Coney Island
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #182: Valerie Nieman
“We’re all freaks, all wanderers, all seekers.”
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: A Coney Island of the Mind
My money is no good here. I may wear the clothes or speak the language, but something in my manner always betrays me as foreign. Despite my chosen title, I do not belong in Brooklynstan.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jami Attenberg
Author Jami Attenberg discusses her new novel, Saint Mazie, how to write about fun, guilt-free sex, and the secret to writing productively.
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Notable New York, This Week 8/31 – 9/5
This week in New York Kristen Hersh is a Rat, Karen Hayes and Victoria Bruce are held Hostage, Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates with storytelling, Ian Hobson plays for us, Stephanie White sings Philthy, Coney Island goes Rockabilly while Randalls Island…
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Sideshow Seduction: The Rumpus Interview with Heather Holliday
Heather Holliday was the youngest sword swallower in the world when she first began performing at Coney Island’s Sideshow by the Seashore. Before her act, where she ingests two feet of steel with the grace of a ballerina, the host…