Art
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Look out for the Altered States of America
Writer Matthew Newton and Brooklyn-based illustrator Mike Reddy have launched a brand new comic series called Altered States of America in which they produce one comic a day for the month of July. Each comic is comprised of a short…
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All Over Coffee #541 Collaboration with Andrew Sean Greer
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer. Click here to view. …more
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Brodsky Appreciated
Speaking of exiled artists, there is a new statue paying homage to the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky that has been erected in a courtyard in Moscow. Brodsky moved to the United States in the 70’s after being expelled from Russia…
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Remembering Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly, the 83 year-old conceptually diverse artist, died in Rome today. He was an American painter living in Italy, known for his graffitti-like paintings and his genre-shattering abstractions that drew from poetry and mythology. “In the only written statement…
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS: The Upside of Irrationality Another fantastic Rumpus Comic book review by Kevin Thomas.
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Nostalgia: What Would Calvin Say?
An encounter with childhood Calvin and Hobbes anthologies inspires a rumination on the comic and nostalgia itself in this essay at the Awl. Tackling aspects of nostalgia that we often forget, as well as the drawbacks of overdosing, the essay…
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The Minutiae of Humpback Whale Calls
Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg recently sat down for a public lecture with Laurie Anderson at the venerable Explorer’s Club in New York City. In their conversation they discussed a wide variety of topics including the minutiae of the calls…
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Animals In Midlife Crises
ANIMALS IN MIDLIFE CRISES: Hyenas (part 2 of 3) Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Lincoln Michel and John Dermot Woods.
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All Over Coffee #540: Collaboration with Cheryl Strayed
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Cheryl Strayed. Click here to view.