The Hole in the Fence at the End of N 7th
I only know one parlor game and it is looking around at young people, feeling deeply in-the-know about their being in endless, pointless distress over insufficiently expressing themselves.
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Paper Trumpets #16: The Feline Trio
People may think cats are so 2014, but I beg to differ. Cats are forever!
The Rumpus Interview with Thomas H. McNeely
Thomas H. McNeely discusses coming of age in the 1970s, Houston's complicated racial history, and his new novel Ghost Horse.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Marie Hoffman
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Cynthia Marie Hoffman about her new book, Paper Doll Fetus, twilight sleep, and the importance of giving voice to the voiceless.
Big Pharma Wants to Date Me, And Other Quirks of Being Sick in America
The marketing of healthcare to Americans is, along with the prevalence of mass shootings, one of the most disturbing phenomena I have encountered since moving back to the US in 2011, after six years of living in the UK.
TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #266
KINKOS COPY CENTER ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Kinkos Copy Center.
Swinging Modern Sounds #61: Songs for the Alliterative at Heart
Michael Hearst has come a long way from the guy who played plastic wind instruments on Seventh Avenue, to an admirably creative and original adulthood.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Only Thing That Matters
The lake was moody, like us. It never looked the same; it was always changing its mind.
The Saturday Rumpus Interview with Noah Berlatsky
Noah Berlatsky on his new book, Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Martson/Peter Comics, blogging, and reconciling feminism and bondage.
The Rumpus Interview with Steph Cha
Steph Cha talks about her new novel, Beware Beware, writing compelling and complex Korean American characters, and what reading a book has in common with a level in a video game.
The Last Book I Loved: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I couldn’t wait to read it, but I was also infinitely patient. It’s that delayed gratification thing. I’m a sucker for it, and there are books that are worth the wait.
The Rumpus Interview with Gina Nahai
Gina Nahai talks about her fifth novel, The Luminous Heart of Jonah S., Iran and Los Angeles, and the possibility of a long-sought-after peace in the Middle East.