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Clarifying Chivalry
“I am of the opinion that a major front of “the gender wars” could be won with a simple lesson in etymology. If we merely understood the actual meanings and histories that certain loaded words contain, we could be living…
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The Rumpus Interview with Catherine Bush
Canadian novelist Catherine Bush discusses the powers—and lives—of accusation, the close relationship between work and character, and the role of the social circus, at home and in the developing world.
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The Rights of Children
Every day, my friend Laura brightens up my Facebook news feed. A gifted writer and mother of three precocious children, she relays their conversations, poignant moments, and hilarious activities with style and wit. I love her children: the deep thoughtfulness…
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Women Speaking Up
For Slate, Amanda Hess reports on a boom in the publication of personal essays about women’s issues like rape, abortion, or an eye-poppingly grotesque parasite infection that we’d rather remain ignorant of: These stories are emotionally electric, politically relevant, and powerfully…
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Relearning Patience
It’s no secret that in this day of instant everything, society as a collective whole have lost a lot of patience. Jessica Lahey at The Atlantic talks about how an assignment from her son’s school made her realize the lack…
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Rembering Wanda Coleman
Known as the “L.A. Blueswoman” and “the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles”, Wanda Coleman passed away at the age of 67 on November 22, 2013. There are some very lovely tributes to Coleman at the LA Times and at…
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Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works by Tillie Olsen
Sasha Archibald reviews Tillie Olsen’s TELL ME A RIDDLE, REQUA I, AND OTHER WORKS today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Get Your Lunch Ticket
The fourth issue of Lunch Ticket is out and it features some of our Rumpus contributors! The featured essay is by contributor and former editor Seth Fischer. Here is a taste of his essay, “How To Make Your Family Proud”:…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Chris Hadfield has some pictures to show you. SPACE pictures. Mice inherit memories, so there’s that. Maybe we found the original Alamo! Someone please buy me a hand-carved cave cathedral thanks. Atlas Obscura looks for Edo, the lost city beneath…
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My Eyes Are Watching God
In me there are many houses. In me there are many doors with glittering knobs. Around my waist is a cord full of keys.
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Yumi Sakugawa Goodness
Our resident cartoonist extraordinaire Yumi Sakugawa has some very exciting stuff coming up. 1. She’s the author of our next Letter in the Mail, going out December 4. For more information about Letters in the Mail, click here. 2. She has a…
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Italian Librarian Steals and Deals Rare Books
Who says librarians can’t also be the leaders of organized crime rings? The very man charged with protecting these treasures, Marino Massimo De Caro, a politically connected former director of the library, is accused of being at the center of…