Enter Culture War, Stage Far Right
Yesterday, while we were incapacitated, a bunch of dudes in Washington and around the media started debating something called contraception, as if hearing about it for the very first time.…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Always A Barista To Somebody
In The New York Times, Jason Diamond writes about celebrating having his work published, while the rest of the world still remembers him for his former barista days. “And while…
The Chimerist
The Chimerist, a website created by Maud Newton and Salon’s Laura Miller, launched this week, uniting “two iPad lovers at the intersection of art, stories, and technology.”
“Hit the Iron Bell Like It’s Dinnertime”
Docsorrow got a bad-ass Sugar tattoo, inspired by Dear Sugar #41: Like an Iron Bell. Who else has a tattoo to show off at next week’s coming out party?
Ode to an Era of Polish Poetry
At The New Republic, Ruth Franklin celebrates the work of the late Wislawa Szymborska, and explores the brilliance of Polish poetry throughout the last half-century. “Assuming that there weren’t any…
Life Under the City
This weekend, Anthony Horton died in a fire in a New York subway tunnel. Horton, who had made a home in the tunnels, was the co-author of Pitch Black, a…
Getting to Know Sugar
At Book Riot, Wallace Yovetich writes in anticipation of Sugar’s coming out, imploring those who have not yet experienced Sugarland to do so during this final week of anonymity. “Go…
Free Sugar Party Tickets!
Are you hoping to attend Sugar’s coming out party but lacking the funds right now? Here’s your chance to receive a free ticket: After three women offered to sponsor someone’s…
Slow-Motion Sins
At The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik follows up on his recent piece about America’s prisons, delving deeper into the moral issues surrounding mass incarceration. “The moral failings of advanced liberal…
Emma Straub on Shutting The Door
“One of the things I like about short stories is that you can place such huge importance on tiny objects and moments. If they’re there, taking up space in a…
“Living in the Shaky Place”
Jessica Valenti writes a powerful piece about her experience with PTSD after undergoing a severe illness during pregnancy and prematurely giving birth to her daughter. “I know now that the…
The Comics Journal
Exciting news: Our Rumpus Comics section is linking up with The Comics Journal, “a magazine that covers the comics medium from an arts-first perspective, and one of the nation’s most…