Rumpus Original
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The Rumpus Interview with Kevin Kanarek
Chocolates For Breakfast, Pamela Moore’s 1956 novel, is being reissued thanks to the determination of her son Kevin Kanarek. In 1964, Moore shot herself in the head, while nine-month-old Kevin was in the next room. “In The Next Room” is…
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The Big Idea: Oliver Sacks
To celebrate his 80th birthday, The Rumpus sits down with neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks to discuss his latest book, Hallucinations, and the relationship between hallucinatory experiences and the imagination and creativity.
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The Unmade House
We never moved. We just faded out of the house. Let me clarify what I mean when I say “we”…
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Ted Wilson’s Letter in the Internet
Our Letters in the Mail subscription service offers letters penned by authors to thousands of people around the globe. We asked our columnist Ted Wilson to write a letter, and upon reading it, we decided it was too important to…
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Johns, Marks, Tricks, and Chickenhawks: The Rumpus Interview with Veronica Monet
Despite my college diploma and seven years in corporate jobs, I had a lot to learn about being a successful escort.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: xTx
“I don’t enjoy telling regular stories. In this story, I wanted to turn what is considered ‘normal’ on its head a little.”
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The Rumpus Interview with Derek Waters
Comedy writer and Drunk History creator Derek Waters sits down and chats about success, his comedic roots, the future of media, and hand-picking video selections for Sylvester Stallone.
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The End of a World as We Know It
My obsession with Pluto began when my six-year-old daughter asked how many planets there were. Nine. Nine! Nine? There had always been nine, and I couldn’t bring myself to say “eight.”
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The Rumpus Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
In fifty-four sections, Terry Tempest Williams not only tries to gain a greater understanding of her mother, she explores her faith, her marriage, her role as a woman in the world, and much more.
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I’ll Not Yield At This Time
It was an experience unlike any I’ve had—a moment when my voice and my body made a real, physical difference for something I believed in. It was electrifying and beautiful and visceral and sad, and, ultimately, successful. The bill didn’t…
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The Rumpus Interview with Scout Niblett
Though Scout (née Emma) Niblett’s new record features a striking cover photo of her deep in a kiss, love songs are not on the menu.
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Famous Rapes #2: Marital Rape
This is the second in a series of retrospective collage art focusing on myth, stories, historic events, and cultural attitudes about rape, as seen through different time periods.