy
“You’d think a company like Amazon would want to do everything it can to help out — for the good PR, if nothing else. Nope.” Occupy Sandy has started an Amazon wedding registry of supplies for those whose belongings were…
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Debut of Hang Glider and Mud Mask
Bay Area: Come out to McSweeney’s all-ages book launch party for Brian McMullen and Jason Jagel’s first picture book, Hang Glider and Mud Mask. The event will be held on November 16th in The Mission at Southern Exposure, and readings…
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Magic Relic City
“Maybe I don’t need to be worried, he said. You’re too weird for anyone but me to want.” An excerpt from Rumpus contributor Jennine Capó Crucet latest novel, Magic Relic City, is featured in Guernica this week and edited by…
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The “Most Beautiful Thing That Ever Fucked”: The Rumpus Interview with Oriana Small
I was dying to interview Oriana Small about her porno memoir Girlvert.
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Defiance: A Literary Benefit to Rebuild Red Hook
Red Hook, Brooklyn has suffered the worst of Sandy. Many homes are still without gas, water or power. It’s quite apocalyptic out there, and many have been displaced and are still waiting for FEMA aid. Please come out to Defiance: A…
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“Whither Feminism?”
At the Los Angeles Review of Books, Jack Halberston discusses the new wave of feminism crashing down upon the 21st century. While introducing his new book, Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the End of Normal (and we’re all for an end to Normal!), he…
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My 2012 Presidential Concession Speech
As you have most likely heard by now, I did not win my bid for the 2012 Presidency. While most Americans had their eyes set on Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, a few had gathered before my porch to hear…
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The 51st State?
What if Puerto Rico becomes a state? What if our flag looks like this? What if we have to change that “fifty nifty United States” song to “fifty-one nifty, fun United States”? Puerto Rico would get federal aid, but they’d…
