Thanks, Fleshbot!
In their Fieldguide to Ashley Blue, Fleshbot cites our interview with the porn actress and author. We love you back!
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Pen & Ink, The Book!
Big news from Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald and artist Wendy MacNaughton: Pen & Ink, the duo’s Tumblr devoted to tattoos and the stories behind them, will be made into a…
Listening Love
Pitchfork wrote about our recently concluded Real Man Adventures series, which featured eight original songs inspired by chapters in T Cooper’s new memoir-cum-literary scrapbook. Thanks, Pitchfork, we love you back! If you missed…
Elementary School Shooting
Our thoughts are with the victims of the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. There are no words.
Thanks, The Chronicle
In their 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, The Chronicle of Higher Education endorsed our Letters for Kids subscription: “1 more thing for kids: The Rumpus’s Letters for Kids project will mail your child a letter…
The New Sincerity
In a New York Times op-ed that’s been making its way around the internet, Christy Wampole asserts that irony is the ethos of our age. At The Atlantic, Jonathan D. Fitzgerald…
Thanks, The Atlantic
In discussing Kurt Vonnegut’s theory that you’re only allowed to be in love three times in a life, The Atlantic cites and praises our recent interview with Nanette Vonnegut, the late author’s…
Behind the Scenes
“Stepping back I think about how authenticity and growth were at the heart of every conversation I had with The Rumpus’ staff, and how the two are inescapably intertwined.” We’re…
“Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt”
Three years ago yesterday, in honor of Kurt Vonnegut’s birthday, we reprinted Steve Almond’s homage to the late author, “Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt.” “The main thing was that Vonnegut made…
“Some Case Studies in Failure”
“X—well, X is just failing. At taking vitamins. At fully committing himself to the idea of dental hygiene. At opening beer bottles and wine bottles and most bottles made of…
Polling Preparation
One commenter shared a few great suggestions in response to today’s Week in Greed. Maura says: 1. To find your polling place, you can text “FIND” to 228466. It will ask for…