Comments on: New & Massive: The Rumpus

By: <HTMLGIANT> » Blog Archive » Rumpus Love: Special Police-State Romp Edition

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:48:24 +0000

[...] it’s been a while since we spoke with Stephen Elliott about The Rumpus, the awesome online magazine he runs. So I thought that this would be a good time for us to check [...]

By: Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:59:09 +0000

Good post.

By: Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Good post.

By: the scowl » Blog Archive » notes from the rumpus room

the scowl » Blog Archive » notes from the rumpus room — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:05:18 +0000

[...] HTML Giant has a lengthy piece on The Rumpus and interview with Elliott up today. One interesting quote from it, taken from a larger discussion of the evolving format of the arts: But in many ways The Rumpus is working off a very old model, as is HTMLgiant. A group of writers starting a cool literary journal, like McSweeney’s or The Paris Review, where you have great writing and you raise just enough money to publish. [...]

By: KevinS

KevinS — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:37:26 +0000

That was an interesting interview. The pressures of finding so much new content every day must be pretty high. Stephen is doing a good job.
Also–Justin: I don’t think it’s been mentioned on this site yet but I want to say a public congrats on your recent book deal.

By: KevinS

KevinS — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:37:00 +0000

By: Jensen

Jensen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:17:52 +0000

Great post, Justin. Your Q&A with Stephen was really good. Like pr, I like the idea of letting new last a little longer than normal. I often feel like by the time I get around to reading a new book, everyone else has moved on and then I feel lame.

Nice article by Dan Chaon, too. I love his work but haven’t yet read his wife’s. The article was a touching and loving introduction to her work. Anyway, nice post all around.

By: Jensen

Jensen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:17:00 +0000

Nice article by Dan Chaon, too. I love his work but haven’t yet read his wife’s. The article was a touching and loving introduction to her work. Anyway, nice post all around.

By: pr

pr — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:27:51 +0000

This was FANTASTIC. I love the whole “we don’t care if it came out six months ago” or whatever. It’s so refreshing, so anti-hype. I think it’s a very smart model. Also, Right On that you are willing to make lots of missteps and so forth and plan on that because you are trying to do something- meaningful and different? Less bottom line? Something like that. Mistakes rock. That said, I hope someone gives you a huge pile a cash for your excellent lit journal.

Thanks Justin and Stephen.