Columns
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“The Death of Fun”
“It has been nicknamed “the death of fun” — the idea that a once-playful (San Francisco) populace has in recent years turned into a phalanx of Gladys Kravitz-style meddling, whining neighbors.” It’s with a lot of trepidation that I even…
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What’s Literature Worth?
“The problem, as I see it, is that literature is a gentleman’s pursuit–and we no longer have gentlemen.” — A wonderful rant and blog by Jenn Hawe on the economics of literature at the Black Clock Review blog.
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
And a good morning to you, too! Now, to the book blogs… Did you catch that The Wall Street Journal is getting rid of, wait… What did you say? No. You have to be kidding. They’re launching a book review…
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The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
It’s time to catch up with what Rumpus Books published this week.
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Jenny Hendrix in The New Yorker wades into the question of whether or not song lyrics are poetry. She’s responding to Kristen Hoggatt at The Smart Set, who’s responding to Billy Collins in the Wall Street Journal. I have my…
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Too Many Quests, Too Many Grails
Really funny piece in Neatorama about the overuse of the holy grail metaphor in science writing. It’s gotten so bad that the term has been banned from the Chemical and Engineering News. Not everyone agrees with the anti-grail sentiment, however:…
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Science Saturday
Cockroach brains may contain the next great anti-microbial compound. Who knew? Great images of Saturn and 4 of its moons from the Cassini space probe. Great interview dealing with the science of swarm intelligence on Science Friday. Has science discovered…
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Saturday Morning Links
Insert not-quite-as-witty-as-I-thought-when-I-first-wrote-it remark here. Is the long novel back? Terry Eagleton versus The Holy See. The Vatican never had a chance in this one. When I heard about the idea to burn Confederate flags, I considered taking part, until I…
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VIDA: On Commotion
The recent chick lit writers versus Franzen conversation, while not without its own tedium, has brought to light some serious concerns about the utterly transparent gender disparity in the literary (and we do mean literary) world.
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September’s Rumpus: “Where’s Steve?”
The next Monthly Rumpus is this Monday(!) and we’ve got a great show! Check out the lineup and buy your tickets early: