The Rumpus Top 30 of 2019
We share our thirty most-read pieces of 2019!
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Posts Tagged: nato green
Lit Crawl SF 2019: An Evening with The Rumpus
Come feel the literary love, Rumpus style!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/16–10/22
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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Introducing Lamoishe and Hezbollah Schoenfeld
I nearly got disowned over my decision not to pass on the family name.
...moreLit Crawl SF 2018: An Evening with The Rumpus
Come feel the literary love, Rumpus style!
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Notable San Francisco: 10/17–10/23
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Creating New Possibilities: Talking with Nato Green
Comedian Nato Green discusses performing political standup, revolutionaries, and the way forward for tired capital-L Leftists.
...moreS.F. Lit Crawl 2017: An Evening with The Rumpus
Come feel the literary love, Rumpus style!
...moreNotable San Francisco: 10/11–10/17
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreNotable San Francisco: 7/12–7/18
Wednesday 7/12: National Book Award winner Julia Glass (Three Junes) reads from her newest novel, A House Among the Trees. Free, 7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books on the Park. Thursday 7/13: RADAR Productions collaborates with Nomadic Press to present July’s edition of the Queer Reading Series at the San Francisco Public Library. As usual, there will be cookies. […]
...moreNotable San Francisco: 12/28–1/3
Wednesday 12/28: Back in the day, when Isaac Fitzgerald used to host the monthly Rumpus variety show at The Make-Out Room, comedian Nato Green was a frequent and popular guest. Tonight, he’ll be headlining at The Punch Line. That’s a good bet for a good time. $18 plus two drink minimum, 8 p.m., The Punch […]
...moreJob Insecurity 101
At California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland, adjunct faculty have been trying for two years to win their first union contract. They are part of the Service Employees International Union’s Faculty Forward movement, through which some 13,000 adjuncts at fifty colleges across the nation have unionized in the last three years. In […]
...moreNato Green Stand-Up Showcase
Tonight, comedian Nato Green—who just joined us for our S.F. LitCrawl event—is hosting a live stand-up comedy showcase with comedians Will Durst, Kate Willett, Kelly Anneken, Josef Anolin, Natasha Muse, Dash Kwiatkowski, and Shanti Charan. The event will be held at Doc’s Lab in San Francisco. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. More information and […]
...moreJoin The Rumpus at SF LitCrawl
People of the San Francisco Bay Area! This year’s Litquake festival is already underway, with outstanding performances happening all over town. Come help us cap off the whole shebang at The Make-Out Room on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. this Saturday!
...moreFuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus
If you’re in San Francisco this weekend, don’t miss our LitCrawl event, “Fuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus”! Saturday, October 18th, 8:30–9:30 p.m., The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. With readings by Molly Antopol, Courtney Moreno, and Maisha Z. Johnson! Comedy by Nato Green and Bucky Sinister! Music by the incomparable Jane Lui! […]
...moreW. Kamau Bell and Nato Green Tonight in the Mission
Rumpus pal W. Kamau Bell got all fancy and moved to New York to host his hilarious TV show Totally Biased. But we haven’t forgotten his San Francisco roots, and neither has he—he’ll be performing tonight at The Chapel on Valencia St with Karinda Dobbins and Nato Green, another friend of the site. Check out event […]
...more“The Nato Sessions” Premiere This Monday!
Hey San Francisco! This Monday, April 8th is the premiere of The Nato Sessions: Live Conversating & Podcastery with Famous Smart People, hosted by comedian and Rumpus contributor Nato Green, and featuring literary and comedic figures such as Gerard Jones, Ayelet Waldman, Mort Sahl and Helene Wecker. It’s a series that runs every Monday for […]
...moreNon-fan Nato’s Guide to Super Bowl Rioting
As the 49ers head to the Super Bowl, San Francisco can’t stuff its excitement into a hemp messenger bag fast enough. In one season, our City—Bill O’Reilly’s favorite punchline for everything fey and un-American—may defeat the nation in baseball and football. It almost makes me want to bring a rodeo to the Cow Palace so […]
...moreDisasters are live-action infomercials for big government…
Comedian Nato Green writes about Hurricane Sandy, the NYU hospital evacuation, and the contrast between the merit of big government and the villainization of all things public.
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The Rumpus Interview with Nato Green
“The first assumption people make when they think about comedy and social movements is that our role is to change the minds of people who disagree with us politically, but that’s both incorrect and simplistic.”
...moreNato Green Interview
Rooftop Comedy talks with comedian Nato Green about his new CD, political humor, audience reactions, and fatherhood. After you read the interview, scoop up a ticket for tonight’s Celebration of Written Correspondence to see Green in action!
...moreNato Green Live Recording
Rumpus friend and comedian Nato Green will record a live album at The New Parish on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. East Bay Express profiles Green, and lets us know what to expect at tomorrow’s event. “Green promises to throw a few curveballs at the album recording, and says he’s prepared […]
...moreIron Comic
Rumpus friends Kyle Kinane and Nato Green will be performing at the Punch Line Comedy Club in San Francisco next Tuesday, May 1st at 8pm. Get your tickets here!
...moreComedy SuperPAC
Two of our favorite comedians, W. Kamau Bell and Nato Green are teaming up to present Comedy SuperPAC: Promoting Good Comedy & Great Causes Since 2012! The weekly stand-up comedy showcase will be held at San Francisco’s Hemlock Tavern on Mondays from March 12 to May 7. Click here for more info and the guest […]
...more“We Love You From the Start” (Today!)
The Rumpus and the Bay Citizen are excited to announce our next monthly event, “We Love You From the Start.” August’s event features a slew of brilliant writers: Melissa Febos, Brendan Constantine, Steve Fainaru, and Steve Almond. Nato Green is bringing the comedic entertainment! And there will be musical performance by the amazing Unwoman. August […]
...moreNotable San Francisco, This Week: 2/7-2/13
This week in San Francisco, get in bed with Quiet Lightning, Microscopic Giant at Space Gallery, Laughter Against The Machine, Andrew Foster Altschul’s book launch, Literary Death Match, Stephen Elliott reads at BANG OUT X: Tough Love, and the Anger Management Reading Series presents Hostile Takeover. Monday 2/7: Put it to Bed, literally, at Quiet […]
...moreThe Rumpus Interview with W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell wants stand-up comedy to be seen as an art form enjoyed by hip, educated people. He’s on a mission to raise the IQ and literacy of comedy audiences
...moreNotable San Francisco, This Week: 11/15-11/21
This week in San Francisco: readings, readings, readings! Porchlight, Tenderloin #7, and Naked Minds will keep your craving for words at bay, Nato Green hosts Iron Comic at the Punchline, and Fifty24SF brings science-y new art to the Lower Haight with The Undivided Mind. Monday 11/15: This month’s Porchlight reading features conversations with members of […]
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