David:
I was razzing a bit. I am the proprietor of mcsweeneys.org, which is mostly
defunkt (except for http://www.mcsweeneys.org/archive/ from which you can
peruse the entire sordid affiar) and concluded as much as you say. But I am
curious what controversy he has sold the Pied Piper of of the editorial
assistant set.
Steven: helluva question. I got back from seeing Billy Liar and sat down and
realized that I really lost my handle on such things, not that any such
knowledge was ever valid. I would have to scrap together some names, but
again, I was razzing a little. No one ever worth their salt, controversial
or not, would ever worry about assigning oneself that moniker, and we
shouldn't invest effort in determining who qualifies.
I would think the erudite and always combative Steven, oh, JYA help me here,
editor of the GAAP in house organ years back, adjunct and proud of it, I'm
trying, trying, Steven. Oh hell, I forget. He's probably all electrons and
Lynned out. But those folks are controversial, they are just pissed at Adam
Yarinsky for stealing their sexy thunder.
What's next on my identity appropriation junket. Oh, ho, something much
nearer and dearer to Design-L. I need a couple of weeks.
nic
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Basic and applied design (Art and Architecture)
> [mailto:DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Moon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:11 PM
> To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Architect query
>
>
> Not to go out on a limb here, but I wouldn't expect that the hot young
> thing of the moment in the literary world to initiate us on the nuances
> of architecture. If you're not familiar with him, he's the author of _A
> Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius_ and the progenitor of
> McSweeney's. McSweeney's stirred up the literary world with a refreshing
> dose of irony and quickly established itself as a signalling function
> amidst the semaphore of the new york hipster bar scene. Eggers rode the
> wave of popularity into a book deal and released _Heartbreaking_ to much
> acclaim just about two years ago. That said, not to diminish his
> achievement in any way, I am not sure where the crossover lies.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n Musolino [mailto:subject@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:39 AM
> To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Architect query
>
>
> >From the AIGA conference site:
>
> Nothing will be Designed
> Dave Eggers will discuss controversial architect Franco de la
> Manzana....
>
> Does anyone recognize this name? I though I was pretty hip to who was
> controversial these days, but the AIGA and Eggers have one up on me.
>
> How bout y'all?
>
>
> nic
>
I was razzing a bit. I am the proprietor of mcsweeneys.org, which is mostly
defunkt (except for http://www.mcsweeneys.org/archive/ from which you can
peruse the entire sordid affiar) and concluded as much as you say. But I am
curious what controversy he has sold the Pied Piper of of the editorial
assistant set.
Steven: helluva question. I got back from seeing Billy Liar and sat down and
realized that I really lost my handle on such things, not that any such
knowledge was ever valid. I would have to scrap together some names, but
again, I was razzing a little. No one ever worth their salt, controversial
or not, would ever worry about assigning oneself that moniker, and we
shouldn't invest effort in determining who qualifies.
I would think the erudite and always combative Steven, oh, JYA help me here,
editor of the GAAP in house organ years back, adjunct and proud of it, I'm
trying, trying, Steven. Oh hell, I forget. He's probably all electrons and
Lynned out. But those folks are controversial, they are just pissed at Adam
Yarinsky for stealing their sexy thunder.
What's next on my identity appropriation junket. Oh, ho, something much
nearer and dearer to Design-L. I need a couple of weeks.
nic
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Basic and applied design (Art and Architecture)
> [mailto:DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Moon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:11 PM
> To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Architect query
>
>
> Not to go out on a limb here, but I wouldn't expect that the hot young
> thing of the moment in the literary world to initiate us on the nuances
> of architecture. If you're not familiar with him, he's the author of _A
> Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius_ and the progenitor of
> McSweeney's. McSweeney's stirred up the literary world with a refreshing
> dose of irony and quickly established itself as a signalling function
> amidst the semaphore of the new york hipster bar scene. Eggers rode the
> wave of popularity into a book deal and released _Heartbreaking_ to much
> acclaim just about two years ago. That said, not to diminish his
> achievement in any way, I am not sure where the crossover lies.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n Musolino [mailto:subject@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:39 AM
> To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Architect query
>
>
> >From the AIGA conference site:
>
> Nothing will be Designed
> Dave Eggers will discuss controversial architect Franco de la
> Manzana....
>
> Does anyone recognize this name? I though I was pretty hip to who was
> controversial these days, but the AIGA and Eggers have one up on me.
>
> How bout y'all?
>
>
> nic
>