Rumpus Original
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Virtually lost
We appreciate the support. We really do, but maybe as a society we’re all a little too comfortable with the idea of our troops in harm’s way.
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The Rumpus Interview with Ania Szado
Canadian writer Ania Szado discusses the influence of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince on her latest novel, Studio Saint-Ex, and developing characters based on personal insecurities.
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FUNNY WOMEN #113: Tender Buttons Pleasure Emporium
“Rub her coke.” –Gertrude Stein, Tender Buttons, 1914.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jacob Tomsky
Writer and former hotel employee Jacob Tomsky sits down to chat about his hospitality memoir Heads in Beds, the impetus for opening up about the service industry, and his literary nonprofit.
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OG Dad #23: Bad Moments in Parenting
If you grow up in a tense house, you don’t just get used to tension, you become tension. A tension conductor. Nervousness is like any other household pollutant…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #225
X-RAY VISION ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing x-ray vision.
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Living Desert
“The simple truth of having lived in the desert for most of my life [is that] unprepared people don’t ‘go missing’ in the desert in the middle of summer. What happens is that they die.”
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HORN! REVIEWS: The Empathy Exams
Trails of grief and confinement, environmental trauma, and systemized suffering…
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Sound & Vision: April Barton
In this new Rumpus interview series, Allyson McCabe spotlights the creative talents of those working behind the scenes in the music industry. First up is April Barton, longtime rock star hairstylist.
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The Rumpus Review of The Lego Movie
Recent controversy has surrounded the film. Fox Business host, Chris Payne, said the film is “anti-capitalist and business” because of the choice of a CEO, Mr. President, as the villain.
