Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Yesterday’s news, today! Sci-fi writers remember Ray Bradbury. Big Picture has all the Transit of Venus pictures you could hope for. 1950s China imagines today. Science means getting to look…
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“When I Get Fired”
One of our favorite Tumblrs #realtalk from your editor–the brainchild of former GOOD editor Anne Friedman–posts one final medley: When I get fired. Check out our recent interview with Friedman for…
RADAR SUPERSTAR (Tonight!)
Join RADAR Productions in celebration of their ninth birthday! Readings by Ariana Reines, Justin Torres, Ellery Washington, and Zackary Drucke. The San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium at 6pm. Tonight!
Craft and Voice
“Cheryl Strayed uses her voice to emotionally connect with her readers, to use craft towards that end and not in spite of it. Which is all just to say that…
Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
Ray Bradbury has passed away at 91. The New Yorker unlocked two Bradbury pieces, the 1947 short story “I See You Never,” and “Take Me Home,” an essay in the…
Longing for Peace
“On Sept. 11, 1948, my father, Khalilullah Nuristani, was born under the same burden of greatness. In retrospect, he must have believed that he could fulfill what had been his…
Announcing The Rumpus Redesign
Perhaps you’ve noticed, but things are a little cleaner around here today. A little brighter, and, hopefully, a little easier to navigate. That’s because our site has a brand new…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The future is nothing but white skies as far the eyes can see. Women of 1937, this is the proper way to undress in front of your husbands. Have you…
“Hello Tomorrow”
Last Friday, we were bummed to hear about the firing of a core group of GOOD’s editorial team. With the question “What’s best in life?” in mind, those editors have…
Steve Almond Reading (Tonight!)
Rumpus columnist Steve Almond will read from his collection God Bless America: Stories tonight, 7:30pm at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Plus, there will be a performance by singer-songwriter Dan…
The Great Gig in the Sky
“Our universe may exist inside a black hole,” says Inside Science Minds guest columnist, Nikodem Poplawski. According to Poplawski, the theoretical physics behind the assumption of our existing inside of…
“Radio Story”
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced its five regional winners. Granta will publish each of the winning pieces online this week. Today, they share the winning piece from India,…