If anything, the Internet has amplified the echo chamber so all the big online magazines are focusing on the same stories. The Web was supposed to diversify content and so far it hasn’t. We’re focused on culture but not “ People-Magazine culture.†We want to introduce readers to things they might not have heard of yet. The Rumpus is not going to worry about being the first to break the news. The original content is primarily reviews of books, movies, and music as well as short interviews and personal essays along with reprints of essays published in literary journals not available online. The is an online magazine focused on culture with some politics (the subtitle is Books, Music, Art, Media, Film, Politics, Sex, Other - which kind of says it all). The Rumpus is really worth it.Įdited by Stephen Elliott, The Rumpus has fantastic original content, themed blogs (on music, film, etc.), and "Around the Web" - amazing bits of writing and video that, for some reason, no one else noticed, but everyone should see. With the cacophony of media clamoring for attention these days, believe us, we wouldn't add anything to your list of daily stimuli unless it was really, really worth it. In the meantime, you must all go check out, the most fabulous new magazine created in the last five centuries. We are poring over every submission and will be responding to contributors soon. Thanks to everyone who submitted stories, poems, photos, songs, and films.
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