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Lisa Dusenbery
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AWID elects sex worker for the first time
Kay Thi Win has been elected to the International Board of the Association of Women in Development (AWID). Win is a sex worker, advocate, and the chairperson of the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers. Watch or read the speech she gave at the…
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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: Our entire show on Friday will involve tormenting the boyfriend of…
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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…
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(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…
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Seeing 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.” Wharton is one of the few…
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“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!
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LETTERS 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.
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Is 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…
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Thanks, USA Today!
Yesterday, we mentioned McDonald’s plan to pair books with Happy Meals in the UK. USA Today likes the idea, too!
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Thanks, Jezebel!
Jezebel gave love to Timothy Leo Taranto’s visual puns of literary greats. We love you back!
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The Violence of Mexican Drug Cartels
A 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…