FUNNY WOMEN: How to Be Adorable for Him
Laugh at all his jokes. All of ‘em.
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Posts Tagged: humor
A Certain Way of Singing: Talking with Dorthe Nors
Dorthe Nors discusses her newest novel, MIRROR, SHOULDER, SIGNAL.
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Racism’s Shadow: A Conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Maurice Carlos Ruffin discusses his debut novel, WE CAST A SHADOW.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Are You an Enemy of the People? (A Quiz)
New research shows that one in three Americans are “enemies of the people.”
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Art in Resistance: A Conversation with Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler discusses half a century of creating political art.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Upcoming Women’s Fiction Best-Sellers
What’s black, yellow, waxy, and buzzing all over? Bee sex.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #158: Paige Cooper
“The leaps that fill in the gaps between ideas are the best thing about reading.”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #153: Julie Schumacher
“I have to confess here that I never studied Shakespeare in college.”
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Honest Work with Language: Talking with Berta García Faet
Berta García Faet talks with her translator about THE ELIGIBLE AGE.
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All Tied Up and Slipping Away: Talking with Micah Perks
Micah Perks discusses TRUE LOVE AND OTHER MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
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FUNNY WOMEN: What Does It Mean When a Girl Is Quiet?
When a girl isn’t smiling, watch out! She could be about to explode.
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What Would Hannah Gadsby Do?
Hannah Gadsby reminds us that our stories matter.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Welcome to The Pink Peony, a Newsfeed for Women
Ladies, we hear you. You can stop calling, emailing, and sending us your profanity-filled invectives.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Manic Pixie Dream Girl, The Spin-Offs
Time for a flip of the gender script!
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Guy in Your MFA: An Origin Story“
A Rumpus exclusive excerpt from Dana Schwartz’s memoir, Choose Your Own Disaster, out today from Grand Central Publishing!
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Taking Control and Staking a Claim: Erin Adair-Hodges’s Let’s All Die Happy
This is lovely writing, alive, thoroughly thought, and thoroughly felt.
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Worth the Chuckles and Tears: Calypso by David Sedaris
Part of the magic of David Sedaris’s work stems from the simple truth that you really can’t laugh heartily until you’re hurting deeply.
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Having a Female Orgasm During the Trump Administration
“I am wondering if politics affect your sex life.”
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Discomfort, Desire, and Drugs: Talking with Ben Gwin
Ben Gwin discusses his debut novel, Clean Time: The True Story of Ronald Regan Middleton, the book’s unique structure, and writing satire.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Lifetime Network’s New Channel for Men
Mark your calendars, gentlemen—and watch your backs!
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Hey Ladies in Waiting
I know lots of people/the international press is making a huge deal out of everything, but it’s still just me, your girl Meghan, and my fiancé, His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales.
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What to Read When You Want to Read Funny Women
Sometimes the truth hurts. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have to hear it, and all the better if we can couch those painful truths amid laughter.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Renee Simms
Renee Simms discusses her debut collection, Meet Behind Mars, leaving law to become a writer, and writing through major life changes.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Introducing Femail, the Email System for Women
Meet your new email system Femail, for the woman who emails.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Submission Guidelines You Wish You’d Read Earlier
The words “behoove,” “cordially,” and “bedpan” are not looked upon favorably by the Dusty Jake staff.
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FUNNY WOMEN: A Makeup Look for Nuclear Anxiety
[W]hat’s more thrilling than making the world more beautiful one haggard, agitated face at a time?
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Just Doing It: A Conversation with Daniel Ortberg
Mallory Ortberg discusses their new book, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror, what it means to be a self-taught writer, and questioning gender.
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Nominations for the First Annual Woke Men Awards
The most important night for fragile male egos is nearly upon us.
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