SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #4: Bumpin’ Uglies with the Beautiful People
Today’s battle pits Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion by Izabella St. James against How To Have A XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide by the…
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Admit It
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Steve Almond’s Bad Poetry Corner #17: Cry Timber
(Writing wretched verse so you don’t have to since 1995) Cry Timber I am long tired of the tyranny of trees
How to Catch a Falling Knife
It is not easy to make interesting poems, yet How to Catch a Falling Knife is full of them. Part of the interest is apparent in the work the title…
The Rumpus Review of Micmacs
A slapstick farce about one man’s revenge on a pair of rival arms dealers, Micmacs succeeds as comedy but attempts to ignore its own political content.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #41: Like an Iron Bell
The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of it. And, Johnny, on this front, I think you have some work to do.
“Wear the Pants”
“Like many girlfriends and parents of the time, she was engaged in the quixotic task of encouraging a reluctant young man to manifest a more traditional version of manhood.”
10/40/70 #12: Straight Time
This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #40
JUSTIN BIEBER’S WIG ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Justin Bieber’s wig.
Simplify Me When I’m Dead
Keith Douglas has largely ceased to exist to most readers beyond those attracted to war as a subject. The reissue of Simplify Me When I’m Dead, containing forty-one poems, aims…