Rumpus Original
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Mint
I attempt to wipe my mind clean, but the mint invades all thoughts, keeps me awake. The mint smells like rape.
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The Rumpus Interview with Geoffrey Wolff
Essayist and writer Geoffrey Wolff talks about the universality of experience, why good memoir draws more attention to the characters around you, and trading writing tips with his brother Tobias.
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About the Human Hymen (Disambiguation)
And because I had all of that ice to think about, it was difficult to understand what my gynecologist was saying about what he had just done inside of my body.
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I Know I Should Tweet
Throughout AWP, I heard people groan: “Yeah, I’ll start tweeting soon.” “I know I know: I should tweet.” They seemed resigned to it, and I suppose I did too, but I didn’t know why.
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The Rumpus Interview with Chang-Rae Lee
Novelist Chang-rae Lee talks about his latest book’s “chorus of ‘we,'” keeping diverse company, trying not to overthink his work, and an ongoing attempt to escape himself.
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The Rumpus Review of The Act of Killing
At a recent screening at the JCC in Manhattan, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer stated that he wanted his film, The Act of Killing, to portray the “humanity of evil”.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #223
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Girl Scout cookies.
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Make/Work Episode 7: Nate Query
Every creative laborer has a story about negotiating the relationship between their creative work and their paycheck. In Episode 7 of the podcast Scott Pinkmountain talks with Nate Query, bass player for The Decemberists and Black Prairie,
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The Rumpus Interview with Jenny Hval
Norwegian musician Jenny Hval talks about the process behind her latest album, Innocence is Kinky, the influence of reality TV and pornography on her work, and how Meredith Monk has inspired her singing.
