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Lyz Lenz


Lyz Lenz is currently the managing editor of the Rumpus. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Jezebel, the Columbia Journalism Review, and Mashable.

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Seventeen magazine fires editor-in-chief during maternity leave

Girl power?

On Aug 23, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Polish Olympian auctions off his medal to help a child with cancer

By helping the 3-year-old, Piotr Malachowski says he's turning silver into gold.

On Aug 23, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Customers are still confused about those freakishly long ASOS jeans

I guess if you can't cuff 'em, shorn 'em?

On Aug 22, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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The internet is freaking out about this sorority recruitment video

It's a vast sea of screaming girls and ghoul hands.

On Aug 18, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Florida mom in bikini goes on batsh*t racist rant

And it is all caught on video.

On Aug 18, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Mom asks for shirt for her daughter with autism—and the internet provides 150 replicas

Shirts have arrived from Germany and England—and even Target called to help!

On Aug 18, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Three in family drown after daughter tries to take a selfie

Her mother and father jumped into the Pakistani River to save her but were also swept away.

On Aug 17, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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This abusive boyfriend is earnestly asking for legal advice after his girlfriend kicks him out

A thread on Reddit has the internet siding with the abused girlfriend.

On Aug 17, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Swedish pig-masked teens scare Pokémon players with lasers, then have sex against a waterwheel

The internet is all about this wild tale that has everything—even a rubbernecking traffic jam.

On Aug 16, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Father with Alzheimer’s sings with son in touching videos

Their carpool karaokes have gone viral and raised money for the Alzheimer's Society.

On Aug 16, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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New Mexico restaurant draws ire, makes profit off ‘Black Olives Matter’

When the Internet outraged over the restaurant's signage, it doubled-down and made T-shirts.

On Aug 16, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Weightlifter Sarah Robles has a gold-medal message about body positivity

Robles ended a 16-year medal drought for U.S. women's weightlifting

On Aug 15, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Mother of murdered boy believes her son’s killers are harassing her online

The barrage of online hatred has made her afraid to leave her house

On Aug 15, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Ryan Lochte’s Rio robbery claims called into question

The Olympic swimmer is already back in the U.S., but a Brazilian judge has issued warrant for his return.

On Aug 15, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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A second teen photo-sharing scandal emerges in Australia this week

Police are investigating a pornography ring involving Australia's elite teen boys.

On Aug 11, 2016 by Lyz Lenz