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“Dear Mr. Updike”
25 years ago, when he was 28, Nicholson Baker wrote a fan letter to John Updike. (via GoodJobbb)
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Jake Cline: The Last Book I Loved, True Grit
When I grow up, I want to be Mattie Ross. Of course, a legion of realities stands between me and this goal, chief among them: • At 38, I am biologically and, I’d like to think, emotionally mature, which places…
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Boys and Girls Like You and Me
“The earth was crowded with people who would never try to find me if I disappeared. A person is missing only if another person misses them.”
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The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #3: Andréa Ford
I live on 13th Street in apartment #13. The superstitious address came with a discounted rent. My roommate is a high school English teacher, so our bookshelves are stacked with multiple copies of classics like The Color Purple and The Elements of…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #11: Asha Galindo in Conversation with Josh Madden
I used this project as an opportunity to send some questions to one of my favorite people, Josh Madden. Josh lives in New York City and besides DJing, styling, writing, and hosting a weekly Internet radio show, he’s a positive,…
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Notable New York, This Week 6/21 – 6/27
This week in New York Bret Easton Ellis and Shane Jones read, Light Industry screens “arty porn,” the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is in its final run at the Public Theater, The Fiery Furnaces and The New Bomb Turks…
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Morning Coffee
Summer started yesterday, time to treat each other a little better. Super sweet newspaper statues. Viva la printed media. The best house in Omaha. This is what the inside of toys look like. Squid Capsule would be a great name…
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Something Steely, Unsympathetic, and Cold: A Reconsideration of Mary Poppins
Something horrible is coming to 17 Cherry Tree Lane.
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 6/21-6/27
This week in San Francisco: Hey Honey, it’s the Tamale Lady’s birthday!, Flaming tassels at Cafe Du Nord, The Big Lebowski meets William Shakespeare at SF IndieFest, McSweeney’s and the Believer get it on at Amnesia for an All Acoustic…
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Summer Loving
Summer, a time for skirts, sun screen, and seriously cheap McSweeney’s books. That’s right, the “once-a-year, potentially ill-advised” Summer sale offered by the San Francisco based publishing house starts today, and prices are seriously low. An example? What is the…