Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Just in time for, uh, yesterday: some facts about bats. Oh, here’s that Big Picture Sandy round-up I was looking for. Speaking of, did you hear about the skeleton the…
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Vampires of the Sea
The Los Angeles Review of Books features a gorgeous review by Colin Dickey on Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise. In other words, a book on the search for the elusive and alien…
The Thimble is the Tool of the Proletariat
Whether you think Monopoly is boring, cutthroat, depressing, or an opportunity to display your impressive financial skills, we bet you didn’t know the complete history of the board game. Harper’s…
Simple Madness or Something Else?
Today is the day for ghost stories. At The New Yorker, Brad Leithauser analyzes Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” focusing on the distinction still being puzzled out by…
Arrr! What do you mean by “cucumber” walls?
Peter Mountford writes about lending a hand to the mysterious “AlexanderIII” of Moscow, who is conducting a pirated translation of his novel. What begins as an author’s dream of “overhearing”…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Mark your calendars: in September 2014 we’re going to start testing the ship that will (hopefully) bring us to Mars. Meanwhile, did you know there used to be a Miss…
2012 US Presidential Election FAQ
After you read Brian Spears’s excellent take on our current political climate and why government is actually, in fact, important, get yourself acquainted with everything you need to know about…
West Coast Showdown: The Stranger vs. The Believer
“Watch as writers from The Believer and Seattle’s The Stranger go head-to-head with tales from their youth. Jesus! LSD! Virginity! No topic is off-limits.” Featuring The Believer’s Brian McMullen, Laura Howard, and Daniel Levin Becker…
826 Valencia Quarterly: “Turn the page. Start the ignition”
826 Valencia recently released its Quarterly 16. The volume sports excellent student writing introduced by our own Isaac Fitzgerald and peppered with illustrations by artist and Rumpus contributor Wendy MacNaughton. After…
A Lifetime of Literature
Joe Queenan reads books. Lots of books. In fact, he surrounds himself with them (1,340 lay about his house to be exact). Queenan reads at least four hours a day…
Sandy Roundup
The New York Times tracks the storm and the daunting recovery effort. The Atlantic has a range of coverage on the hurricane, including political, economic, and historical perspectives. A list of resources…
Ebook Bundles Sneak New Authors to Readers
Or, at least, they could if the “humble indie bundle” scheme gains momentum. The Guardian reports on a new method of pay-what-you-can — bundled ebooks that are advertised to “support…