Swinging Modern Sounds #18: Some Questions About the Tradition
Johnny Cash’s late covers are superior to their original recordings, but are they traditional?
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A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #18: Burning Bright
My friend Eric brought me a present from his latest trip to Africa: a margarine-yellow soccer jersey with racy red stripes that slash down from the shoulders.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #14
PONZANI BROS. APPLIANCE REPAIR ★★★★★ (1 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Ponzani Bros. Appliance Repair.
Funny Women Around the Web
To start a revolution, we need more than just a column. Occasionally we’d like to link to particularly hysterical funny women all over the Internet. Edith Zimmerman at The Awl…
FUNNY WOMEN #9: Mars/Venus for Your Fetus
Dear Future Dads, So, you’re expecting a baby (by “expecting” I mean “dreading,” and by “a baby,” I mean “the consequences of using that glow-in-the-dark condom from 1989”)! That’s wonderful!
FUNNY WOMEN #8: Dear Johnny Depp
Dear Johnny Depp, How are you? I am fine. I recently purchased the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Remote Control Mini Battle Pirate Ships – Chinese Junk and…
The Last Book I Loved: Await Your Reply
Await Your Reply moved me because it is a novel that tells the tale of a few people searching for identity while leaving old ones behind.
Elissa Bassist on Elissa Bassist
“On a more serious note, I don’t think women have enough space for expression. Some people like to believe women don’t poop. This is absurd. I poop an insane amount.…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #12
INTERCOURSE ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing intercourse.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #11
THE MANCHESTER VILLAGE MOTOR INN ☆☆☆☆☆ (0 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing the Manchester Village Motor…
EMERGENCY DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column: What’s a Girl to Do About Glenn Beck?
As for the fate of the country, my money is on roving diesel mobs. But then, my money has always been on roving diesel mobs.
The Last Book I Loved: Outer Dark
Outer Dark left me out of breath; a literary asthma attack propelled by a respiratory one.