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The Shining

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Reading Whitman While White

  • Han VanderHart
  • November 8, 2021
It is only by holding Whitman accountable for all of his language that we can also love other parts of his language and poetics.
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Misery Loves Company: A Conversation with Sarah J. Sloat

  • J.M. Farkas
  • December 18, 2020
Sarah J. Sloat discusses her new collection of erasure poetry, HOTEL ALMIGHTY.
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The Rumpus Interview With Danielle Trussoni

  • David Byron Queen
  • March 3, 2017
Danielle Trussoni discusses her new memoir, The Fortress, black magic, the cult of marriage, and the dark side of storytelling.
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Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight | Rumpus Music
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Albums of Our Lives: Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight

  • Whitney Van Laningham
  • February 9, 2017
Something about the twangy banjo and the melancholy vocals just made me feel less alone. And I hated being alone.
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The Rumpus Interview with Victor LaValle

  • Samuel Sattin
  • March 30, 2016
Victor LaValle discusses his latest book, The Ballad of Black Tom, patience, H.P. Lovecraft, and reinvention.
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The Rumpus Interview with Keith Lee Morris

  • Kevin Sterne
  • March 28, 2016
Keith Lee Morris discusses his latest book Traveler’s Rest, Lewis and Clark, and how writing a novel about dreams requires much more than sleep.
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The Last Book I Loved: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

  • Ilana Masad
  • January 2, 2015
I couldn’t wait to read it, but I was also infinitely patient. It’s that delayed gratification thing. I’m a sucker for it, and there are books that are worth the wait.
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Board Games for the Bookish

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • January 22, 2013
Whether you prefer the strategic maneuvers of Animal Farm or the holiday cheer of A Christmas Carol, Flavorwire has the literary board game for you. After all, nothing screams “family fun” like…
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Got Plans Tonight?

  • Brian Spears
  • October 28, 2012
You do now. Join occasional Rumpus contributors Elisa Gabbert and Sommer Browning as they live-tweet “The Shining,” tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 p.m. Pacific. Why don’t I include the…
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The Elusive Shining

  • Sam Riley
  • August 16, 2011
The first time The Shining was screened on national television, viewers were informed that the “film deals with the supernatural, as a possessed man attempts to destroy his family.” Is…
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