Best of Luck to Ray and Roast Beef
Achewood was the verbal king of webcomics, with endlessly inventive turns of phrase and quotable lines in virtually every strip. Then it petered out and has updated only sporadically for…
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Michelle Orange’s NYC Book Launch
Hey Brooklyn friends! Come to the Powerhouse Arena (37 Main Street) this Wednesday, February 27th from 7 – 9 pm for the book launch for Michelle Orange‘s This is Running for…
H.P. Lovecraft and the birth of “Blogging”
Just as H.P. Lovecraft valued the disposition of cats over dogs (see his essay “Cats and Dogs”), he championed the motives of “amateur” writers who wrote for the love of writing…
Notable San Francisco 2/25-3/2
Monday 2/25: Galeria de la Raza’s full moon spoken word monthly LUNADA opens its spring season with John Santos, Israel Matos, & Deuce Eclipse, and open mic host Sandra Garcia Rivera. $5…
Nick Cave Monday #24: “Mack The Knife”
One night in January 1995, you may have been alive and lucky enough to have tuned your TV to “Great Performances” a special featuring the music of Kurt Weill. It…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
If you were too busy preparing kickass hors d’oeuvres for your Oscars party to read The Rumpus this weekend, we understand, and we’re here to help. Here’s what you missed.…
Notable New York: 02/25-03/03
Monday 02/25: McSweeney’s is celebrating the release their 42nd issue titled “Multiples.” The issue, edited by novelist Adam Thirlwell, takes an experimental approach to translation. New or rare pieces are…
Sex in the CIA
Reuel Gerecht’s article “Spooky Sex: Inside the Randy Culture of the CIA” explores the history of sex in the CIA and why American culture is quick to condemn and punish…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Welcome back to the week, here is some deep sea footage. On the officially sanctioned haircuts of North Korea. There is a part of me that wants to hate this,…
“a better, funnier form of commencement wisdom”
Trop Magazine is throwing a writing contest. The Trop Short Fake College or High School Class President Commencement Address contest is an opportunity to write in the wisest, most bombastic, most…
Upcoming Events featuring Jerry Stahl
Hey, Bay Area! Next week, Rumpus contributor Jerry Stahl is performing at two events you won’t want to miss. February 27th, 7 pm at Moe’s Books in Berkeley, Jerry will be reading from his…
Ode to Orlando Cruz
The Rumpus’s Self-Made Man, Thomas Page McBee has an eloquent personal essay on BuzzFeed about Orlando Cruz, the first active boxer to come out as gay. In the macho world of…