From “Beef-Witted” to “Zafty”
The lists of obscure vocabulary passed around among word nerds can get kind of repetitive (we all know what “schadenfreude” means by now, thanks very much), but this one from Death and…
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“We Should Revere Him Better“
A fantastic essay at The New Inquiry inspects the recently deceased Chinua Achebe’s place in the Western literary canon. In an interview a few years ago, Norman Rush was talking about the ways he was…
Can You Tell A Story Without Conflict?
Conflict: a story needs one. It’s advice you hear in every creative-writing class, and a technique you see in every book, movie, and TV show. But what if a plot…
Notable San Francisco: 3/25-3/29
Monday 3/25: Poet, musician, and first wave punk pioneer Richard Hell reads from his memoir, I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp, at City Lights. Free 7pm. Tuesday 3/26:…
Nick Cave Monday #28: “Jack The Ripper”
Jack the Ripper killed women in real life. He is known as Jack the Ripper, and was never caught for his violent crimes. Nick Cave kills people in his music.…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
Some Rumpus weekend highlights to brighten up your Monday: Wendy C. Ortiz interviews Eloise Klein Healy—the first poet laureate of Los Angeles and “who I wanted to be when I…
Notable New York: 03/25-0331
MONDAY 03/25: Head to An Evening with The Believer tonight. The event will be introduced by The Believer editor Andrew Leland and will feature readings from Joanna Fuhrman, Alan Gilbert,…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Welcome to the week, let’s look at pictures of things doctors have had to remove from human bodies. The simply titled US Patent Illustrations is your tumblr for the day.…
Notable Los Angeles: 3/23-3/29
Saturday 3/23: One Night Only: A Poetry Showcase presents sets by Brendan Constantine, Mayda del Valle, Jeremy Radin, Jon Sands, and Beau Sia. $5 at the door. 7 p.m. at The…
Cross-Culture, Cross-Century Cross-Dressing
At the intersection of Eastern and Western culture, male and female, past and present, lies a rich and bewildering confluence of identities. Chan-Hyo Bae explores that nexus in his photography…
“So Are You Helpless, Tragic, or Stupid?”
You may remember, from when it was featured on Longform.org, Vanessa Veselka’s GQ essay “The Truck Stop Killer,” about her life as a teenage hitchhiker and her narrow escape from a…
A Stellar Episode of a Stellar Lit Podcast
If you’re on the lookout for great podcasts about writing and writers (who isn’t?), you’ll want to stick Litquake’s LitCast in your earbuds. Their latest episode features novelist Joshua Mohr…