Rumpus Original
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Record Related #1: At the Looking Glass
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mirror Traffic (Matador) / live at Webster Hall, NYC, 9/25/11 “I’m also a Jick.” —Stephen Malkmus, Amoeba Hollywood in-store appearance, 8/24/11 Mirror Traffic opens with a fake-out.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #89: The Thing That Turns You On
What is it you’re hungry for, dear one, and why?
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God Bless Steve Almond
In Steve Almond’s new story collection, God Bless America, Almond does what he does best—eviscerate and then forgive our pitiful culture of excess.
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The Devilishness of Idleness
“Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.” –Walter Benjamin
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Readers Report Back From… Humiliation
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Humiliation” Edited by Susan Clements.
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The Force That Drives All Flesh
Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls is a case study for how to observe, recall and (possibly) create from whole cloth with clarity that never becomes brittle.
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The Latin American Traveler’s Guide in Moby-Dick
Here’s a hypothesis: one of the reasons Moby-Dick has survived so long in English classes is that the number of Moby-Dick-related essay topics is almost limitless. Moby-Dick is so vast and contains so much stuff—there’s no better word for it…
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THE ART OF TAG TEAM:
A Dual InterviewTwo artists, ten years, one body of work, and only two taboos: Jesus and blowjobs.
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Post-it Notes from the Underground #3
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy San Francisco.
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FUNNY WOMEN #66: A Day in the Top 40
Ever wondered what your day would look like if you lived in the Top 40? Wonder no longer. (Bonus points if you can sing parts of it. Our sympathy if you can sing all of it.):
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The Middle
In Dagoberto Gilb’s new collection of short stories, Before the End, After the Beginning, we see people in transitional phases―neither flying nor drowing, but floating.
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THE LONELY VOICE #13: Walser on Mission Street
I confess I like reading stories about people who are more depressed than I am. Other people’s misery has a way of lifting the soul a little. Happy stories? They’re even duller than happy families.