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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
There are few things better (or sadder) than dogs in space! What did the Soviets imagine for 2017 (bet they didn’t dream that their countrymen would have stolen a US election). I don’t care what they say, I’m calling it…
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Notable Twin Cities: 1/8–1/15
Sunday 1/8: Get your literary fix with an analytical talk by scholar Dave Page on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story, “A Diamond as Big as the Ritz.” The event takes place at Common Good Books and kicks off Fitz@Four, a series of…
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Notable NYC: 1/7–1/13
Saturday 1/7: Greenlight Bookstore celebrates the grand opening of the store’s second location in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. 632 Flatbush Avenue, 7:30 p.m., free. Camonghne Felix and José Olivarez join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 1/8: Nancy…
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This Week in Short Fiction
If you recall your Greek mythology, you’ll remember Cassandra, princess of Troy, priestess of Apollo, seer of prophecies, and patron saint of women everywhere screaming themselves blue but never being heard. Cassandra’s prophecies unfailingly proved to be true, but still…
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Notable Chicago: 1/6–1/12
Sunday 1/8: As always, the Uptown Poetry Slam is going down at The Green Mill. Open mic starts at 7 p.m. followed by the slam itself. $7, 21+. Monday 1/9: Kenneth Seeskin discusses Thinking about the Torah: A Philosopher Reads…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s Friday SO LEAVE THEY LIVE ALONE. Let’s all look back on the building of the Second Avenue subway. Dusting for an ancestor’s DNA. Algorithming away petty crime. (What could possibly go wrong?) Is it time to reconsider the…
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An Ultimate Illustrated Fantasy Guide of Gilmore Girls Mashups
HOW AWESOME WOULD THESE MASHUPS BE? Oh well. Maybe next year.
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Notable Portland: 1/5–1/11
Thursday 1/5: The Slamlandia Open Mic and Slam returns for 2017 with a special reading from Kay Kassirer. Hot Lips Pizza Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation. Author Diane Simmons shares from her research on a notorious bigamist who predated…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hey guess what? Rural voter over-representation is ruining everything everywhere! Welcome to the age of anti-surveillance clothing. Australia is crawling with feral cats. Can drag be survive and be subversive in the most expensive city in the US? Time to…
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New Readers Report: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for our next Readers Report! This time, in light of the upcoming inauguration, we’re asking you to tackle the theme “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” (We’ll be running the…
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Notable San Francisco: 1/4–1/10
Friday 1/6: Jon Sindell launches his new book of stories, Family Happiness. Participants in this event include Kyrsten Bean, Michael Crabtree, Steven Kacsmar, Lynn Mundell, and Sandra Wassilie. Free, 7 p.m., Octopus Literary Salon. Saturday 1/7: Aggregate Space Gallery and…
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This Week in Essays
Men will not protect you anymore. At Jezebel, Madeleine Davies advises that “now is a time for fury and force.” Mark Binelli looks into life on the border town of Nogales for Guernica. Here at The Rumpus, Matthew Clair writes…