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Zoë Ruiz in Conversation with Micah Perks

Don’t miss this interview at The Believer between former Rumpus Managing Editor Zoë Ruiz and contributor Micah Perks on Perks’s new novel, What Becomes Us—a story told from the point of view of twin fetuses inside the main character. Topics discussed include…

Kahlo vs. Kardashian: The Subversive Potential of the Female Self-Portrait

Where does the line between the self-portrait and the selfie fall?

Is Gender F***ing with Our Fantasies?

To lift the censorship, degradation, and foreclosure of girls’ fantasies, we may have to investigate the gendered limitations on how we think about early loves, impulses, celebrity crushes, and maybe, sexually stirring gentleman pirates.

FUNNY WOMEN #143: Feminism, the Quiz

How often do you dissemble power structures with equal-opportunity daredevildom?

FUNNY WOMEN #142: How to Be a Female Boss

An important part of being a female manager is letting the world know that you can have it all.

The Rumpus Interview with Arielle Greenberg

Arielle Greenberg talks about her new collection, Locally Made Panties, the possibility of feminist pornography, and curating her Rumpus column, (K)ink: Writing While Deviant.

Winning the Game of Thrones Like a Girl

The days of testosterone-fueled warmongering are long past. Instead, at the end of Season 6, the queens reign, stronger than ever.

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This Week in Short Fiction

In a darkly humorous new story at n+1, Jen George questions the qualifications of being “adult,” gives thirty-somethings across the world nightmares, and packs in plenty of social criticism while…

Female Friendships and Online Literary Sexism

As an essayist who often writes from personal experience and who’s working on a memoir, I believe deeply it is a feminist act for women to tell their stories.

PJ Harvey - 50 Foot Queenie | Rumpus Music

Woman-Size: Female Image-Making and PJ Harvey

A raw video of a diminutive woman howling “I’m the king of the world!” and nearly eating the camera was a welcome assault on late-night TV. It’s why I stayed up on a school night.

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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Informing Form

She was a physical, as opposed to a media, reality to me—someone with a voice to be addressed rather than a flattened image.

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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Kill Bob

Kill Bill is revolutionary because it disrupts both content and genre, beautifully showcasing what these superhero-action stories so consistently overlook, while embodying the success of what the genre could achieve.

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