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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.

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: Amy Butcher argues in favor of Eminem’s artistry, despite his…

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) read. East River State Park, 7pm, free. TUESDAY 8/21: McSweeney’s…

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 Russia, and I would be incapable of doing anything…

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 to come, including the fate of the NFL, the rise…

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 be co-hosting this amazing night with Flavorpill, and featuring readings…

Do you like comedy? And burritos? Or maybe you like comedy while eating burritos? The SF Comedy and Burrito Festival is coming this October, and tickets are on sale now. Featuring Rumpus contributor and all-around funny woman Janine Brito, as…

For those of us living in San Francisco (or any urban center, for that matter), Peter Orner’s “Who Owns That House?” will probably hit some familiar notes. Published today on The New York Times’s Opinionator blog, the Rumpus columnist’s piece tells the all-too-common…