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“Edited by poor artists trying to put a positive spin on things.”
“Elliott readily admits he didn’t know what he was doing when he started the Rumpus; he only knew what he wanted and tossed his ideas around, took some chances, and the chances took shape.” The San Francisco Chronicle gives The…
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The Diaries of Cesare Pavese
“I should be perfectly happy if it were not for the fleeting pain of trying to probe the secret of that happiness, so as to be able to find it again tomorrow and always. But perhaps I am confused and…
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The Madonnas of Echo Park
“The border disappears, and in a finger snap we are running to cook your food, to clean your houses, to cut your grass…”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #3: Tao Lin in Conversation with Shannon Neale
Shannon Neale lives in Ypsilanti, MI. Tao Lin lives in Brooklyn, NY. This interview was done on Gmail chat then edited a little by Shannon and Tao. /’s indicate line breaks.
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Morning Coffee
There is a big ol expo going on in Shanghai this year; here are some rad things at it. Packing tape cocoons are pretty much the most fun art I can imagine. Biblical bee-keepers. Perhaps you would like to buy a…
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #3: Ladies Gotta Get Some
Today’s book battle pits The Surrender by Toni Bentley against The Sexual Life of Catherine M. by Catherine Millet.
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 6/7-6/13
This Week: check out an “occurrence” in a motel at Mugwumpin’s Get This Go, The Rumpus hosts an evening of music and film with The Yellow Dress at The Rickshaw Stop, Paul Madonna’s All Over Coffee is all over SFMoMA’s…
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BPGlobalPR
“Safety is our primary concern. Well, profits, then safety. Oh, no- profits, image, then safety, but still- it’s right up there.” “You don’t go drilling 5000 feet underwater with the tools you want, you do it with the tools you…
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Tune of the Day
Artist: Birds Fled From Me Song: “Staring at the Sea” Bay Area music lovers, Rachel Fannan (formerly Birds Fled From Me) will be performing with Morning Coffee editor Dan Weiss‘s band, The Yellow Dress, and more this Wednesday at the…
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Summer Comics
Just in case “a single, immense, thrilling work of literary theory disguised as a reference book” doesn’t sound like the most exciting way to fill up your summer reading list, you may want to take a peek at this article…