“I thought I’d never publish these things. I thought it was important for me to hide the fact that I’m not right in the head.”
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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story
It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture
An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.
Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
What Happens Between What Seems Like All the Facts: On Interviewing Artists
Curator Michael Auping on the forty years he spent interviewing artists in their studios.
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Kristi Yamaguchi, Unlaced
Nicole Chung interviews figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi about her life after winning at the 1992 Olympics, being the only Asian-American Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, representation in sports and the media, and the Always Dream Foundation — the early childhood literacy organization she founded.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Guy Fieri’s Introspective Turn
Ten years and three presidents, later, Guy Fieri’s populist persona has proven extremely resilient.
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Guy Fieri on the Triple D Decade, Vegan Nachos, and Why You Shouldn’t Eat Frozen Pizza
Ten years and three presidents later, the Mayor of Flavortown goes all-out Elder Statesman. (And also reveals the origins of “Slamma jamma I love that lamb-a!”)
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Ijeoma Oluo Has the Last Word on Rachel Dolezal
Oluo’s interview is a master class in confrontation, in which the hard questions are asked and the answers are pushed.
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‘9 to 5’ Turns 35, and It’s Still Radical Today
An interview with Patricia Resnick, who wrote the original screenplay for the painfully-still-relevant 1980 office comedy featuring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. It ran in December 2015 on the 35th anniversary of the film’s release. Still relevant and radical in 2017.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
A ‘Constellation of Meaning’: The Rumpus Interviews George Saunders
In addition to offering plenty of great advice for aspiring writers, George Saunders reflects on the creative process for his new novel, the interviews, notes, and scenes that once distilled become his nonfiction work, and on bold compassion as the right course of resistance under a Trump presidency.
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Who Is Guy Fieri?
Who is Guy Fieri, really, and how does one get to Flavortown?