Tig Notaro
During her “Tig and Friends” show this past weekend, comedian Tig Notaro shared that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fellow comedian and friend, Kira Hesser, describes how Notaro expertly…
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
It’s no secret that The Rumpus is 100% behind kids taking an active interest in books. Which is why we’re excited by this ongoing summer series, “Transcontinental Summer Reading,” curated by The…
New Readers Report Theme: Sticks and Stones
Submissions Due Today
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” This time we want you to tackle the theme “Sticks and Stones.”…
An Introduction To Animated GIFs
New to GIFs? Unsure of what GIFs are? There’s no need to fret! Ann Friedman has written an introduction to the art of the animated GIF at Poyntr. The article covers…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Who wouldn’t want to read about young Arthur Conan Doyle’s Arctic adventures? The tubes are coming! So is Richard Branson’s sporty-submarine-jet-thing. The gender-neutral toy store is already here. Let us…
In Defense of Lolo Jones
Much controversy has been sparked over the recent media attention being bestowed on the American hurdler Lolo Jones. Jones, who placed fourth in this Olympics’ 100-meters hurdle competition, has been…
Muni Diaries Live
This Saturday, August 11, Muni Diaries Live will rock the Elbo Room. Come hear hilarious and true stories about everyone’s favorite rapid transit system from Broke-Ass Stuart, Hiya Swanhuyser, and…
Throwing Stones at the Moon
Earlier this week, McSweeney’s published an excerpt from the next installment in its Voice of Witness book series. In case you’re unfamiliar, Voice of Witness—which also functions as a nonprofit—produces…
An Elegy for Oxford American
There has been a shakeup recently at literary magazine The Oxford American. Editor and founder Marc Smirnoff and managing editor Carol Ann Fitzgerald were fired on July 15. They have since compiled…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I imagine you’ve been wondering how sperm whales sleep. You know what are crazy? 3D printers are crazy. Perhaps you’ve been wanting to name a flower. Good news! Very old…
We Can Be Heroes
“Poems are made of words that live in bodies — bodies shaped by line breaks, and fixed forever in space, on the page. Picture a gymnast in relation to the…
Community Bookstore 2.0
The Washington Post reports on the efforts to save a bookstore near and dear to the hearts of many Bay Area residents. Until its first closure in 2005, Kepler’s Books…