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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Sometime we have to break the rules to report that Guantanamo prisoners love the Fresh Prince. Blue whale poop is intense. While we are on the subject, here is an important illustration of a sperm whale’s atomic structure. This week…
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Put Some Money in the Jukebox
Today Brain Pickings launches its music-meets-literature venture, Literary Jukebox. Dubbed “an experiment in cross-pollinating the arts,” Literary Jukebox is a daily project whereby editor Maria Popova handpicks a sentence from a favored work of literature, then selects a piece of music that complements the sentence’s…
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Your Guide to the Literary on Tumblr
Well this is awesome: The Millions just published the mother of all literary blog round-ups. Still comprised of Tumblrs, Nick Moran expands on a round-up he did six months ago, shortly after The Millions joined the Tumblr community. Arguably more comprehensive, Moran’s current compilation…
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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 told the news: “For the first half of her set,…
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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 Morning News. The concept behind the series is simple: editor…
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New Readers Report Theme: Sticks and Stones
Submissions Due TodayWe’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.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements,…
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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 what exactly constitutes a GIF, where you can access them,…
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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 now describe fancy dresses.
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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 a figure of debate since the New York Times wrote…
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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 more. You’ll even have a chance to get on stage…
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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 works that call attention to social injustices carried out on…