Eileen G’Sell

  • The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #58: James Steven Sadwith

    A self-described “actor’s director,” James Steven Sadwith has been writing, directing, and producing television movies, miniseries, and dramas for nearly three decades—and is perhaps best known for his work on the lives of Frank Sinatra and Elvis. But for Coming…

  • From the Editors: Election 2016

    From the Editors: Election 2016

    This election is critical. We are code-red. We might elect our first woman president, or we might elect a man who is at best dangerous and unqualified and at worst the end of democracy as we know it today.

  • Meet Our New Rumpus Editors!

    You may have noticed some recent changes to The Rumpus masthead. First, the sad news. Mary-Kim Arnold, our fearless Essays Editor who took over for the inimitable Roxane Gay, is leaving to pursue other projects. We wish her all the…

  • Weekend Rumpus Roundup

    First, Brandon Hicks’s most recent comic provides a guidepost for the maturing male artist. Then, in a cutting Saturday Essay, Eileen G’Sell exposes the forward-looking and regressive trends in advertising. Though Progressive’s fully-clothed and “offbeat” spokeswoman, “Flo,” is a step in the right direction,…

  • The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Brodawg Branding

    The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Brodawg Branding

    Behold: the “Cool Girl” of commercials.