Did You Know We’re Moving?
On top of all the great content that’s up on the site this week, we’re also in the midst of moving to a new office. Look, things are coming together…
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Etgar Keret
“This is what makes Keret’s stories so uniquely powerful, so powerfully unique. The extreme right-nowness of the human condition in his stories is exacerbated and amplified by the Israeli backdrop,…
Balls Launch
The launch party for Julian Tepper’s forthcoming novel Balls is this Thursday, June 7th at 8pm at The Oracle Club (10-41 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY). “A New York…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
IO9’s Death Week brings you the adventures of Lincoln’s corpse, and the economic perils of cryogenic freezing. Chinese people on invisible bikes. Perhaps you’d like to buy a secret Norwegian…
Nato Green Interview
Rooftop Comedy talks with comedian Nato Green about his new CD, political humor, audience reactions, and fatherhood. After you read the interview, scoop up a ticket for tonight’s Celebration of…
A Celebration of Written Correspondence (Tonight!)
We’re very excited for our next Rumpus event, “Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence.” Join us on Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street),…
Versal Ten
Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay’s short story “Who We Are Beneath the Glass” is featured in Versal’s 10th anniversary issue. The Versal Journal interviews her about creative firsts, angles, Amsterdam,…
Cabinet of Wonders
John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders blends performances by musicians, authors and comedians into an hour-long variety show recorded live at New York’s City Winery. The first two episodes are…
Notable San Francisco: 6/4-6/10
This Week in San Francisco! Monday 6/4: TONIGHT: The Rumpus Celebrates Written Correspondence. 6:30pm at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street. Join us! Tuesday 6/5: The SF Open Mic Poetry series…
Cat Lady Covets Kafka
Franz Kafka, who died in 1924, wanted his remaining and largely unpublished literary works to be burned after his death, but in a turn of Kafkaesque events the manuscripts trickled…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Space law you guys, space law. It is sometimes important to discuss reptiles’ chewing habits. Let’s take a look at the Olivetti buildings in Turin and Barcelona because they are…