Why Do Little Drag Queens Play with Dolls?
As a little gay boy, I played with dolls. I told everybody that when I grew up, I wanted to be a rock star, but it was my dolls that did all the work.
Rumpus Original
8550 posts
The U.S.A. Trilogy by John Dos Passos
Will Augerot reviews John Dos Passos's THE USA TRILOGY today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
The Day-After-Christmas Rumpus Holiday Sale!
Whew, it's done! And we have leftover merchandise!
PJ Harvey Tuesday #7: “A Perfect Day Elise”
PJ Harvey's fourth studio album includes not one but two songs based on J. D. Salinger stories.
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Hilton Als
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Hilton Als about his new collection White Girls, an intriguing amalgam of fiction, essay, and memoir.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #213
MONSTER ENERGY DRINK ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Monster Energy Drink.
The Rumpus Interview with Beth Lisick
Beth Lisick, writer and the co-founder of Porchlight, the monthly storytelling series and a San Francisco institution, sits down to chat about collecting her shames, working with City Lights on her newest book, the act of telling stories in public, and the messiness of being a human.
Saturday Book Review: Slow Getting Up by Nate Jackson
Miles Wray reviews Nate Jackson's SLOW GETTING UP today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
Charlie Trotter and the Culinary Cult of Personality
I never thought I would find myself defending Charlie Trotter, at least not unironically.
The Rumpus Interview with Ronee Blakley
In 1975, Robert Altman's Nashville hit the big screen and introduced American audiences to country and folk singer Ronee Blakley. Here, Blakley sits down for a chat about her Academy Award-nominated role, working with Altman, and her current stance as a feminist and activist.