Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Let’s all start the day with a river system on Titan. Important news update: snow is pretty. Everyone loves abandoned high school photos. And now a French kid’s book from…
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Critical Hit Awards Judged by Rumpus Books Editor
With so many books available, it’s easy to spend hours meandering through reviews. Book reviews often facilitate our reading decisions, but rarely do reviewers receive the recognition they deserve. Last…
Fact-Checking Little House on the Prairie
Several months ago, Maggie Koerth-Baker wrote about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s account of her family’s brush with a trio of serial-killer siblings and her decision to leave the gruesome tale out…
The Literary Legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin
At Bookslut, Julie Phillips writes about how Ursula K. Le Guin, who has worked largely in science-fiction and fantasy, deserves a place in the literary canon. Her work is shaped…
Divorce comes to Sesame Street
“This isn’t an easy topic, but that’s the beauty of muppets. They can do things that even some grownups can’t.” Tumblr Storyboard and TIME showcase the process of bringing touchy…
Winning Typos
At The Atlantic Wire, Jen Doll chronicles the most embarrassing typos and copy-editing errors of the year. Misspellings have really run the gamut in 2012, including but not limited to,…
First Poet Laureate of L.A.
On Friday, Eloise Klein was declared L.A.’s first poet laureate. Klein has authored seven books of poetry and is the founder of Arktoi Books press. Check out the interview with…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
In case you wondering, here is NASA’s official 2012 disclaimer. Today’s awesomest thing: MIT’s transforming robot. The golden age of the bicycle vs the great bicycle menace. Elements of Color…
Emerging Author: Leo Tolstoy
Have issues with classification? Apparently so does Target. Although the film adaptation recently came out, Target guilelessly shelved Anna Karenina in the ‘Emerging Authors’ section. Congrats, Tolstoy, you’ve finally made…
“My Shazam Boobs”
“I celebrated my tits with him, with all of these people. Hot bras, clingy T-shirts, sexy lingerie shopping forays. Must I abandon celebrating my tits in order to avoid mourning…
Thanks, The Chronicle
In their 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, The Chronicle of Higher Education endorsed our Letters for Kids subscription: “1 more thing for kids: The Rumpus’s Letters for Kids project will mail your child a letter…
The Truth About Scientology
I’ve always known that people were curious about the church, but I wish they’d take the time to understand a little more about why people join and what they get…