Last night the low was 1. Not Celsius either. In Celsius it was like negative fuck-you. Earlier in the day I looked out the door and saw bright sunny skies.…
Aleksandar Hemon writes about finding a way to play soccer after moving to the States, the characters on his team, and most importantly, this: “…The moment of transcendence that might…
At HTML Giant, our own essays editor Roxane Gay celebrates unlikable characters as she reviews December Rumpus Book Club selection, Sara Levine’s Treasure Island!!!. “Sometimes, I get tired of redemption. I don’t…
In The New York Times, Jason Diamond writes about celebrating having his work published, while the rest of the world still remembers him for his former barista days. “And while…
We experienced a few technical difficulties yesterday, but we’re back today and will be updating regularly once again. Thank you all, as always, for reading The Rumpus!
It’s Friday. Here is a shark eating a shark. True story: your pancreas has taste buds. yep. Noisolation headphones are a thing. Everyone loves map art. It’s still Friday. Here…
The big day approaches. Sugar’s Coming Out Party is on Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) at The Verdi Club in San Francisco (2424 Mariposa Street), 7pm. Come out to meet…
The Enchanted Forest and North Brother Island will provide your ruin porn for the week. If I’m reading this correctly, tarsiers are super sonic spies. Vulture restaurant is this weeks…
Docsorrow got a bad-ass Sugar tattoo, inspired by Dear Sugar #41: Like an Iron Bell. Who else has a tattoo to show off at next week’s coming out party?
I arrive at Books and Books in Coral Gables at about 8:05pm, Tuesday evening. The place is buzzing with energetic conversation and there is a small table with sandwiches and…
At Book Riot, Wallace Yovetich writes in anticipation of Sugar’s coming out, imploring those who have not yet experienced Sugarland to do so during this final week of anonymity. “Go…