Graphic Renaissance
“If a comic can serve as the mediating mask of tragedy, that might help explain why graphic novels are proving so successful in depicting not only torture and war but…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Praise for Wild
“Her account forms a charming, intrepid trial by fire, as she emerges from the ordeal bruised but not beaten, changed, a lone survivor.” Publishers Weekly reviews Rumpus contributor Cheryl Strayed’s…
End The Year Laughing Against The Machine in San Francisco
Laughter Against the Machine is doing New Years! In San Francisco! There are five shows to choose from between Thursday Dec 29 and Saturday Dec 31 at the Phoenix theatre.…
On Survival and Extinction
Guernica interviews Texas-based artist Dario Robleto about his exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center Survival Does Not Lie in the Heavens. Robleto touches on his interest in mourning or…
“Baghdad Country Club” Giveaway!
Have you read our excerpt from Joshuah Bearman’s “Baghdad Country Club” yet? If you haven’t already gone to The Atavist to get the whole story, hold up! The first five…
On Revelations
“When you write personally and intimately, difficult questions arise. Whose stories do we, as writers, have the right to tell? To what extent do we have the right to write…
Panic Attacks and Poetics
HTML Giant converses with Nate Slawson about his new book Panic Attack, USA. Slawson also discusses the American sonnet, how music led him to poetry, and author readings. “And I…
Holiday Tales
Whether you’re heading to your childhood home or staying put in your studio apartment, The Awl has a couple stories to get you in the holiday groove. Check out Amy…
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers
This past Saturday, December 17th marked the 9th year of the annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. SF Bay Guardian looks back at the history of the…
Blueprints of the Afterlife Sneak Peek
The January 3rd release date for Rumpus columnist Ryan Boudinot’s Blueprints of the Afterlife is fast approaching. i09 interviewed Boudinot about the post apocalyptic novel a while back, and now…
“Baghdad Country Club”
Rumpus bud Josh Bearman tells the tale of the Baghdad Country Club. You can preview the story before scooping it up at The Atavist and check out an excerpt here.…
Cinema’s Occupy Zeitgeist
Rumpus columnist Nicholas Rombes explores the “Occupy zeitgeist” in 2011 cinema over at Filmmaker. Rombes reveals how films such as Drive, Meek’s Cutoff, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Tree of…