Blogs
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The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #3: Andréa Ford
I live on 13th Street in apartment #13. The superstitious address came with a discounted rent. My roommate is a high school English teacher, so our bookshelves are stacked with multiple copies of classics like The Color Purple and The Elements of…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #11: Asha Galindo in Conversation with Josh Madden
I used this project as an opportunity to send some questions to one of my favorite people, Josh Madden. Josh lives in New York City and besides DJing, styling, writing, and hosting a weekly Internet radio show, he’s a positive,…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #41
SANTA CLAUS ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Santa Claus.
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The Last Book I Loved: Dating Jesus
I keenly remember the day my Grandmother died. My parents picked me up early from afterschool care and before I could ask why, my Mother said “We’re going to your Grandfather’s house.” I asked, “Don’t you mean Grandmommy’s house?” My…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #10: Hannah Miet in Conversation with Her Brother, Gabe
Hannah Miet: So we’ve never spoken directly about the fact that you were recently dual diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and Schizoaffective Disorder. I’ve been wanting to know how you feel about that. What do those things mean to you?
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Swinging Modern Sounds #24: A Magician of the Highest Degree
The millennium is not very old, it’s true, and yet today is the day on which I feel obliged to anoint a best song of the millennium, and to risk open debate on the subject, even though I recognize that…
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Rumpus Book Club on Twitter
You can now follow The Rumpus Book Club on Twitter. Also, Book Club members, if you tweet about the club why not add a #RumpusBookClub hash tag? Just saying. Click here to learn more about the club.
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The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #1: Martha Burzynski
We sent a note to members of The Rumpus Book Club asking for a paragraph or two about where they live. ** I live in Brooklyn, about two blocks from the Promenade (which would be called an esplanade in Manhattan,…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #41: Like an Iron Bell
The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of it. And, Johnny, on this front, I think you have some work to do.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #9: Anthony Aceti in Conversation with Dan Wang (and Vice Versa)
My friend and I interviewed each other. We’re students and have never done anything special. We like to talk, though.
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FUNNY WOMEN #26: Conference Speaker Would Like to Begin by Apologizing for A Few Things
Hi, I am Jeneane, your conference speaker today, and I would like to start by apologizing for a few things before we get started.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #8: Sarah Legg in Conversation with Bruce Legg
This is an interview with Bruce, fifty-nine years old, a former shipping department employee, and general music enthusiast. Bruce is usually quiet, but always up to talk about his first love. He is also my dad.