Art
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Animating Howl
In yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle, I chat with artist Eric Drooker about animating Allen Ginsberg’s Howl for the film of the same name as the long poem, and his resulting new book, Howl: A Graphic Novel. One thing that was…
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Double the Franzen, Double the Fun
There are two (two!) Rumpus comics today that have to do with Jonathan Franzen: 1. Kevin Thomas’s awesome “HORN! Reviews” takes on Freedom. 2. Evil Wylie, aka, Andrew Shaffer, tackles the Franzen/Weiner controversy (with a little help from some literati…
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French Kissing the Soft Machine
All images from Le Livre de Sante by Joseph Handler (Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1967):
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Inside American Brothels: The Rumpus Interview With Marc McAndrews
Marc McAndrews visited twenty-nine brothels in Nevada over five years to photograph the women who worked as legal prostitutes in their environment.
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 9/27-10/3
This week in San Francisco: The Rumpus Book Club meets IRL, Litquake!, art at Benders, Litquake (Ferlinghetti style), and Barely Published Authors (AKA Litquake!). Monday 9/27: Are you a member of The Rumpus Book Club yet? Want to “audit” the…
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The Literary City
Rumpus contributor and talented artist Ian Huebert has created a beautiful map of San Francisco using literary quotes about The Golden Gate City. Check it out after the jump:
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“I have no heart. I’m doing well with transistors and intricate electronic blocks.”
Quotes and images from the “Robot” entry of Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis (Moscow, Mir Publishers, 1970 and 1974):
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Is Social Media Replacing New York as the Center of Cultural Production?
Is New York still the center of cultural activity in the modern world? Colleen Dilenschneider isn’t so sure. On her blog, Dilenschneider writes about five ways in which social media is actually replacing NYC as the hub of creative development.…