Posts by: Lisa Dusenbery
“a flaming Apache helicopter flown by a nude Vladimir Putin”
Kottke linked to our Super Bowl Preview for People Who Don’t Know Football.
Thanks, Kottke! We love you back!
...moreAWID elects sex worker for the first time
SOME GUY’S GIRLFRIEND FUCKED HIM OVER
Tomorrow evening, The Chris Gethard Show will take the stage at Eureka Theatre as part of SF Sketchfest.
The title of the show is “Some Guy’s Girlfriend Fucked Him Over.” Here’s why:
...moreOur entire show on Friday will involve tormenting the boyfriend of a female fan of TCGS who sold out her boyfriend for her own amusement.
Saeed Jones Joins BuzzFeed!
We’re thrilled that Rumpus contributor Saeed Jones is the new editor of BuzzFeed LGBT.
Read the just-released BuzzFeed LGBT manifesto, and we’re sure you’ll share our excitement.
Another reason to celebrate: Saeed’s first BuzzFeed piece, “How Men Fight for Their Lives” was reprinted from the Rumpus!
...more(Thumb!) Wrestling Masks and Knuckle Tats
Pen & Ink duo Wendy MacNaughton and Isaac Fitzgerald were commissioned by McSweeney’s to create temp tats for children.
The result: Six (Temporary) Tattoos to Give Yourself At Home. Plus a handy chart for temporary tattoo “guns” rated for usability and permanent-ness.
...moreSeeing What Wharton Saw
Jason Diamond writes about how he came to a deeper understanding of Edith Wharton, her work, and the New York neighborhood where she grew up and which Diamond “once tried so hard to avoid.”
...moreWharton is one of the few great fiction writers whose work takes on a different meaning when you begin to understand her views on design.
“I Hoped My Insurance Company Wouldn’t Find Out”
The Billfold praised Seth Fischer’s essay on mental illness and “empathy and cruelty and survival.”
Thanks, The Billfold! We love you back!
...moreLETTERS TO EACH OTHER III
If you’re participating in Letters to Each Other, make sure you get your letter sent off today!
Click here for more on how to partake in the program.
...moreIs PTSD Contagious?
At Mother Jones, Mac McClelland reports on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in veterans and their families.
“Medical journals note some family members of vets exhibit symptoms ‘almost identical to PTSD.’ Except the ‘T’ is their loved one’s behavior.”
(You can read our Rumpus interview with McClelland here.)
...moreThanks, USA Today!
Thanks, Jezebel!
Jezebel gave love to Timothy Leo Taranto’s visual puns of literary greats.
We love you back!
...moreThe Violence of Mexican Drug Cartels
...moreA bitterly violent war against Mexican Drug Cartels wages on across the U.S. border. Tens of thousands are being murdered, and over a million are being forced to flee their homes. U.S. laws and policy play a major role in the conflict’s violence.
Thanks, Fleshbot!
In their Fieldguide to Ashley Blue, Fleshbot cites our interview with the porn actress and author.
We love you back!
...morePen & Ink, The Book!
Big news from Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald and artist Wendy MacNaughton:
Pen & Ink, the duo’s Tumblr devoted to tattoos and the stories behind them, will be made into a book!
The book promises favorite classics along with never before seen pieces.
...moreListening Love
Pitchfork wrote about our recently concluded Real Man Adventures series, which featured eight original songs inspired by chapters in T Cooper’s new memoir-cum-literary scrapbook.
Thanks, Pitchfork, we love you back!
If you missed the series, head over here to find all eight songs in one place.
...moreElementary School Shooting
Our thoughts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. There are no words.
...moreThanks, The Chronicle
In their 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, The Chronicle of Higher Education endorsed our Letters for Kids subscription:
“1 more thing for kids: The Rumpus’s Letters for Kids project will mail your child a letter every few weeks from a children’s / young adult author.
...moreLuna Love
In their Field Guide to Adrianna Luna, Fleshbot gave a shout-out to our interview with Adrianna, which delves into her road to porn stardom.
Thanks, Fleshbot, we love you back!
...moreThe New Sincerity
In a New York Times op-ed that’s been making its way around the internet, Christy Wampole asserts that irony is the ethos of our age.
At The Atlantic, Jonathan D. Fitzgerald argues that she has it backwards.
“All across the pop culture spectrum, the emphasis on sincerity and authenticity that has arisen has made it un-ironically cool to care about spirituality, family, neighbors, the environment, and the country.
...moreThanks, The Atlantic
In discussing Kurt Vonnegut’s theory that you’re only allowed to be in love three times in a life, The Atlantic cites and praises our recent interview with Nanette Vonnegut, the late author’s daughter.
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...moreBehind the Scenes
“Stepping back I think about how authenticity and growth were at the heart of every conversation I had with The Rumpus’ staff, and how the two are inescapably intertwined.”
We’re thrilled by the kinds words from the The Bold Italic, in their profile (complete with illustrations) of Rumpus rock star editors Stephen Elliott, Isaac Fitzgerald, Julie Greicius, and Paul Madonna.
...more“Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt”
Three years ago yesterday, in honor of Kurt Vonnegut’s birthday, we reprinted Steve Almond’s homage to the late author, “Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt.”
“The main thing was that Vonnegut made an impact on readers. He wasn’t one of those recluses who hid behind coy fictional guises.
...more“Some Case Studies in Failure”
“X—well, X is just failing. At taking vitamins. At fully committing himself to the idea of dental hygiene. At opening beer bottles and wine bottles and most bottles made of non-synthetic material. Give X something with a metal lid, and he’ll give it right back to you.”
Failure is front and center in Rumpus interviews editor Rebecca Rubenstein‘s new short story at Used Furniture Review.
...morePolling Preparation
One commenter shared a few great suggestions in response to today’s Week in Greed.
Maura says:
...more1. To find your polling place, you can text “FIND” to 228466. It will ask for your address and then tell you your polling location.
Joke or Treat
Sandy Roundup
Mother Jones is a good place for ongoing updates. Yesterday, their Climate Desk spoke with elderly NYC residents trapped without power.
Our own Michelle Dean writes about “FEMA, Inequality and the Need for Better Government.”
“Where Did All the Gasoline Go?” The Atlantic has some answers.
...moreAll-Story and The Conversation
Zoetrope’s fiction quarterly, Zoetrope: All-Story is offering slices of cinematic history to lucky subscribers.
Subscribe to the magazine before November 15th and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win one of fifty original 35mm frames from Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed film The Conversation.
...moreWest Coast Showdown: The Stranger vs. The Believer
“Watch as writers from The Believer and Seattle’s The Stranger go head-to-head with tales from their youth. Jesus! LSD! Virginity! No topic is off-limits.”
Featuring The Believer’s Brian McMullen, Laura Howard, and Daniel Levin Becker and The Stranger‘s Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, and Bethany Jean Clement.
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