Bites: National Lampoon, Gordon Lish on Eugene Marten, Egypt’s Internet, Zachary Lipez on Zachary Lipez and More

PW talks to Rick Meyerowitz about Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made The National Lampoon Insanely Great. Everyone and everything was fair game. There was also a high/low sense of taste to the material. Yes, they were smoking illegal substances, but what did you expect? They were twenty-two years old and they liked naked girls. Gordon Lish talking about Eugene Marten. Zack Lipez interviews himself at The Nervous Breakdown.  This is probably the most groundbreaking interview […]

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Tonight: Zachary Lipez, Nick Zinner, and Stacy Wakefield Live at Union Square Barnes & Noble

This is a huge deal for us, not just because Vol. 1 is mentioned on the jacket of this fine book (shucks), not only because Zach is a fantastic writer, not only because Nick is a great photographer, and not only because Stacy is an incredible designer. No, this is exciting because the book is a work of art, and we’re pretty sure Barnes & Noble will be packed tonight, but you should go out and hear what the three […]

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Your Book is the Best Time to Tell Your Parents About Past Habits

Please Take Me off the Guest List is the forthcoming collaboration between Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez & Stacy Wakefield.  It will be out on Akashic in the future.  You should preorder it here and get a bunch of free stuff. Zachary is one of my favorite writers around right now, and I’m not saying that because we’ve known each other for a long time, or because he’s put stuff up on this site before. Also, that Zinner guy is in […]

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