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Encouraging Messiness: A Conversation with Melissa Broder
Melissa Broder discusses her new novel, MILK FED.
Too Earnest for Twitter: A Conversation with Cameron Esposito
Cameron Esposito discusses her new memoir, SAVE YOURSELF.
Calling It Like It Is: Leland Cheuk’s No Good Very Bad Asian
No Good Very Bad Asian is a letter to the future, to a reality that has begun taking shape in Maryann but has yet to be fully realized.
The Jokes That Define Us
Vulture has a retrospective of 100 years of history-defining jokes. Like this one from The Producers: Springtime for Hitler, and Germany / Deutschland is happy and gay / We’re marching to…
The Rumpus Interview with Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore discusses his latest book, Secondhand Souls, the permanence of place in San Francisco, Michael Bay’s take on marine biology, and why everyone from Shakespeare nerds to goth teens trusts him to deliver laughs.
The Rumpus Interview with Bradley Somer
Author Bradley Somer discusses his latest book, Fishbowl, troublesome words, his past in archeology and anthropology, and the importance of the present moment.
The Anatomy of Funny
McGraw’s studies have led him to endorse something called the benign-violation theory, which holds that “humor only occurs when something seems wrong, unsettling, or threatening (i.e., a violation), but simultaneously…
Jokes Taught Me About Sex
This is what my parents told me about sex: nothing. Not one word. Ever.