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Join NOW!This month’s Believer Magazine has got a cornucopia of fall’s literary treats and some are available in full on their website. Here’s a review of Andrew Foster Altschul’s Deus Ex Machina, the Rumpus’ Book Club selection back in December. If you don’t remember, the book is something like ”a dark fable about the depravities of […]
...moreThe Rumpus Book Club talks with Andrew Foster Altschul about Deus Ex Machina, Reality TV, the loss of truth, and what it’s like to visit a porn set in the name of research.
...moreReading the first 2/3 of Andrew Foster Altschul’s Deus Ex Machina felt like I was watching television. Which is appropriate, as it documents the creation of a television show: The Deserted, which is Survivor meets Big Brother meets Man vs. Wild, except none of the contestants have quite the knack of Bear Grylls, and instead […]
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