Love for Chicago Rumpus Event
Today, Chicagoist gave us some love, announcing that they’ll be at our AWP offsite spectacular, The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago, which features an enticing line up of readers and…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Did Sugar Get ‘Shopped?
Jezebel wonders whether Vogue photoshopped Sugar/Cheryl Strayed in their recent interview. We don’t have an answer, but it’s sadly clear that Strayed doesn’t look like her beautiful self–or “like anyone,”…
USA Today‘s Letter Love
Letters in the Mail got love from USA Today! The article highlights a few letters that have already been sent and subscriber reactions.
Camille T. Dungy Book Tour
Camille T. Dungy’s book tour, which features readings from Smith Blue, Suck on the Marrow, Black Nature and other new work, begins this Saturday, February 25th, 7p.m. at Nick’s Lounge…
This Week in Calculators
Mother Jones has created a handy contraception cost calculator for the pregnancy-preventing fertile folks. It’s also highly suitable for any curious cats or interactive-feature enthusiasts.
Cheryl Strayed Podcasted!
Brad Listi interviews Cheryl Strayed for his “Other People” podcast. Listen in as Strayed talks about being Sugar and the coming out party. More topics include: “…Love, advice, self-help, narcissism,…
Hot Pink Tour
Adam Levin’s Hot Pink tour is kicking off this weekend. Events begin in San Francisco on February 26th, 1p.m. for the Jewish BookFest Panel at JCCSF and February 27th, 7p.m.…
Author Interview App
Ron Hogan is relaunching his Beatrice website as an app that will publish transcripts of feature-length interviews with authors, along with streaming video of highlights from each conversation. In order…
I Check After…
A new Twitter project called I CHECK AFTER calls on us to list one thing we do before checking our phones and computers in the morning. If we can’t think…
Dan Savage Interview
Mother Jones converses with Dan Savage about his long-term vision for the “It Gets Better” campaign and his new MTV series. Savage also dishes on whether reading about “freaky stuff”…
Weekend Features
Several not-to-be-missed essays appeared over the long weekend: Julia Goldberg’s “Wrinkles and Time,” Lauren Cerand’s “On Elegance,” and Ted Wilson’s review of circles.
Thoughts on DFW
Rumpus contributor Daniel Roberts has two pieces on David Foster Wallace in honor of what would have been his 50th birthday. This Berfois essay examines The Marriage Plot‘s Leonard Bankhead…