A New Take on the Movable Feast?
The Guardian has a strange (to me) story about the world’s cocaine bar, called Route 36. It’s in La Paz, Bolivia, and because it’s an after-hours club which, you read…
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Coming Out of the Bog
Earlier this year, a couple of archaeologists pulled a barrel of butter out of a peat bog in Ireland, about 25 miles west of Dublin. It wasn’t the first time…
Science Saturday
In the months I’ve been the Saturday editor, I’ve noticed that a large number of my links and other posts come from science and technology sources: popular magazines, not hardcore…
Spend a Saturday Afternoon with Ted
We did this back in June, but there have been a lot of good videos posted from Ted in the last month and a half, so here’s a few highlights.…
Saturday Morning Links
Welcome to Saturday everyone. Warning: following this link might make you question humanity for the rest of the day. Hint–it involves Twilight and a dildo. Via Slog the Stranger. More…
Morning Coffee
Howard Hughes’ un-flyable plane makes for a pretty great boat. One bank is letting people with good credit deposit checks by phone. Ohio is a piano for some reason. Trying…
An Unknown Master Of Horror
“Sometimes there would be an isolated house hanging onto the edge of an open field of shadows and shattered glass. And the house would be so contorted by ruin that…
Random Media Notes
The Seattle Times covers a fascinating story: “A mystery man awakes in Discovery Park.” O’Reilly/NBC feud takes a new turn. Jayson Blair, “best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into…
The Longest “Poem”
“Good Morning world.. out grinding to get mine, and I will get mine.. “i totally recommend the newest Iron and Wine “The Freshman and Juniors were awesome in class today.…
The Cost of Being an Adjunct
A number of us here at The Rumpus are affiliated with academia—it’s a decent job with a fair amount of time to do your own creative work, as long as…
Morning Coffee
Back in the saddle When Journey Round My Skull decides to clear out its image vaults, we are all the better for it. A plant that eats rats. Yes. Plant.…
Funny Women Submission Guidelines
Dear Writers, So, you’ve decided you’re a woman or gender non-conforming writer and would like to submit to Funny Women. Out of all decisions, this is the best one you…