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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Mid-century political prisoner’s last letter to her daughter. 19th Century professional mourners. 18th Century brains. 50,000 year old genomes. Jurassic era previously unknown pterosaurs.
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Have Pen, Will Art-Blog Redux
Steve Brodner is back! Lest you accuse us of being politically biased, here he is live-blogging the Democratic National Convention for The Nation. Get ready for more hand-drawn satire, after the jump:
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To Give A Girl Her Voice Back
“I lose faith daily. Still. I don’t ever have “writer’s block” (I’m not ever sure I believe in it), but I do let writing go all the time. I now understand that’s just part of my personal process, and I…
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Susan Straight in San Francisco
Next week, Susan Straight’s latest novel, Between Heaven and Here, will be released by McSweeney’s. This week, you can catch the California native at the following two San Francisco events. The California Historical Society Presents: “Date Palms, Eucalyptus, and Orange…
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Thanks, MetaFilter
MetaFilter links to our Sunday essay by Martha Bayne, Knocked Over: On Biology, Magical Thinking and Choice. We love you back!
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Sullivan on the Slowest Reader
Over at The Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan gives love to Benjamin Percy’s essay on the merits of slow reading. Thanks, Andrew. We love you back!
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Thomas Allen’s Beautiful Evidence
Thomas Allen, an artist who spent his summers “devoted to paging through (and tearing pages from) old science books, encyclopedias and primary readers” in the name of art, has an exhibition featuring his most recent work opening on Sunday, September…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hey dudes, want to pour some lava on some ice? In the (near) future you won’t have to touch anything. Sometimes it is important to read one star reviews of undeniably great movies. Evidently bird funerals are a thing. A…
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Notable San Francisco: 9/3-9/9
This week in San Francisco! Happy September Monday 9/3: Quiet Lightning takes it outside with a potluck picnic and reading at the Conservatory of Flowers in GG Park, featuring music by Quijeremá and Ash Reiter. 4:30, Free. Tuesday 9/4: Free…
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Weekend Essay Roundup
Happy Labor Day, everyone! We hope you’re able to take it easy today. If you’re planning on knocking around the Rumpus for a bit, check out these fantastic essays we posted over the weekend. You won’t regret it: Jake Cline…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s Labor Day, so we’re going to take things easy on the site today. You know what are rad? Unions and labor rights.
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Vonnegut’s Marriage Contract
In his first marriage, Vonnegut was reduced to making out a contract with his wife to get all the relevant chores done. Those of you who are co-habiting or planning to do so in the forseeable future may find this…