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Make/Work Episode 26: Christine Hiebert

In episode 26 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with visual artist Christine Hiebert about limitations, the relationship between drawing and musical improvisation, and of course, lines.

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LeBron James as Personal Essayist

Beneath all personal essays, especially those that deal with trauma, a change, or, in James’s case, a tough decision, the implicit narrative is that the author is presently in a clear enough place to produce the prose.

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The Rumpus Interview with Wendy C. Ortiz

Wendy C. Ortiz talks about her memoir, Excavation, about her teenage affair with her teacher, and how the moment you write down a memory you make it fallible.

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The Americans by David Roderick

The Americans is no self-help book, no guide to suburban living. Rather, [it] offers all of us a chance to examine the places we make our homes, to remember what these places might mean in the context of American history, and to consider how they might shape American culture.

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In Your Thirties

Shame is a controlling animal. It demands. Don’t be fully you. Be less.

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TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #267

EARL WEINSTRAUB, P.I. ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Earl Weinstraub, P.I.

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Sound & Vision: Nathan East

Legendary bassist Nathan East talks about playing with the pros, from Barry White to Daft Punk, about his new solo album and documentary, and about teaching musicians to play the instrument he loves.

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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Photos that Remember Us

Mathew Daddona's father and uncle were adopted into different families. When they reunited with each other and their biological father as adults, they uncovered connections that extend through the generations.

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Being Like Him: Fathers, Daughters, and Sons in Boyhood

That scene at Antone’s plays out one of my biggest fears: that when women aren’t in the room, straight men shift their conversations.

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Nous devons être plus que Charlie (We Need to Be More than Charlie)

The only true way to defend free speech is to exercise it—not just talk about it.

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The Rumpus Interview with Miriam Toews

Miriam Toews talks about writing, mental illness, death with dignity laws, and the thin and sometimes troubling line between fiction and autobiography.

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh talks about her book McGlue, inventing a character from an 1850s newspaper article, and revisiting her work years after she finished writing it.

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