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Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.
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    “What Every Woman Should Know”

    “What Every Woman Should Know” is an illustrated report by Rumpus contributor Susie Cagle “on the war that’s being waged against women’s health in the United States.” Don’t miss it.

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    Gabriel García Márquez Sales Are Up in Tehran

    Former Iranian prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, who is under house arrest for his opposition of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently encouraged his daughter to read Gabriel García Márquez’s News of a Kidnapping to better understand his “situation in captivity.” Since…

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    Scoring the Good Stuff

    “I don’t find it easy. I find it quite messy, an almost permanent state of not knowing what the hell you are trying to do. But it’s quite addictive, like one of those fancy drugs that are very difficult to…

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    Paging Doctor Nabokov

    “Recognizing shared experience, and wanting to, are at the basis of fiction, and the social life fiction feeds on. But psychology should do more than just take these facts for granted: it should help us explain them.” This essay examines…

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    Little Boat

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    LA Lit Journal Love

    “We want people to have fun and to foster a sense of community in this sprawling, sometimes unfathomable place.” Rumpus contributor Antonia Crane talks with Joe Donnelly, editor and co-founder of Slake, “a new, Los Angeles-focused literary journal,” for our…

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    Liao Yiwu’s Escape

    “Only by escaping this colossal and invisible prison called China could I write and publish freely. I have the responsibility to let the world know about the real China hidden behind the illusion of an economic boom — a China…

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    Laura Goode is Broke

    Rumpus contributor and author Laura Goode is Broke-Ass Stuart’s Broke Ass of the Week!

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    Special East Coast Hurricane Edition

    It’s not as good as extra batteries, but Ben Greenman’s latest graph, “Special East Coast Hurricane Edition,” is pretty great.

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    A Talk with James

    “I really hope I don’t have that responsibility of teaching people how to have sex.” Salon’s Tracy Clark-Flory talks with prolific male porn star James Deen.

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    Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee

    Morning Coffee editor Dan Weiss is on tour with his band. We will try to make due, but make no promises. For fans of middle school math and/or Egyptian mysteries: is this the world’s first protractor? Animal logos! From Purple…

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    “White Kid Sings The Blues In Guitar Shop Like It’s Nobody’s Business!”