The Rumpus unveils El Alboroto, a new Spanish-language vertical
The Rumpus has launched El Alboroto, a Spanish-language vertical dedicated to commissioning original work—across criticism, essays, interviews, fiction, poetry, and comics—led by Alejandra Márquez and Vasthi Jean-Michel. The initiative follows a revival by Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman and aligns with a broader Rumpus 2.0 strategy rooted in California.
Record-Breaking Solar Close-Up Reveals Rippling Instabilities on the Sun
Captured at 416 nm by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui, the highest-resolution image of the Sun’s photosphere reveals Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability and features smaller than 12 miles across, offering new clues to magnetic energy build-up and solar heating.
Renaissance echoes, modern matter: Suzanne Jongmans portraits made from the thrown-away
Suzanne Jongmans fashions Renaissance-style portraits from padded packaging, fruit mesh, and even copper coils salvaged from appliances, pairing humble materials with velvet, deep backdrops, and composed sitters. Works like In Resonance, Kindred Spirits Childhood, and a pandemic self-portrait, In the Midst of It All, explore femininity, concealment, and the place of wonder in a technologized age.