Columns
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Science Saturday
A Japanese spacecraft has deployed the first ever solar sail. Confirmation of the discovery of the youngest planet outside our solar system. Algae-powered flight. Yet another reason to be terrified of sharks: they smell in stereo. Have you signed up…
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SMALL POTATOES:
A Brief InterludeClick here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
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Oil Spill Update
NOAA releases oil trajectory forecasts for the Gulf coastline. This NY Times article suggests Floridians are mad at their neighbors over the oil spill, and we are now, but less than 2 years ago, we were gagging for it. Alabama’s…
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Iran’s Green Revolution, One Year later
Alexandra Sandels reports that security is tight in Tehran. Eskander Sedaghi discusses where the Green Revolution has to go next. Greg Scoblete asks how much would be different had the Green Revolution succeeded. James Miller argues that the Green Revolution…
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“The Green of Iran” A Rumpus Original Poem by Sholeh Wolpé
The Green of Iran No departures here. In Tehran out and in are closed, under and over, stained.
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Saturday Morning Links
Late start this morning. I’d like to take a moment to thank all the Belgian beer that made this late start possible. In the event you’re having trouble finding enough to read online, you can always check out Michelle Orange’s…
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Last Minute Notice
Lena Dunham’s excellent new film and SXSW favorite Tiny Furniture is screening this evening in NYC at BAM. We interviewed Lena last year, you should definitely check it out.
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“Don’t fuck this up!”
The Morning News has a long interview with David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker since 1998, which covers a wide range of topics (including how he got the gig).
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Pornographic Ghosts
“Pornographic ghosts sound like a terrific idea. I just today bought a Victorian corset to wear to the Rumpus event, (though I may have to go back to the store to get myself laced back into it properly), where I…
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“I am not a good book reviewer.”
“I recently read Ben Greenman’s forthcoming What He’s Poised to Do and no book in recent memory has impressed me as much as this lush and thoroughly engaging short story collection. I am not a good book reviewer. All I…