Columns
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The Rumpus Review of Bluebeard
Anyone familiar with Catherine Breillat’s career to this point might have been momentarily confused upon hearing or reading about her latest film, a retelling of the classic gothic fairy tale “Bluebeard.”
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Should We All Commit Facebook Suicide?
“But somewhere in that transition from a social site meant to deepen interpersonal relationships to a self promotional, commercial tool, Facebook lost its appeal. “The various facets of my life merged into a web of connectivity where I could no…
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Writing, Getting Fired and Resume-Building
“I would be lying of course if I didn’t admit I fell harder than I initially may have thought. The days and weeks following my firing were the first time I admitted to myself that instead of building a Blakeian…
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Agaat
In musical prose and multiple perspectives, a South African novel tells the story of a dying woman, a dying farm, and a dying country.
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Children’s Books Written By Adult Authors!
“After years of finding children’s books tucked away in authors’ bibliographies (Graham Greene wrote children’s books!), followed by quick disappointment (how can they be out of print?), I realized that I was having this same frustrating revelation over and over.…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #37: Scared & Confused
You aren’t torn. You’re only just afraid.
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Why Roger Ebert Thinks 3D Sucks
A little while back, Roger Ebert wrote a great article on Newsweek entitled “Why I Hate 3D.” It’s a fun read, an entertaining rundown of all the ways in which 3D is a pointless novelty that mostly exists to help…
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iPirates
As the iPad hits the million mark for its first month of sales, David Carnoy looks back at Apple’s first portable product, the iPod, and the similar paths the two may take in the world of copyright piracy. Carnoy doesn’t…
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Tune of the Day
Artists: The Size Queens Song: “Twenty Minutes” [We won’t lie, we really love this song and The Size Queens]
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The Cult and Tao Lin
“I don’t think I ever unsarcastically ‘force myself’ to do something, in that I try not to think in terms of ‘have to.’ For example I try not to say or think, ‘I have to go to work’ or ‘I…
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“The Lottery”
“Nearly a generation before The Feminine Mystique, Jackson’s stories explore the claustrophobia that often accompanies marriage and motherhood, and the desperation to which it might drive a woman.” Ruth Franklin at The New Republic on Shirley Jackson and “the challenge…