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National Feral Cat Day
There really is a day set aside for everything, I think, not that I mind in this case. I discovered via Balloon Juice that today is National Feral Cat Day,…
Welcome to the World of Tomorrow
I found this link while nosing around for Science Saturday, and decided I wanted to do a post on it by itself. Popular Mechanics and Gregory Benford are releasing a…
Science Saturday
Some great images of the leftovers from the Soviet Moon program. Why does Saturn’s moon Iapetus look like a walnut? (Seriously, it looks like a walnut.) The next generation of…
Saturday Morning Links
Just finished mid-term week here at Casa Letter-Spears, so it seems quite appropriate to begin with the five stages of grading. Indeed, Mr. Fish. Indeed. Bill Morris at The Millions…
The Eyeball #35: Un Chien Andalou
I’m teaching a class at Richard Hugo House in which we look at experimental films as writing prompts. I’ve always wanted to teach a film class, and marrying writing exercises…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Keeping it simple and rad today. LAZERS! Pleasure Gardens! THESE TOADS ARE CANNIBALS, DUDES!!!! This is pretty much the best street art I’ve seen recently. (!) File under: Tiny things,…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hey dudes, let’s talk about cracks in the universe. The next weekly Rumpus meeting will be spent on underwater scooters, right Isaac? Halloween is so close, so it is time…
“The Hilarious and The Heartrending”
“Sedaris knew he wanted to be a writer from the age of 25, when he read a collection of Bobbie Ann Mason stories; he attempted to fulfil his ambition by…
Helping Spread the Word
General service announcement for all you Rumpus readers trying to score some free Internet access on an open wireless network: “Beware ‘Free Public Wifi.'” For reals. (via MediaBistro)
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It is hard to beat flight pattern photography sometimes. Mondo-Bloggo has kindly reprinted the entirety of their recent post on 1950s college kids flying kites, and we are all better…