The Roof Over Your Head
Reporter Julia Scott spent time with three people who ended up living on the streets of San Francisco after losing their homes. Scott brings their stories to this episode of…
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Look Closer
Yesterday marked the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Landsat, America’s longest running Earth-imaging satellite program. Since the NASA-run program began in 1972, Landsat has captured more than three million…
A Virtual Tour Of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest
Attention All David Foster Wallace Fans, Writer William Beutler is compiling real life Boston, MA locations featured in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest: “About each I will write some 300–500 words,…
“I’ve had guns pulled on me by four people under Central Mississippi skies . . .”
” . . . Once by a white undercover cop, once by a young brother trying to rob me for the leftovers of a weak work-study check, once by my…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Yes, we know the Olympics are going on. Here are some pictures of divers faces. There is so much garbage on the moon you guys. Also there were 48 tons…
More Letter Love
NBC’s TODAY reports on Letters in the Mail, illustrating the story with a page from MariNaomi’s letter. Thanks, TODAY!
Olympic Poetics
“It’s easy to say poets are attracted to sport for reasons that have something to do with form. I’m sure that’s true, but I also think that it has something…
Give Money to the Arts? An Exchange with Artist Tim Jones-Yelvington
The other day I received an email from Tim Jones-Yelvington soliciting funds for an art project. I questioned some of the “perks” for donors, which included an “XXXMas CD,” or…
A Million Heavens Celebration (Tonight!)
McSweeney’s is throwing a release party for John Brandon’s newest novel, A Million Heavens. The event will feature the author and musical accompaniment. Monday, July 30th, 6:30pm at Amnesia (853…
Tiny Beautiful Things Roundup
The Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out and partied with us! Photographer Chris Hardy documented the event. Check…
Thanks, TechCrunch
TechCrunch profiles our Letters in the Mail program — “a mixture of old-world letter writing and the modern web” — and our newly launched Letters for Kids initiative. We love…
Weekend Essay Roundup
Just in case you were too busy watching the first rounds of the Olympic games this weekend (and we don’t blame you—that shit is awesome), here are some Rumpus highlights…