Yeah, I did it. I amputated my healthy breasts at age 28 after discovering my sky-high chances of getting breast cancer. And I don’t regret it one bit.
Haute McNuggets
Meet Erik Trinidad, the culinary wunderkind who turns Taco Bell burritos into ravioli, Subway sandwiches into Chinese stir-fry, and Boston Kremes into creme brulee. A Daily Beast feature.
Celebrities: Gaming Nerds Like Us
Gamers have officially entered America’s zeitgeist. World of Warcraft had more than 11.5 million subcribers — the same number as the total population of Cuba — at the end of last year.
It’s old news that Ted Raimi of Superman and more importantly, Xena: Warrior Princess fame is set to direct a WoW movie. But more and more celebrities are coming out of the closet as hardcore gamer geeks.
This Daily Beast gallery (full disclosure: I contribute to the Beast’s Cheat Sheet) of famous gamers has a few surprise appearances — Dave Chappelle, Robin Williams, Curt Schilling — as well as well-known gamers such as Vin Diesel and Elijah Wood.
Tom Robbins Meets the Beer Fairy
From the subversive mind of novelist Tom Robbins comes a children’s book about… beer? Yes, it’s a bedtime story with burping. A Daily Beast Feature.
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Jerk
The protagonist of Eric Bogosian’s new novel, Perforated Heart seems oddly like the author of Talk Radio. A Daily Beast interview.
Call Him Dirty Harry Potter
Move over Twilight. The underworld’s Philip Marlowe is on the case. This piece looks at bestselling author/LARPer Jim Butcher’s Turn Coat, the newest in the supernatural detective series the Dresden Files.
Tomorrow’s Literary Stars Today
A guide to some of the finest literary magazines, from Quick Fiction to One Story. The Daily Beast, March 17, 2009.
Lark and Termite Interview
I talk to Jayne Anne Phillips, the acclaimed writer of a new novel, Lark and Termite about her writing habits, early publications, and what inspired the book.
Live Nude Book Coverage
Here’s my first books coverage: a piece on Kathleen Rooney‘s occupation memoir about getting nude for artists for cold hard cash. Daily Beast, February 20, 2009.
Losing Money Is Good for My Narcissistic Wall Street Patients
To paraphrase The Notorious B.I.G., “Mo money, mo problems.” ANews Shrink column I ghostwrote.