Rumpus Originals
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The Latin American Traveler’s Guide in Moby-Dick
Here’s a hypothesis: one of the reasons Moby-Dick has survived so long in English classes is that the number of Moby-Dick-related essay topics is almost limitless. Moby-Dick is so vast and contains so much stuff—there’s no better word for it…
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THE ART OF TAG TEAM:
A Dual InterviewTwo artists, ten years, one body of work, and only two taboos: Jesus and blowjobs.
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Post-it Notes from the Underground #3
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy San Francisco.
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FUNNY WOMEN #66: A Day in the Top 40
Ever wondered what your day would look like if you lived in the Top 40? Wonder no longer. (Bonus points if you can sing parts of it. Our sympathy if you can sing all of it.):
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The Middle
In Dagoberto Gilb’s new collection of short stories, Before the End, After the Beginning, we see people in transitional phases―neither flying nor drowing, but floating.
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THE LONELY VOICE #13: Walser on Mission Street
I confess I like reading stories about people who are more depressed than I am. Other people’s misery has a way of lifting the soul a little. Happy stories? They’re even duller than happy families.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #108
MY NAME ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my name.
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Post-it Notes from the Underground #2
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy Oakland.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jennifer Baumgardner
Jennifer Baumgardner, a third wave feminist and activist, discusses archiving, zines, Bjork and her new book, F ’em!: Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls.
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The Winner Returns
A 1972 novel recently re-released, Rosalyn Drexler’s To Smithereens plays with fact and imagination, memoir and fiction, in ways seldom seen in her own era.