Rumpus Essays Editor Emeritus Roxane Gay will helm a new Internet vertical being launched by The Toast. The Butter will primarily include content drawn from submissions, although Gay herself plans on posting two to three times a week. Contributors will be paid. The Butter launches on October 15 with a “focus on cultural criticism and personal essays that make readers think and feel.”
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