On Beautiful Thing
The New York Times reviews Sonia Faleiro’s Beautiful Thing: Inside the Secret World of Bombay’s Dance Bars. Jessica Crispin interviews Faleiro about the book and its narrative nonfiction lens. “Social…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The 1940s were a dangerous time for bicycling. They were, however, a great time for zoo maps. So, uh, diamond weevils huh? Today in dolphins-are-hella-smart: they greet each other by…
“The Final Make-Out”
The Rumpus Proudly Presents: “The Final Make-Out” March 12th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Featuring authors Alvin Orloff, Stacy Bierlein, and Mark Sundeen! Comedy by Miles…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Take your pick: 50’s insurance company ephemera, or 60’s anti-drug illustration. Um, hello, ghost dragon hunter. Fact: Samuel Beckett gave Andre the Giant rides to school. Neanderthals were much better…
The Rumpus Interview with Cassie Jaye
Documentary filmmaker Cassie Jaye landed the Best Documentary Award at Cannes Film Festival for her film, Daddy I Do in 2010 — about the controversial religious ceremony Purity Balls, where…
Transfer Suspense
The Rumpus is waiting on a server transfer, so we won’t be updating until further notice. This gives everyone a chance to catch up on the many excellent pieces from…
The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago! (Tomorrow!)
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago. Featuring readings by Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Clearly birds are the greatest copyright violators of them all. Here’s that 1970s Japanese children’s space book you requested. All the antique machinery engravings one could hope for. There are…
The 2011 VIDA Count
VIDA has once again released their count, where they look at prominent magazines and identify the gender breakdown of writers, reviewers, and books reviewed. Once again, the numbers are revealing.
Cellular Relationships
You may have used your cell phone to have a heart-to-heart with someone else, but have you every opened up and talked it out with that very phone? A new…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
There was supposed to be a theme today, but then this robot controlling monkey ruined everything. Welcome to Google Seaview. Let’s all watch a lionfish hunt. This is probably really…
Soccer to the Rescue?
At The Atlantic, Rumpus contributor Chris Feliciano Arnold looks at efforts to draw Major League Soccer to Tucson, Arizona and wonders whether building a community around the game can be…