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Now, Bahrain
The island nation of Bahrain is the latest to see significant protesting, and the government is pushing back hard. Mother Jones has the background you need. More background from Foreign Policy’s Toby C. Jones. As was the case in Egypt,…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The BBC has really been bringing it this week, nature-wise. “Reasons not the think outside the box.” Penguins understand what to and not to freeze. I have one last word for you: Anti-laser.
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No Government World Record
I’m only a little bit Belgian but enough to have pride when “my country” celebrates a new record: going the longest of any country without a functioning government. To honor this record, I suggest a monastic ale paired crash course…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I don’t want to alarm anyone, but there may be a giant gas planet hiding over there. Your Mid-Century Modernist design porn for the day. How is predictive text changing us? Letters of Note + Muppets = the best thing…
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Where I Write #3: Wherever and Whenever I Can
At the moment, I’m writing in a cafeteria full of adult nerds who are parents of teenaged nerds, some of whom will likely be running the country twenty years from now.
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Good News for Literary Journals
What’s the difference between a literary journal and a mayfly? The literary journal’s reputation for short lifespans might not be justified. According to Daniel Nester and Steve Black, authors of the article “Here Today, Here Tomorrow: On the Lifespan of…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I don’t usually go in for self-promotion here, but if you are a fan of children, mornings, and/or coffee perhaps you would like to sponsor me at 826 Valencia’s Spelling Bee for Cheaters? You know, for the kids! Good news…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Update: Animal sex is terrifying sometimes. The real Captain Ahab’s ship has been found, which is cool right? Important: do not give false prophecies in Romania. This is how fleas jump.
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McSweeney’s has The Goods
McSweeney’s and Tribune Media Services are bringing The Goods – “a gallimaufry of games, puzzles, comics, and other diversions” for kids and adults – to weekly newspapers. Contributing artists and writers include The Rumpus’s own Jon Adams.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #74
MY VALENTINE’S DATE ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my Valentine’s Date.
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Wants/Needs
We have now featured three “Rumpus Readers Report,” (“Family/Holidays,” “Neighborhood,” and “Impossible Love“) but let’s be honest, three is not nearly enough. We’re hungry for more of your writing, and this time we want you to tackle the theme “Wants/Needs.”…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Love is sort of cool right? Sinking ship art installation (woo). Interesting fact: animals are fascinating a lot of the time. Department of maybe-you-would-like-to-buy-this: the world’s largest toy collection. If you do not love levitating people there is something wrong…