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Tao Lin
Tao Lin (; born July 2, 1983) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist. He has published four novels, a novella, two books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, as well as an extensive assortment of online content. His third novel, ''Taipei'', was published by Vintage on June 4, 2013. His nonfiction book '' Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change'' was published by Vintage on May 1, 2018. His fourth novel, '' Leave Society,'' was published by Vintage on August 3, 2021. Life and education Lin was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to a Taiwanese American family and grew up in suburbs in and around Orlando, Florida. He attended Lake Howell High School, and graduated from New York University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in journalism. Lin moved to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trip (book)
''Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change'' is a 2018 nonfiction book by Tao Lin. It is his first nonfiction book, and eighth book total. Cover On January 9, 2018, ''Entertainment Weekly'' debuted the cover. The article also included an excerpt of the book in which Lin takes psilocybin mushrooms alone in his room and then emails a friend. The article stated that, "The jacket features Lin’s own illustration, one that reflects the themes of chaos and art so intrinsic to the book." The art was one of Lin's mandalas. Summary ''Trip'' is in eight chapters, with an introduction, epilogue, and appendix. The chapter titles are "Why Am I Interested in Him?", "Terence McKenna’s Life," "My Drug History," "Psilocybin," "DMT," "Salvia," "Why Are Psychedelics Illegal?" and "Cannabis." Lin describes getting addicted to Medication, pharmaceutical drugs and feeling suicidal due to his addiction and to the bleakness of his life and his society. At his lowest, he encounters the work of Tere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in Northern Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Washington, D.C., D.C. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the List of cities in Virginia, sixth-most populous city in Virginia and List of United States cities by population, 169th-most populous city in the U.S. Alexandria is a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Like the rest of Northern Virginia and Central Maryland, present-day Alexandria has been influenced by its proximity to the U.S. capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the United States federal civil service, federal civil service, in the United States Armed Forces, U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to Government contractor, provide services to the Federal government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNC Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it the oldest public university in the United States. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study and is administratively divided into 13 separate professional schools and a primary unit, the College of Arts & Sciences. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The National Science Foundation ranked UNC–Chapel Hill ninth among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2023 with $1.5 billion. Its endowment is $5.7 billion, making it the ninth-wealthiest public academic institution in the United States as of 2024. The campus covers , encompassing the Morehead Planetarium and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church (Manhattan), Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York (state), New York and the fifth-First university in the United States, oldest in the United States. Columbia was established as a Colonial colleges, colonial college by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College (New York), Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia is organized into twenty schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City Art Institute
The Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) is a private art school in Kansas City, Missouri. The college was founded in 1885 and is an accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and Higher Learning Commission. The institute has approximately 75 faculty members and 700 students, and offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. History The school was founded in 1885 when art enthusiasts formed the "Sketch Club" with the purpose of "talking over art matters in general and to judge pictures." Meetings were originally in private homes and then moved to the Deardorf Building at 11th and Main in downtown Kansas City. The club had its first exhibition in 1887 and 12 benefactors stepped forward to form the ''Kansas City Art Association and School of Design.'' In 1927, Howard Vanderslice purchased the August R. Meyer residence, a Germanic castle entitled Marburg and its estate at 44th and Warwick Boulevard adjacent to the planned Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A Wigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassar College
Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1969. The college offers BA degrees in more than fifty majors. Vassar College's varsity sports teams, known as the Brewers, play in the NCAA Division III as members of the Liberty League. Currently, there are close to 2,500 students. The college is one of the historic Seven Sisters. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings. A designated arboretum, the campus features more than 200 species of trees, a native plant preserve, and a ecological preserve. History Vassar was founded as a women's school under the name "Vassar Female College" in 1861. Its first president was Milo P. Jewett, who had previously been first president of another women's school, Judson College; he led a staff of ten pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumblecore (film)
Mumblecore is a subgenre of independent film characterized by naturalistic acting and (sometimes improvised) dialogue, low budgets, an emphasis on dialogue over plot, and a focus on the personal relationships of young adults. Filmmakers associated with the genre include Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton, the Duplass brothers Mark and Jay, Greta Gerwig, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg,Hubert, Andrea (May 19, 2007).Andrea Hubert on the latest fad to hit the US indie film scene. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.Harring, Michael (Sep 29, 2009).Local Sightings Film Festival: An I-5 Road Trip and Other New Movies Debut". ''The Seattle Weekly''. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009. and Ry Russo-Young. In many cases, though, these directors reject the term. The genre is a mostly American phenomenon. The related term ''mumblegore'' has been used for films mixing the mumblecore and horror genres. Distinguishing characteristics Naturalism – both in performance and dialogue – is a key feature o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti (; born 25 December 1976) is a Canadian writer. Early life Sheila Heti was born on 25 December 1976 in Toronto. Her parents are Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her brother is comedian David Heti. Sheila Heti attended St. Clement's School in Toronto. She graduated from North Toronto Collegiate Institute in Toronto. She then studied playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada (leaving the program after one year) and then art history as well as philosophy at the University of Toronto. Heti said that Marquis de Sade and Henry Miller are early literary influences of hers. Career Writing Heti's writing spans a variety of genres including plays, short fiction, and novels. She has contributed to periodicals such as ''Flare'', ''London Review of Books'', ''Brick'', '' Open Letters'', '' Maisonneuve'', ''Bookforum'', '' n+1'', the ''Look'', ''McSweeney's'', and the ''New York Times''. Her books have been published internationally, including France, Italy, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Calloway
Marie Calloway is an American writer. Her first book, ''what purpose did i serve in your life?'', was published by Tyrant Books and generated controversy. Part of the volume recounts the author's romantic relationship with a married journalist who she dubbed "Adrien Brody", and is reportedly based on an actual relationship with a prominent American writer. Daniel D'Addario of ''Salon'' said the article upon which the book was based "sent shockwaves through the publishing industry". Calloway's writing has been championed by writer Tao Lin and is considered a staple of alternative literature. Reception A writer in ''Esquire'' described Calloway as belonging to an "'Asperger's style' of literature, the mode of a small New York-based coterie of writers who specialize in disaffection and disconnection." Jacob M. Appel at ''Quarterly Conversation'' compared Calloway to Jane Austen's Marianne Dashwood and George Eliot's Dorothea Brooke. A writer in ''Bookforum'' described the controve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muumuu House
Muumuu House is an independent, small press publishing company and online literary magazine based formerly in Manhattan, New York (state), New York, and currently in Hawaii that was founded by writer Tao Lin in 2008. Muumuu House publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in print and online. Muumuu House has published print books by writers Zac Smith, Megan Boyle, Brandon Scott Gorrell, and Ellen Kennedy. Online publications have included works by Jordan Castro, Ben Lerner, Sheila Heti, Michael W. Clune, Stacey Levine, Matthew Davis, and Matthew Rohrer. Publications * Smith, Zac. 2022. ''Everything Is Totally Fine.'' Muumuu House. * Boyle, Megan. 2011. ''selected unpublished blog posts of a Mexican panda express employee.'' Muumuu House. * Gorrell, Brandon Scott. 2009. ''during my nervous breakdown i want to have a biographer present.'' Muumuu House. * Kennedy, Ellen. 2009. ''sometimes my heart pushes my ribs''. Muumuu House. References LinksInterview with Zac Smith and Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Observer
''The New York Observer'' was a weekly newspaper established in 1987. In 2016, it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper ''Observer''. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. History The ''Observer'' was first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, as a weekly alternative newspaper by Arthur L. Carter, a former investment banker. The ''New York Observer'' had also been the title of an earlier weekly religious paper founded 164 years before by Sidney E. Morse in 1823. After almost two decades, in July 2006, the paper was purchased by the American real estate figure Jared Kushner, then only 25 years old. The paper began its life as a broadsheet, and was then printed in tabloid format every Wednesday, and currently has an exclusively online format on an internet website. It is headquartered at 1 Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan. Previous prominent writers for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
