Rumpus Exclusive: “Journalists Invade Former Soviet Union”
The missionaries seemed concerned. I figured it was too late for that.
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Posts Tagged: Lithuania
The Mystery Tugs: Talking with Joel Mowdy
Joel Mowdy discusses his debut story collection, FLOYD HARBOR.
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A Rare Bird in the World: Talking with Birute Putrius
Birute Putrius discusses her second novel, THE LAST BOOK SMUGGLER.
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Finding Atonement in the #MeToo Era
There is no greater act of love than to hold someone accountable for their mistakes.
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The Night Is Itself a Novel: Talking with Lidija Dimkovska
Lidija Dimkovska discusses A Spare Life, living through the break-up of Yugoslavia, her writing style, and where she now feels most at home.
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 3/28–4/3
Tuesday 3/28: Lithuania, NE-HI, and Laser Background. 7:30 p.m. at PhilaMOCA, $10. Moving Sale! 12 p.m.–8 p.m. at R&D Vinyl, free. Wednesday 3/29: Excuse My Dust: Poetry and Humor. Featuring: Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, Chris McCreary, and Nicole Yates. 7 p.m. at Good Good Comedy Theater, $5.
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 3/21–3/27
Tuesday 3/21: Movie Screening, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. 8 p.m. at Tattooed Mom, Doors at 7:15 p.m., $4. Science After-Hours: Cosmos. 7 p.m.–10 p.m., The Franklin Institute, $20 for non-members, $15 for members. Jason Paul & the Know It Alls, the Whips, Ruby Buff, and Little Kicks. 7 p.m. at PHÅRMÅCY. $5–$7. Wednesday 3/22: […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her latest book, The Small Backs of Children, war, art, the chaos of experience, and that photograph of the vulture stalking the dying child in the Sudan that won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Sound & Vision: Daniel Mintseris
Keyboardist and programmer Daniel Mintseris discusses his work with St. Vincent and Annie Clark, coming to the US from Lithuania at nineteen, and the difference between traditional composition and writing music on instinct using cutting-edge technology.
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