When The Tear Gas Comes
Raw footage of what appears to be police in Ferguson firing tear gas at Al Jazeera America:Related Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleWorn Stories Book Trailer
The trailer for the new collection, Worn Stories, a collection of stories about clothing and memory that has been edited by Emily Spivack since 2010. Contributors include Marina Abramovic, Greta...
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The Drop In 124 Words (Spoilers)
Bartending, the monologue: what a is a drop bar? The bartender buys a round, he’s a nice guy, the owner of the bar is a little cheap, then they get robbed, the police, the tough Chechens, it turns out...
View ArticleIsaac And The Tattoo
Rumpus family member Isaac Fitzgerald has an amazing book coming out. Done in collaboration with Rumpus cartoonist Wendy MacNaughton, Pen And Ink is the story behind the tattoos. Come to the Pen And...
View ArticleThe Ebola Nurse
A nurse returning from Sierra Leone, where she had been fighting Ebola, wrote an essay about her quarantine. The New York Times has more details on the story. What was most surprising, though, was...
View ArticleInteresting Retreat
The poet Sparrow and Gillian Kendall are hosting a writing retreat in early December.Related Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleWhat Does Hitler Think When Slow Down Sally’s Trade Is Vetoed?
This is something that happened in my fantasy football league, and I want the world to see it: Related Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleI Haven’t Read This Book
But check out the website for the novel Us Conductors. It’s probably a very good book, seeing as it’s published by Tin House, and we interviewed the author. Either way, the design and navigation of the...
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Give the Gift of The Rumpus!
There’s still time to give the gift of The Rumpus this holiday season! And remember, we’re upgrading everyone from regular to priority shipping to make sure your gifts arrive on time!This year, we’ve...
View Article50 Shades of Boycott This Movie
Jamie Dornan visited a dungeon to help him get into the starring role in 50 Shades of Grey. Here’s what the open minded actor had to say about it:I went there, they offered me a beer, and they did…...
View ArticleSerial goes Biggie
How much overlap between Serial and Notorious B.I.G. fans? A biggie amount. And how awesome if the next Serial tried to find Biggie’s killer?—via EpicRelated Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleTesting storing audio directly on The Rumpus using 24 hour pharmacy by The...
Look, a music player. Just press the button: https://s3.amazonaws.com/therumpus-test/24-Hour+Pharmacy+Run.mp3I love The Size Queens. This song is a jam.Related Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleDavid Carr
David Carr, Times Media Critic, passed away last night at age 58.Here’s an interview I did with Carr after the publication of his memoir, The Night Of The Gun. He will be missed.Related Posts:No...
View ArticleKink Positive Therapists Endorsed by The Rumpus
In New York, Dulcinea Pitagora. She holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and a Master of Social Work from New York University, and is pursuing a PhD in Human...
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An Oral History of Myself #15: Neil Elliott
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than most people of that age. What’s...
View ArticleHappy Baby, Now Available for Rental or Purchase!
Over two years ago we decided to make the first Rumpus produced movie out of my novel Happy Baby. Today, Happy Baby is finally available for rent or purchase on Vimeo!It was Dave Eggers’s fault. He had...
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Dear McSweeney’s: Two Letters from Stephen Elliott
Below we’ve reprinted two letters written by Rumpus Founder and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Elliott. The first appeared in McSweeney’s Issue 12, published in November 2003, and the second appeared on...
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The Great Film Festival Swindle
“If you’re in the con game and you don’t know who the mark is… you’re the mark.” —David Mamet“Never pay an entry fee. If they won’t give you a waiver they aren’t interested in the film.” —Major film...
View ArticleAll the Rage
Martin Moran does the solo show that became his new memoir, All the Rage:Purchase the book from Book Soup.Related Posts:No related posts…
View ArticleThe Rumpus Film Festival Email List
If you live in LA, and want to be reminded about The Rumpus LO-FI Los Angeles Film Festival. Write your email here.Related Posts:No related posts…
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