brandon hicks
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, in “Empowerment Inc.,” Brandon Hicks satirizes those who whitewash the legitimate challenges of women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community. Then, in the Saturday Essay, Haley Swanson reaches for solace in the face of her mother’s drinking problem and…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks exercises his satirical muscle in “The Cartoonists: Profiles.” Then, in the Saturday Essay, Steven D. Howe bravely exposes his relationship with his father to the light, a relationship bruised by alcoholism and Howe’s own fear of perpetuating the cycle of…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks mocks the electoral process in his illustrated narrative, “God Is Dead: Campaign Coverage.” Then, in the Saturday Essay, Kade Walker remembers her grandmother, a private woman of Jamaican descent who is too proud to tell her family she…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks unveils a triptych of “Quick-Takes” illustrating his irreverent views on nature, famous trees, and the rapture. Then, in the Saturday Essay, Ashley Inguanta mourns for her best friend who passed away years ago. The two of them met as children and…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks brings us an illustrated retrospective of the works of Franklin “Boobs & Butt” Barber. Then, in the Saturday Rumpus Review of Todd Haynes’s movie Carol, Sean Donovan considers how this new film fits into Haynes’s other works that focus on…
