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Lisa Dusenbery
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Thanks, The New Yorker
The New Yorker links to artist Jason Novak‘s illustrated explanation of the origins of letters in the alphabet. We love you back!
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“The 13-Week Background Check”
At The Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan links to last week’s essay by Patrick Walsh, “Guns and the American.” Thanks, Andrew, we love you back!
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Thanks, The Millions
“As an NYC neophyte, it seemed to me that The Rumpus really does love New York. And from my vantage at the back of the crowd, enjoying some of my favorite authors (and decent drinks) while rubbing elbows with fellow…
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The Week in Essays
We packed a lot of great stuff into this truncated week we just had. Here’s a recap: Lauren Fox takes on the triumvirate of love, friendship, and betrayal. Looking back at the 26 places she slept in the last year,…
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How to Be Friends With Another Woman
“It’s okay if most of your friends are guys but if you champion this as a commentary on the nature of female friendships, well, soul search a little.” Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay has created a helpful guide/manifesto on friendship…
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Checking the Box
Rumpus Funny Women editor Elissa Bassist writes for NY Mag about her experience with sexual violence, and the difficulty of finding language — as an individual and as a culture — to conceive of and communicate sexual trauma both in…
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Books Editor to Speak at OMCA!
Rumpus books editor Rebekah Otto will partake in Oakland Museum’s In-the-Mix series, speaking on the women’s movement and its relevance today. If you’re in the Bay Area, check out the conversation on Saturday, September 8th, 1-2pm at OMCA. Free with…
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Susan Straight in San Francisco
Next week, Susan Straight’s latest novel, Between Heaven and Here, will be released by McSweeney’s. This week, you can catch the California native at the following two San Francisco events. The California Historical Society Presents: “Date Palms, Eucalyptus, and Orange…
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Thanks, MetaFilter
MetaFilter links to our Sunday essay by Martha Bayne, Knocked Over: On Biology, Magical Thinking and Choice. We love you back!
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Sullivan on the Slowest Reader
Over at The Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan gives love to Benjamin Percy’s essay on the merits of slow reading. Thanks, Andrew. We love you back!
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Roxane Gay Interview
“I’m a little tired of cynicism. It’s just so easy to be cynical—and there are plenty of reasons to be cynical, and I have my very cynical moments—but in terms of my writing and the stuff that I put out…
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Knights of the BART Station
Over at the Bay Citizen, head Rumpus illustrator Jason Novak takes us to Oakland’s Rockridge BART station, where a group of local sword fighters — members of The Society for Creative Anachronism — meet to duel every Thursday. Check out Novak’s…