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The Trial of Charles Guiteau
I wish I could find who posted a link to this on Twitter, because I’d like to thank them publicly. All I know of Charles Guiteau is that he’s the man who assassinated President James Garfield. I know even less…
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The Last Poem I Loved: “Bolt from the Blue” by Gregory Orr
After taking a certain number of poetry classes, one may end up with a giant box of photocopied poems. If one is a packrat (and I am), these poems are impossible to discard. Sometimes I cut them up for collages,…
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Science Saturday
Sorry to do this to you with the first link. Bug’s penis makes loudest animal sound. That’s the headline. I’m not making it up. Red wine could help counteract the negative effects of space travel. Scientific American explores what’s in…
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More on the Oxford Comma
As of yesterday, the Oxford Comma was seen reenacting moments from Monty Python’s Quest for the Holy Grail and generally acting like a spastic teenager. It is quoted as saying “I’m not dead yet,” “I feel happy,” and “I think…
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Saturday Morning Links
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 pictures of Six Flags New Orleans are really powerful. How…
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Compliments by Franzen
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 hatred and love for family members, simultaneously frustrating and loveable…
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Kansas Shutdown
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 everything from number and size of rooms per clinic to…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
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 buses. 50 Watts wants you to look at Japan’s oldest…
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Cliché Shaming
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 more of a British thing? Also: “Britain is leading the…
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Experimental Literature
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 works to check out. On the unique “use value” of…
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Dear Sugar Will Be Back Tomorrow!
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 will be back tomorrow to supply you with your weekly…
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Celebrating 75 Years of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
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 weeks. Keep an eye out for those and stay updated…