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Lisa Dusenbery

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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
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On Race and Empathy

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
In the last few days there have been many thoughtful take-downs of the already infamous Forbes “If I were a poor black kid” column. Don’t miss Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Atlantic response…
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  • Politics

Civil Liberties Roundup

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
Here’s a video about the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, which the President will not veto, includes a provision that allows the military to detain…
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Sugar Love

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
Writer Logan Sachon included Sugar’s “The Truth that lives there” in her top five longreads of 2011. Hooray! “I’m a Sugar devotee; her columns have been such a help to…
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  • Features & Reviews

RIP George Whitman, Legendary Bookseller

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare & Company, the famous Parisian English-language bookstore, passed away yesterday. Of his 98 years of life, 60 were devoted to his bookstore (the sister shop…
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Praise for Treasure Island!!!

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
“This book is funny. I mean it. It’s pee in your pants funny. The beginning of the book which involves the unnamed narrator working at a Pet Library -exactly how…
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Fast and Slow Thinking

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 15, 2011
Psychologists believe that the brain has two complementary modes of thought. If you’re curious about the difference between system 1 (fast mode) and system 2 (slow mode), check out this…
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“Best of 2011” Remix

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
Elissa Schappell has assembled her own list of books that have not received all the love they deserve during this 2011 “best of” season. Her endorsements includes Rumpus Book Club…
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Practice Restraint

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
Electric Literature is asking us to show some restraint this holiday season with their Holiday Restraint Short Short Contest. Submit “a short short of 30 to 300 words, that uses…
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Louis CK’s Big Discovery

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
Louis CK has revealed the results of a social experiment in which he directed, self-produced, and sold his show Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theater. By doing it all…
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  • Features & Reviews

Mother Issues

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
“Perhaps the most feminist thing we can do is simply forgive our mothers whatever slights.” Reviewing The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood and Dangerous Ambition: Rebecca West and…
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Choose Books

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
Choose Books: A Gift Guide for People Who Care About Stories is Anna Clark’s incredibly detailed book gifting guide for the holiday season. In addition to the hundreds of specialized…
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Michael Alan’s Realism

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • December 14, 2011
“I’m more of a realistic artist than anything else because life always changes on us. I’m trying to embrace that rather than trying to reject it. It’s something that’s definite…
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