Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz
Courtney Allison reviews Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz today in Rumpus Books.
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Two Lobotomies: Uncle Bennie and Rosemary Kennedy
My uncle and Rosemary Kennedy were born within nine years of one another. They both suffered from mental illness.
The New and Improved Romie Futch by Julia Elliott
Elizabeth Byrne reviews The New and Improved Romie Futch by Julia Elliott today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with William Gibson
Legendary technomodernist William Gibson, author of Neuromancer, talks about his latest book, The Peripheral, predicting the future, and how writing about Silicon Valley today feels like his early work.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Kevin Oderman
Traveling abroad, of course, the world insists, asks, Where are you from?
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #11: Thanksgiving Is Racist as Hell
It’s long past time to explode some myths about Indigenous Peoples, whites and Thanksgiving. For many of us in the US, Thanksgiving has become a day to reunite with friends…
The Big Idea: Mark Bittman
Suzanne Koven talks to food journalist, author, and activist Mark Bittman about his “Big Idea”—how food has changed in the last fifty years, and how to teach our children to eat better.
Mourner’s Bench by Sanderia Faye
Amina Gautier reviews Mourner's Bench by Sanderia Faye today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Sandra and Ben Doller
Sandra and Ben Doller talk about The Yesterday Project, a blind collaboration, and about what it means to savor each day when you have stage III melanoma.
An Unnatural Mother: Elena Ferrante and Motherhood
Reading Ferrante is an intensely personal experience, and it’s disorienting to realize it’s one you’ve been having collectively.