The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #221: Noah C. Lekas
“Hopefully, the takeaway is the journey.”
...more
Posts Tagged: diy
This Is Joy: A Conversation with Gabrielle Civil
Gabrielle Civil discusses EXPERIMENTS IN JOY.
...more
We’re All Just Making It Up: Talking with Steve Hughes
Steve Hughes discusses his debut story collection, STIFF.
...more
Rumors, Ghosts, and Art: Talking with Jared Pappas-Kelley
Jared Pappas-Kelley discusses his forthcoming book, SOLVENT FORM.
...more
Sound & Vision: Brandon Stosuy
Allyson McCabe talks with music journalist, editor, and curator Brandon Stosuy about his path to music journalism, how the industry has changed, and what he’s working on now.
...more
Sound & Vision: Leah Hennessey
Allyson McCabe talks with Leah Hennessey, a co-creator of the DIY web series Zhe Zhe, about the art of performance in the age of Trump.
...more
Sound & Vision: Matt Sullivan
Allyson McCabe talks with Matt Sullivan, founder of Light in the Attic Records, about how he’s preserved the label’s commitment to great music while also meeting the demands of a changing, and often challenging, market.
...more
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Allison Crutchfield’s Sewing Machine
When I’m away touring, my clothes are my connection to home, my way of feeling myself.
...more
Womanly Arts
This is the hearth. This is the knot. This is home. The woman bent over a sewing machine, the steady hum of the motor, the needle rising and sinking.
...more
Podcatcher #3: Poetry Jawns
Emma Sanders and Alina Pleskova charm us with their affection for each other, DIY ethos, and belief on Poetry Jawns, what matters is the work.
...more
Swinging Modern Sounds #71: A Michael Bay Film Eating Itself
“Love,” then is not to be taken lightly here. It is being engaged at full force, megaphonically.
...moreThis Week in Posivibes: Destroy All Art
This compilation of ’90s DIY punk put out by Rock N’ Roll Parasite is the kind of well-curated survey of a time that we hope all comps will be. The bands on the record aren’t the ones you might think were your underground favorites, to the extent that you might find yourself wondering how good they […]
...morePaying for a Book Tour
Katey Schultz published her debut collection of stories, Flashes of War, through a university press. Lacking the support of a major publishing house meant Schultz ended up self-financing her book tour. To get started, she spent $12,000 on a publicist, tour manager, and airfare—about forty-percent of her yearly income—she tells The Billfold. But she knew if […]
...more
The Pie Lady’s Manifesto
During the first meeting with the man who would become my cookbook editor, I said “I’m not going to write another sweet little book about pie.”
...more
The Rumpus Interview with Therese Workman and Tyler Wood of Oh My Goodness
Therese Workman and Tyler Wood talk about growing up in Maine and what it’s like to be DIY in the music industry today.
...moreHow to Look Like You’re Reading Something Smart on the Bus
You’re a reasonable reader. You like the aesthetics of an old-fashioned paper-and-glue book, but you’re not averse to turning the virtual pages of an e-reader either. If that description sounds like you, here’s a DIY project you might like: making an old book into a Kindle case. (Physical-book purists, do NOT click the link. You […]
...moreWhat Dedication Looks Like
Remember when R. Crumb blew our minds and our concept of dedication with his thorough illustration of the Bible? That project sounded physically and emotionally exhausting. Still, he must have started a trend because artist, Matt Kish, is creating an image for every page of the epic novel, Moby Dick. That is true dedication and […]
...moreRombes Reviews Tao Lin and Megan Boyle Film
Our very own film connoisseur, Nick Rombes, reviews Tao Lin and Megan Boyle’s DIY film, Bebe Zeva, which was entirely filmed on a MacBook. The film revolves around a 17 year-old fashion blogger. “…a film like Bebe Zeva is a window not into Zeva or Boyle or Lin or even the mumblecore movement, but rather […]
...moreMorning Coffee
Still here for you, never you worry. The misfits of modern agribusiness. Design Sponge has some lovely terrariums to show you. 2010 is here, so now we have robot border guards. Landscapes made from tiny things. Evidently we are feeling cute today. (via Gerrycanavan.) So you say you want to know a thing or two […]
...more