Ever since I saw The Five Obstructions a couple years ago, I’ve been a fan of Jørgen Leth’s short film The Perfect Human. Perhaps more than a fan. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it, maybe a dozen. Not that there’s much story:
Birthplace: Bedford, Ind. Occupation: Actor and dean of Students at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Favorite role you’ve played? Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (it was several years and several pounds ago—so it was possible). You taught in Buenos Aires. Favorite thing about Argentina? The
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon You were instrumental in the launch of the first-ever digital camera while you were at Kodak. What’s the most significant effect? More people are taking more pictures than ever before. Which emerging photo technologies excite you now? Photography is on a roll, no pun intended.
Hometown: Seoul, Korea Currently residing in: Staten Island, N.Y. Occupation: I currently work at a shipping company, but I’m planning on doing music fulltime soon. When did you start writing poetry? WhenI was 13. You identify as “Christian Rap” (among other genres) on your MySpace page. How does
We are now accepting applications for our Summer 2008 intern position. Applicants should email us a short description of why they want to intern at TMN, their complete contact information, and a résumé that’s pasted in the body of the email (don’t worry about fancy formatting). Detailed descriptions
Office culture doesn’t differ much country to country. People send each other videos, and we watch those videos when we think no one’s looking. In France, the videos are sometimes a bit steamier than you’d expect from Jane in accounting, but more often they’re cute rather
Hometown: Princeton, NJ. The crew from The State is getting back together for a feature-length movie. What can we expect? Partial nudity, comedy bears, impersonations of dead presidents, and reenactments of lesser-known important moments from the history of our country. Have you made any progress on your zombie
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine Occupation: Jewelry designer by day, rock star by night. How would you describe your look? A cowboy who shows his emotions in song mixed with a Winteria Telescopa deep-sea water fish. When did you start producing jewelry? I started drawing in my woodcarving days with grandpa.
Hometown: I’ve lived in New York for more than 20 years Your first novel, Grey, is a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award. Has 2008 presented any developments that point to the future as you’ve depicted it? Unfortunately, yes. Especially with the writer’s strike, there’s
Hometown: I’ve been here in Austin for about 11 years now. Who taught you how to play the piano? My most notable teacher was Ms. Mundine, a Southern goddess back in North Carolina. She had a glass eye and two off-white baby-grand pianos in her living room.
