You ever feel like the invisible hand of the market has been touching you inappropriately? I don’t think there’s any place that feels emptier than an abandoned amusement park. These…
Jonathan Franzen said, “It speaks like none of us for all of us,” in reference to The Hundred Brothers, novel he praises while announcing its uber strangeness. Feelings of mixed…
Kansas is facing a total shutdown of their abortion clinics as of this Friday, after a new law passed requiring all clinics to apply new (and strict) standards that regulate…
The brightest thing in the universe! (!!!) Let’s talk about Civil War envelopes. Here are some tiny landscapes on spoons for you. You know what we need? Pedal powered school…
At The Guardian poets reveal “the expressions that have become such cliches that they have lost all meaning.” Explanations included. “Devastated” (and its variations) is a repeat winner. Is that…
Dennis Cooper answers five questions on experimental literature yesterday at HTML giant. The author is asked about the body, politics, economics and race. He also suggests a hefty dose of…
Everybody! This is the time of the week where you’re probably itching in anticipation for your Sugar fix, but we are asking you to hold off one more day. Sugar…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, which we are excited to participate in! The Rumpus will be featuring essays from Iowa alumni in the coming…
A University of Oxford Style Guide has decided to go minimalist on all the grammarians and drop the oxford comma. They’re making big decisions over there. Watch out: ‘“As a…
No need to worry, everybody! Ponzi schemer extraordinaire, Bernie Madoff, is doing totally fine in prison. He’s been reading a bunch! James Michener novels, to be specific. Will books enrich…
Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis is being adapted into a “fresh modern horror” film of the same name. Shooting for the movie is beginning next month, but these things are already true:…
Hey dudes, don’t give monkeys your food. Dorothy Parker’s writer’s block in telegraph form. I am a big fan of re-purposed factories. This is a fact. Have you guys seen…