Muni Anti-Muslim Ad Controversy
Adam Serwer reports for Mother Jones on the anti-Muslim advertisements that have recently appeared on Muni vehicles. The advertisements are paid for by Pamela Geller, an anti-muslim blogger: “The ads declare…
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The Rumpus Loves New York!
The Rumpus and Flavorpill Proudly Present: “The Rumpus Loves New York!” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! Monday, Sep 10th at Public Assembly’s Front Room, 7:00 pm. $5 in advance, $10 at…
The Dish on Depression
Over at The Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan gave love to last week’s essay by Katherine Sharpe, “In Praise of Depression.” Thanks, Andrew, we love you back!
Notable San Francisco 8/20-8/26
This Week in San Francisco! Monday 8/20: Lit Slam at Viracoccha, featuring Kundiman fellow and pillar of Bay Area spoken word, Jason Bayani. 8pm, $5 suggested donation. Tuesday 8/21: City…
R.I.P. Tony Scott
Tony Scott, director of Top Gun and other blockbuster hits, died yesterday at 68 after jumping from a Los Angeles suspension bridge. Scott’s death is under investigation as a suicide.
Weekend Essay Roundup
Though August is the laxest month (even Congress goes on vacation!), The Rumpus continues to fill its weekends with top-notch essays. Here’s what went up over the last three days:…
Notable New York, This Week 8/20-8/26
This week in NYC: MONDAY 8/20: Words by the Water this week spotlights Akashic Books. Shira Nayman (A Mind of Winter), Elizabeth Nunez (Boundaries), and Kevin Holohan (The Brothers’ Lot)…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Oh, hello, baby cage. Here come the colorfully camouflaged spineless robots. It is time to solve some caveman murders. Also I guess we’re counterfeiting honey these days. All that said,…
A Pussy Riot Roundup
I’d write you something about Pussy Riot, but I am, personally, totally exhausted by the avalanche of commentary which does not appear to consider the particular political and religious context…
In The Year 2311…
Writer Ben Greenman and artist Jaya Miceli have a fun op-art piece up at The New York Times. Titled “On This Date in Future History,” Greenman and Miceli predict some events…
The Rumpus Loves New York!
Attention NYC folks: we’ve got another event coming up, and this one’s for you! On Monday, September 10th, The Rumpus Loves New York! will be taking over Public Assembly. We’ll…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
After a hundred years, Captain Scott’s wreckage has been found. Related (only in my mind), it is very important to go through your storage, art museums. We live in a…