The Last Book I Loved: The Hours
Depression has a peculiar texture: sometimes, rather than sadness, it is an emotional flatline; the sneaking suspicion that you are play-acting.
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The Rumpus Review of Boyhood
[Boyhood] focuses on the fact that we should be paying more attention to ourselves, right here, right now. It isn't asking that you be heroic, but it does ask you to be brave enough to live your life, and elevates the everyday to a higher, more melodic plane.
Why MFA?: The Rumpus Interview with Tom Kealey and Robin Tung
Tom Kealey and Robin Tung on why they advocate for prospective MFA students, the MFA application process, and why we pursue MFAs in the first place.
Facts About Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s original PhD committee voted to dissolve itself: that is the word they used—dissolve. I like to think of his committee as an Airborn tablet being dropped into a glass of water. The glass of water is being held by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Beautiful Things That Happen in the Dark: A Conversation with Eon McKai
Antonia Crane talks to Vivid Alt's Eon McKai about stigma, sex, and becoming a porn auteur.
An Ode to Maxwell’s
It’s been a year since Hoboken’s pivotal indie rock club and restaurant Maxwell’s has closed its doors, but it’s going to take much longer than that to wipe away its memory.
FUNNY WOMEN #120: Notes on “Camping”
It's been 50 years since Susan Sontag published "Notes on 'Camp.'" Now, we imagine what she might have said about Camping.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Chapter 9
Becoming a poet means writing past the danger each and every time you feel that you're struggling with writing a poem.
Adam by Ariel Schrag
When the vocabulary of adult queerness isn't an effort to fix identity, it pushes toward acknowledging and validating ambiguity.
TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #242
MY CHEST HAIR ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my chest hair.
The Rumpus Interview with Richard Russo
Prize-winning writer and Authors Guild Vice President Richard Russo discusses publishing in the age of ebooks, the continued relevance of the Guild, and the Amazon-Hachette conflict.