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The Rumpus Review of The Institute – a documentary about Jejune

The Institute is a new documentary film about the Jejune Institute, one of the most fascinating, disorienting, and exciting experiences to emerge out of the Bay Area in the last several years.

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The Rumpus Book Club Discussion with Poe Ballantine

The Rumpus Book Club chats with Poe Ballantine about Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere, his nonfiction book about the unsolved murder of his neighbor that is as much a memoir about his family and their small town as it is a true-crime story.

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Missed #2: Letter to Matthew Klam

“Does anyone know if…Has anyone heard about Matthew Klam’s next book?” It’s like asking after a long-lost friend from college or camp.

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Fantasy Football for Poets: Week Seven

“I told him, if this doesn’t work, I’m going to kick your ass. I told him that because he’s going too far. He thinks he knows more than me, but he doesn’t."

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The Rumpus Interview with Sabine Heinlein

Journalist Sabine Heinlein, author of Among Murderers: Life After Prison, discusses the challenges ex-cons encounter on their journeys to freedom and the various ways they live with their remorse.

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Mystery to the End

I want to pull her close, know her secrets. There’s the prolific writer, who I can admire. There’s also the murderer who compels, with that wicked glamour of the killer.

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HEAVY-HANDED: Torn

Ethan and Chelsea discuss lyrical implications, among other things.

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Open Letter from Mary Gaitskill

I hesitated to write this letter in response to Suzanne Rivecca's essay “What Men Talk About When They Talk About Mary Gaitskill,” because I hate to appear ungrateful for Rivecca's passionate wish to have my back.

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The Rumpus Interview with Ron Currie, Jr.

Writer Ron Currie, Jr. talks about his latest book, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, singularity theory, the importance of travel, and the hazards of characterizing traits as "masculine."

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