GalleyCat Covers The Rumpus Launch Party

from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat  Exclusive: The Rumpus Launch Party Despite the Arctic chill and recessionary budgets, more than 300 New Yorkers attended the launch party for The Rumpus–a star-studded event with a $20 ticket. Founded by author Stephen...

Postcards From America’s Edge

from the NY Times   Nothing comes from nowhere, least of all art. Every body of work has its points of origin, its logic of personal urgency and cultural impetus, the coordinates of which are often found in an artist’s childhood. Sometimes the logic eludes us....

Chocolate Elsewhere

from the NY Times Chocolate (2008) Magnet Releasing “Jija” Yanin Vismistananda in the 2008 film “Chocolate,” directed by Prachya Pinkaew. Portrait of a Martial Artist By NATHAN LEE “Chocolate” is dedicated to “the unconditional love given to...

Kate Moss Secretly Has An IQ of 195

from flavorwire Heard in the Crowd: The Rumpus’s NYC Launch Party 12:05 pm Friday Feb 6, 2009 by Caroline Stanley OK, it’s been a long time since we’ve asked you to submit these (and it’s not like you were ever flooding HQ with material), so we’ve decided to get the...