Read Features & Reviews Interviews Politics Rumpus Original The Rumpus interview with Jeremy P. Bushnell Ricardo Herrera BandrichDecember 12, 2016 Jeremy P. Bushnell discusses his new novel, The Insides, themes of consent, and designing a post-apocalyptic board game.Read
Read Rumpus Original Television Mr. Clarke, the Real Hero of Stranger Things Stephanie GarrisonNovember 10, 2016 He’s the teacher who encourages questions beyond the class assessment, who always gets his students to open the “Curiosity Door.”Read
Read Music Rick Moody Rumpus Original Swinging Modern Sounds #73: Prince Rogers Nelson, Guitar Player: A Symposium Rick MoodyJune 23, 2016 I started thinking about additional, more slantwise ways we might talk about his legacy. What if I organized a bunch of guitar players?Read
Read Features & Reviews Interviews Rumpus Original The Rumpus Interview with Matt Bell Nicole GuapponeOctober 12, 2015 Author Matt Bell talks video games, fiction, nonfiction, politics, empathy, and his new books, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Scrapper.Read
Read Rumpus Original The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Growing Up Gaming Jonathan HarperAugust 22, 2015 “Is this inclusive or exclusive?” he asked with a creased brow. “I don’t like the idea that we’re being treated as a joke.” Read
Other From Nerd Game to Literary Glory Lyz LenzJuly 17, 2014 The role-playing fantasy game, Dungeons & Dragons, has just turned 40. And along with its enduring popularity comes a literary legacy: For certain writers, especially those raised in the 1970s…Read