The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jesse Ball
Jesse Ball discusses his new novel, Census, the inherent sinister nature of institutions, and creating imaginary authors.
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The Power of a T-Shirt
In the latest Lenny Letter, Lena Waithe discusses how she learned how to express her identity through fashion in the vintage tee section of a thrift shop: The shirt wasn’t…
Library Queries
Before there was Google, there was the New York Public Library. Library patrons could query librarians by writing out questions on notecards. The NYPL found a set of vintage cards,…
What Words Used to Look Like
If Rumpus readers have one thing in common, it’s that we all love words—their meanings, their sounds, even their shapes. If you have a particular affection for the way words…