Once More, a Vocabulary Primer
The horrifying crisis unfolding at Penn State reminds us, yet again, of the carelessness of language used when we write about sexual violence.
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The Rumpus Interview with Kelebohile Nkhereanye and Renee Boyd
July 24, 2011. Kelebohile Nkhereanye and Renee Boyd confidently walk up a flight of stairs inside Brooklyn’s Municipal Building City Hall that sweltering Sunday morning.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #89: The Thing That Turns You On
What is it you’re hungry for, dear one, and why?
The NYT Offends with its Sunday Book Review of Zone One
A literary novelist writing a genre novel is like an intellectual dating a porn star, right? Well that’s what New York Times book reviewer Glen Duncan thinks. In his Sunday…
Illustrations in The Joy of Sex
“The images were graphic – they showed genitals and countless sex positions – but they were also artistic, and tasteful.” BBC takes a closer look at The Joy of Sex…
The Rumpus Interview With Adrianna Luna
As it happens, Adrianna Luna and I grew up in the same neighborhood. We had mutual friends and, from time to time, we’d run into each other. A few months ago,…
On Dirty Talk
“To be clear: this isn’t about sexual repression; it’s about the sorry state of sexual expression. When did we forget how to talk dirty? Sexting transcripts are criminally boring. Craigslist…
The Rumpus Interview with Andrew Haigh
Having spent much of his working life as an editor, 38-year-old British writer-director Andrew Haigh knows very well the way that disparate scenes can be woven together to form a…
Antonia Crane Gets Bitched
“I asked Crane what becoming a writer has meant to her personally. ‘When you’ve become so seasoned at shutting down your feelings because your survival depends on it, you need…
Female Comic Characters: Sexy or Smart?
What are the implications of female characters in comics for women? This article ponders the question: who are today’s superheroines aimed to please? Laura Hudson describes how often contemporary comics…
Meet “Carla”
“Did I ever think I’d be taking my top off for rent money? No. I was in my mid-30s and had never danced before…” Lawyer-turned-stripper “Carla” shares her story of…
An Advice Column to Check Out
Rumpus contributor Anna Pulley is doling out advice as a sex columnist for Chicago newspaper RedEye. We love weekly offerings of wisdom here at the Rumpus, and thus, highly recommend…