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Mark Peters takes a look at the linguistic and cultural meanings behind America’s favorite new idiom: “gay marry.”You know, as in…“‘I going [sic] to do unspeakable things to this sandwich. Like...
View ArticleMore on PTSD
This past Monday, we linked to a piece in Good by friend of The Rumpus Mac McClelland that detailed her struggle with PTSD and her use of violent sex to help ease it. On Friday, Jezebel posted an open...
View ArticleBoycotting for Balance
There’s been a couple articles as of late suggesting we change the way we deal with social inequity—by pointedly not participating in its fulfillment. Instead of setting our sights on the people...
View ArticleSuburbia Saving
An emerging movement seeks to orient suburbs around farms rather than golf courses. “According [to] the American Farmland Trust, more than 6 million acres of agricultural land in the United States were...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street Update
“The paper’s tone is revolutionary: ‘What is occurring on Wall Street right now is remarkable. For over two weeks, in the great cathedral of capitalism, the dispossessed have liberated territory from...
View ArticleLibraries as Incubator
The recently launched Libraries as Incubator Project seeks to broaden the public’s notion of libraries “by celebrating the ways that they nurture arts communities around the country.” Check out the LIP...
View ArticleThat GOOD Lovin’
“Want something more in your mailbox than catalogs and bills? Longing for correspondence more inspiring than an endless stream of text messages and Facebook status updates?”GOOD gave Letters in the...
View ArticleMass Unfriending
“The idea of ‘cleaning out’ Facebook friends is getting more popular: The percentage of people unfriending other Facebook members rose from 56 percent in 2009 to 63 percent in 2011. In gross terms,...
View Article“Hello Tomorrow”
Last Friday, we were bummed to hear about the firing of a core group of GOOD’s editorial team.With the question “What’s best in life?” in mind, those editors have written about the firing and what’s...
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Stepfatherhood
“Happy Stepfather’s Day!” said no one, ever. That’s an exaggeration—but not by much.I haven’t been the world’s most grateful stepdaughter. Nor has my son been the most emotionally demonstrative stepson...
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This Week in Trumplandia
Welcome to This Week in Trumplandia. Check in with us every Thursday for a weekly roundup of the most pertinent and relevant content on our country, which is currently spiraling down a crappy, toilet...
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