TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #257
HALLOWEEN, 2014 ★★★★★ Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Halloween, 2014.
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The Rumpus Interview with John Darnielle
The Rumpus talks to John Darnielle about his debut novel, Wolf in White Van, the differences between writing prose and songwriting, and what it's like to be a dad.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Cold Blue
On freezing winter nights, Cathy Bell finds some small respite from the pain of migraines and maternal estrangement.
Albums of Our Lives: Three Songs from the Pixies’s Surfer Rosa
Halloween afternoon, my senior year of high school. At the end of the school day, shadows already stretch from the huge white pines near Newton Square.
Instructions for Killing a Revenant
If it’s blanched and fat with fluid/drop your pick and puncture it.
Readers Report: Haunted
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Haunted.”
The Rumpus Interview with Boris Fishman
Boris Fishman discusses his debut novel, A Replacement Life, Russia, the “immigrant novel,” Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons, and Vladimir Putin.
Make/Work Episode 21: Mona Tian
In episode 21 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with violinist Mona Tian about her lost childhood, and how she eventually had to discover her own reasons and motivations to continue playing music as an adult.
Paper Trumpets #11: Let’s Bounce
I love it when there are sports images in collages, especially older photos. There's a reason why throwback uniforms are so popular.
The Rumpus Interview with Alysia Abbott
Alysia Abbott discusses craft and love in her new memoir, Fairyland, set in the ’70s and ’80s during the AIDS crisis in San Francisco.
FUNNY WOMEN #122: Five Disturbing Teen Trends Every Parent Should Know
Don't rely on public schools or Internetting to teach your kids about the birds and the bacilli—talk to your kids about endodyogeny today.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Erika Meitner
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Erika Meitner about her new book, Copia, writing about Detroit without writing ruin porn, form, and now-empty shopping malls.