Art
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“Thoughts on ‘The Suffering Channel,’ Reality, and Shit”
An essay by Andrew Altschul, the Books editor here at The Rumpus, examines the David Foster Wallace story “The Suffering Channel,” ruminating on art versus shit, shit as art, the effects of reality television on personal insignificance and authenticity, and the…
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Kids With Guns: Notes and Photographs from Palestine
Palestine Speaks is a San Francisco-based, Kickstarter-funded independent journalism initiative collecting stories of daily life in Palestine. Assistant editor and Rumpus photographer Timothy Faust recently traveled to Palestine with the project. This report for The Rumpus is excerpted from his…
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Sex as Art: Sadie Lune Queers Our Conceptions of Conception
The Bay Area is no stranger to the provocative. Nary a rally, street fair or Sunday stroll exists without the backdrop of a few naked men in cock rings and pink faux-hawks. Taco trucks are protested with “puke-ins.” And spectators…
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS: Silver Sparrow Kevin Thomas reviews the May Rumpus Book Club selection, Silver Sparrow, Rumpus-Comics style.
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Joe Sacco
The Believer magazine sat down with comic journalist Joe Sacco to talk about his book Footnotes in Gaza, his creative process, the unique value of comic journalism, and illustration versus photography.
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Animals in Midlife Crises
ANIMALS IN MIDLIFE CRISES: Frog Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Lincoln Michel and John Dermot Woods.
