Rumpus Originals
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Love of My Life: Freddie Mercury’s Death, 20 Years Later
On Monday, Nov. 25, 1991, my mother woke me up with a knock on the door. “What’s the name of that singer you love so much?” she asked, cigarette and coffee in hand. “Because he’s on the news.” I was…
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You Tell Me Its Underpinnings
Davis maintains a deep engagement with, and investigation of, the world around her. She is able to immerse herself in the newness of things by seeing them through children’s eyes, and describes what she sees with a lovely freshness and…
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WHERE I WRITE #19: With Love From My Desk From A Dumpster
I write at a desk two gay men helped me pull from a dumpster and load in my truck. The legs are bruised, and its paint’s coming off.
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Driving the Drive We Drive Five Times a Week
Bruce Machart’s Men in the Making tells sad, poignant stories in impeccable prose.
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Two New Mugs, This Holiday Season Drink The Rumpus
We are proud to announce the arrival of two new Rumpus mugs!
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All Over Coffee Collaboration with Daniel Handler
A beautiful, three-part All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Daniel Handler. Click here to view. …more
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #111
RAIN ★★★★★ (0 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing rain.
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If Demolition is an End…Then What?
In his new book Rich People Things, Chris Lehmann identifies and deconstruct the signifiers of social class in America.