Vocabulary Primer
This is a vocabulary-based reference for Roxane Gay's recently published "Still With the Scarlet Letters."
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #79: Soul-Sucking Spirit Death
When people allow dark crazy thoughts to rule their actions and emotions they like to drag other people into that dark crazy space, too.
FUNNY WOMEN #58: As Seen on TV
A day in the life of a woman whose life is exactly how all TV ads think it is: The first thing I do when I wake up is dance-twirl…
Still with the Scarlet Letters
Last week journalist Mac McClelland wrote a brutal, exceptional essay for Good where she plainly discussed her experience with PTSD and her desire for violent sex as one means of coping…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #78: The Obliterated Place
You have the power to withstand this sorrow. We all do, though we all claim not to.
FUNNY WOMEN #57: That’s Absolutely Not What She Said
The infamous “She” of the “That’s What She Said” jokes has released a new tell-all book making shocking claims about the joke’s validity.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #92
GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing Guantanamo Bay Prison.
The Last Book I Loved: Mathilda Savitch
I befriended this narrator immediately—not necessarily because I agreed with her, but because I believed her.
Swinging Modern Sounds #30: What Is and Is Not Masculine
I’m writing about this profile, because I think this profile is a failure.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #77: The Truth That Lives There
Because wanting to leave is enough.
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #38: Highlight Reel
Dear L., You started walking about a month ago. At first, you could only make it five or six steps before losing your footing—before dropping, a bit violently, into a…
FUNNY WOMEN #56: This NPR Pledge Drive Is Getting Out Of Hand
Now more than ever, NPR could use your help. Facing federal cutbacks, we rely on our listeners to donate, and we’re pleased to offer some great premiums in return for…