Spotlight: Small Stories #11
Small Stories is a series of journalistic comics about the lives of everyday people in Israel and Palestine in the summer of 2014.
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The Soundtrack That Made Twin Peaks
"If an idea carries with it a mood, sound is critical to making that mood.”
The Rumpus Interview with Monica Byrne
Monica Byrne talks about sex, gender, the insidious power of stereotypes, and putting relationships between women at the center of her novel, The Girl in the Road.
Fate of the Writer: Shuttling Between Solitude and Engagement
I’d propose that we learn better ways of speaking up for and protecting that space, that valley; that we prescribe uselessness as a core nutrient, one we’d surely wilt without. That we write with very fierce love.
Fresh Comics #1: An Iranian Metamorphosis
The question that lingers even after reading the book is about the use of symbolism in the cartoon and who has the final say—the creator or the readers?
TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #281
THE NOTEBOOK ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing The Notebook.
Guildtalk #1: The Rumpus Interview with Eddie Joyce
Guildtalk, brought to you by The Rumpus and the Authors Guild, brings attention to exciting new voices in American literature. The first installment features Richard Russo and Eddie Joyce.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Jill Alexander Essbaum
Celebrated poet Jill Alexander Essbaum talks about her best-selling novel Hausfrau, a dark, sex-drenched tale about sadness and the consequences of turning away when consciousness calls.
The Saturday Rumpus Essay: All Bodies Count
Personal representation weighs heavily on the disabled because we don't often see each other out in the world.
HORN! REVIEWS: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Between the practiced cruelty of the village, and the airlessness of the moon, Connie is Merricat's idol and her loyal prisoner...
Sound & Vision: Hannah Haugberg
Painter and letterer Hannah Haugberg discusses the art of designing custom guitar pedals.