The Rumpus Interview with Andrea Portes
Andrea Portes, author and screenwriter of Hick, discusses adaptation, the disconnect between audience and critic reception to the film, and stories that are in the blood.
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THE WEEK IN GREED #9: Triumph of the Ill
Ten years ago, in the midst of a lengthy depression, I found a lump in my lower forty and decided, with the help of my depression, that I had cancer.
SPOTLIGHT: Avi & Jihad
Between 2007 and 2009 I lived and worked in Jerusalem. My apartment was in Abu Tor, a hillside district near Mount Zion and the border between Israel proper and the…
The Rumpus Interview with Charles Bowden
Author Charles Bowden discusses Ciudad Juarez, the former cartel hit man known as El Sicario, and the killer latent in all of us.
Why Do I Have a Cast Iron Skillet?
Related: Why I am no longer a “foodie.” Why I feel guilty or maybe jealous when I see Narragansett Creamery yogurt. Why I will sit down and tell you for…
FUNNY WOMEN #81: xo, The Intern’s Mom
Gary’s excited to start his week-long internship at Lanson Corp tomorrow! We can’t thank you enough for this opportunity—and for the doors it will open after college.
The Rumpus Interview with Nikki Lane
Rarely do musicians arrive on the scene as fully formed as Nikki Lane. Her full-length debut, Walk of Shame, on Los Angeles-based IM Sounds, reveals a performer with the confidence…
Happy Audio Book Month
Did you know that it’s Audio Book Month? I’m going to guess you didn’t. It’s hard for me to imagine too many Rumpus readers habitually listening to books read aloud…
The Rumpus Interview with Jennifer Miller
For Jennifer Miller’s 32nd birthday, her mother gave her a 1957 issue of Time Magazine featuring the suave and clean-shaven journalism legend, Edward R. Murrow.