Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Darin Strauss
More than anyone else, though, Strauss holds himself up to intense examination and scrutiny, revealing very human, and in some cases unflattering, reactions and defenses over the years.
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Walking Shadows
A “novel without words” captures the turmoil of the working class: public housing, alcoholism, youth violence, adult bitterness, boredom, crime, and drugs.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #62
ANDY ROONEY ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Andy Rooney.
The Rumpus Review of Stone
If the only thing you’ve seen of the new Robert De Niro/Edward Norton film, Stone, is the trailer, you may feel that your membership in the Robert De Niro Disappointment…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #57: That Ecstatic Parade
You mustn’t live with people who wish to annihilate you.
I Know My Brother In the Mirror
Michael Klein’s then, we were still living is a thoughtful, emotional book that treats death in a fresh, even endearing way.
The Blurb #20: Joy Is a Job
I, too, want to feel a buzz, but I have no illusions. It takes effort. Reading good books requires discipline.
Why I Chose Jena Osman’s The Network for The Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Rumpus Poetry Editor Brian Spears on why he chose Jena Osman’s The Network as the fourth selection of The Rumpus Poetry Book Club.
RECESSION SEX WORKERS #12: Miss Marty, Mother of Strippers
New Orleans has a textured and macabre history when it comes to the sex industry, particularly regarding house moms–that hybrid of manager, referee and babysitter.
FUNNY WOMEN #38: Actual Invented “Findings” from Harper’s Magazine
Scientists have identified the gene that inclines individuals toward excessive Post-It use. Three out of five British women misread the word “aviator” as “vibrator” after prolonged exposure to violent news…
Tales of Woe
Tales of Woe descends from one circle of hell to the next, an act of sabotage against the Hollywood narrative of sin, suffering, and redemption.
Portrait of the Music Blogger as a Young Man: The Rumpus Interview with Aaron Wolfe
How a Brooklyn musician uses Tumblr to cover a song a night (roughly) and write accompanying life stories.