Love of My Life: Freddie Mercury’s Death, 20 Years Later
On Monday, Nov. 25, 1991, my mother woke me up with a knock on the door. “What’s the name of that singer you love so much?” she asked, cigarette and…
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You Tell Me Its Underpinnings
Davis maintains a deep engagement with, and investigation of, the world around her. She is able to immerse herself in the newness of things by seeing them through children’s eyes,…
WHERE I WRITE #19: With Love From My Desk From A Dumpster
I write at a desk two gay men helped me pull from a dumpster and load in my truck. The legs are bruised, and its paint’s coming off.
Driving the Drive We Drive Five Times a Week
Bruce Machart’s Men in the Making tells sad, poignant stories in impeccable prose.
Two New Mugs, This Holiday Season Drink The Rumpus
We are proud to announce the arrival of two new Rumpus mugs!
All Over Coffee Collaboration with Daniel Handler
A beautiful, three-part All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Daniel Handler. Click here to view. …more
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #111
RAIN ★★★★★ (0 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing rain.
If Demolition is an End…Then What?
In his new book Rich People Things, Chris Lehmann identifies and deconstruct the signifiers of social class in America.
The Rumpus Interview with Azazel Jacobs
Son of legendary experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs, Azazel Jacobs has risen steadily through the independent film scene since his debut in 2003 with Nobody Needs to Know.
The Rumpus Interview with Adam, an Occupy Medic
On Thursday, November 17th, thousands of students gathered in Union Square Park as part of a mass strike in solidarity of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #40: Shrinking Paterno
Somehow, though I haven’t watched a single minute of NFL television coverage yet this fall, I have been unable to escape the Coors Light beer commercials featuring shrunken mini-likenesses of…