Blogs
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #40: Be a Warrior for Love
I believe there is a divine spirit in each of us.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #5: Jen Percy in Conversation with April Somdahl
On February 20, 2007, April Somdahl’s brother Sgt. Brian Rand shot himself near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He had just returned from Iraq and was about to become a father. Nearly everyday while Brian was deployed, April spoke with him over…
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A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #26: Women and Children First
What follows is an extrapolation, based on my wife’s July due date and the actual match schedule of the 2010 World Cup.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #4: Kevin Lincoln in Conversation with Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen just wrote a book called Witz. Or rather, Witz was just published—its writing took nine years, and the inimitable Jewish culture with which it symbiotically exists has been gestating way longer than that. For a day, Joshua and…
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The Rumpus Book Club: Blogging Citrus County #1
Welcome to the first post of the Rumpus Book Club Blog, where a Rumpus contributor reads the book of the month and regularly blogs about his or her reactions. It’s the first move in a conversation that we want you…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #39
FOREST FIRES ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing forest fires.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #3: Tao Lin in Conversation with Shannon Neale
Shannon Neale lives in Ypsilanti, MI. Tao Lin lives in Brooklyn, NY. This interview was done on Gmail chat then edited a little by Shannon and Tao. /’s indicate line breaks.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #2: Deborah Hampton in Conversation with Kellesimone Waits
Kellesimone Waits–on the heels of her new show Venus Fly Trap, sat down with me to discuss political S&M, strippers in doll houses, and the process behind her genius paintings.
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The Rumpus Funny Women Interview with Sarah Haskins
Like most women, I am gay for Sarah Haskins. Unlike most women, I got to interview her. Here are some things you should know about Sarah to get the most out of our interview:
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #39: The Baby Bird
Dear Sugar, WTF, WTF, WTF? I’m asking this question as it applies to everything every day. Best, WTF Dear WTF, My father’s father made me jack him off when I was three and four and five. I wasn’t any good…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #38
THINGS FOUND UNDER MY COUCH CUSHIONS ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing things found under my couch cushions.
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A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #25: The Angelic Name
In 1994, David Foster Wallace published an essay about the difficult-to-pin-down pleasure of watching great athletes during their most intense moments of competition. The essay, “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart,” looks simple on the surface: it is “unaccompanied,” by…