New Readers Report Theme: New Beginnings
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” This time we want you to tackle the theme “New Beginnings.” Please…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Science can now tell you if you’re going to live to be 100 AND let you watch comets crashing into the sun. Meanwhile, on the terrible news front: the Supreme…
W. Kamau Bell, Tomorrow!
On Friday, January 20th (tomorrow!) comedian and Rumpus bud W. Kamau Bell will be performing at Amnesia in San Francisco. The show will also feature lots of good music, including…
Appearing in Public
The Believer is teasing us with ongoing highlights of a conversation between Sheila Heti and Joan Didion before posting the interview in its entirety. In this snippet Didion discusses writing…
Homeless at the S.F. Public LIbrary
“What started as a tough situation – staff members worried about people washing up in the bathrooms, or acting badly – turned into an opportunity. The library, which has always…
Salon Sugar Love
Salon columnist Cary Tennis praised Sugar, whose column he called “brilliant and affecting.” The appreciation is mutual; Sugar recently listed Tennis as one of her favorite advice columnists. With all…
Thanks Browser
Rebecca K. O’Connor’s piece “When Barbara Jean Was Missing” got love from The Browser. We love you back, Browser!
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Yesterday’s SOPA protests made today’s column extra hard to do, it did however make for some excellent images and confused twitter posts. Google maps are making the world of prehistoric…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Good news all: the Valley of the Kings isn’t just for royals anymore. How about a little typography porn? Public service billboards from times past. Jelly fish jelly fish jelly…
Muni Diaries Live This Saturday!
At this Saturday’s Muni Diaries Live, Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott will be telling his own Muni story. January 21st 7p.m. at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. More info and…
FUNNY WOMEN #73: How to Write Like a Funny Woman
Recently, I started taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York (founded by the high priestess of funny, Amy Poehler). During each class exercise, I’d think, “This…
Zadie Smith on Minding the Gap
Zadie Smith discusses the gap between the ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ world, as well as the need to bridge “the language of development and the language of the rest of us.”…