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Album of the Week: She-Devils by the She-Devils

Coming from Montreal’s notable music scene, the She-Devils, Audrey Ann Boucher and Kyle Jukka, approach their music-making more as visual artists than songwriters. Boucher draws and paints cartoon-influenced images, including…

The Rumpus Interview with Kea Wilson

Kea Wilson discusses her debut novel We Eat Our Own, the influence of film on her work, and what she's learned from working as a bookseller.

The Rumpus Interview with Manuel Gonzales

Manuel Gonzales talks about his new novel, The Regional Office is Under Attack!, transitioning from nonprofit work to teaching, and how to zig when a trope wants you to zag.

Rewrite, Reboot, Remix

Rewriting the classics has become a stale and risk-averse strategy. But that shouldn’t spoil the fun of our larger culture of remixing.

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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Kill Bob

Kill Bill is revolutionary because it disrupts both content and genre, beautifully showcasing what these superhero-action stories so consistently overlook, while embodying the success of what the genre could achieve.

Django Take #1: Good is the Enemy of Great

Look, we’re going to have to make a decision about Quentin Tarantino.

Django Take #2: We Have Arrived

L.S.B. That’s what my crew called themselves. Light Skinned Bitches. I refused to say it. The light-skinned part.

Django Take #3: (Re)chained

Django is not a movie with “villains.” Instead, the movie itself is villainous.

Django Take #4: Substance Amidst Spectacle

There is an unpleasant moment about halfway through Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Django Unchained.

Django Take #5: Paving the Road to Hell

The problem with Tarantino’s Django Unchained is that it’s a very good movie. Wildly entertaining, expertly made, and very fun to watch. I loved almost every second of the watching…

Notable New York, This Week 12/14 – 12/20

This week in New York, lit mags The Faster Times, The Rumpus, Gigantic and Open City throw holiday parties, James Gallery holds Pornography in the City panel, Nick Flynn and…

The Eyeball #28: Movie Binge

My family was recently out of town for a five days, leaving me home alone with over 800 pages (no exaggeration) of student work to read and comment upon. My…

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