Rumpus Originals
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Toward a More Complete Measure of Excellence
The measure of excellence is a pursuit with which writers and critics are often intensely concerned. At the end of each year any number of magazines and organizations issue a list or series of lists to quantify the year’s best…
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All At Once Is What Eternity Is: Musings on Kenneth Patchen
Because the world is a clock without numbers, none of this is going to be enough to mean what I mean. But I want to say something like: We need Kenneth Patchen.
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Shutterclank!
Twice a year Shutterclank! magazine hits the presses to support traditional photographers and stir up discussion. Founded by photographers Kate Contakos, Chris Schuster, and Jake Reinhart, the hope is that the magazine will further the community of lens artists, spurring…
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Artificial is the Only Way to Fly
For anyone interested in the book-length poem or the potential issues that arise from combining science and capitalism, The Odicy is well-worth the time.
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HORN! REVIEWS: Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West
Another wonderful illustrated review from HORN!
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #91: A Big Life
Aside from the people I love, there is little I value more than my education.
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The Unstable Identity of an Algerian in Paris
Leïla Marouane’s 2010 novel The Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris layers identity upon identity as it unravels the story of an Algerian-born Parisian banker.
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The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Laurie Weeks
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Laurie Weeks about Zipper Mouth, her road to The Feminist Press, and words that do backflips.
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FUNNY WOMEN #67: Carl Jung’s Epiphany Cakes
David Cronenberg’s recent thriller A Dangerous Method is about Carl Jung’s steamy and exuberantly fanciful affair with his very young patient, Sabina Spielrein. Here is a recipe to match:
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WHERE I WRITE #20: Towers Diner
Author and artist Cassie J. Sneider dishes about her favorite writing spot:
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The Rumpus interview with Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Icelandic musician and composer Jóhann Jóhannsson specializes in disparate, subtly moving themes and careful musings on the ways in which industry and society intersect.