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Poppy Z. Brite: Iron Chef
"If anything, when Liquor began being shopped to U.S. publishers, it ran into problems that were the opposite of Exquisite Corpse--that is, it wasn't extreme enough. It's not at all like my previous work, and publishers hate that--once you've had some success in a particular genre, they want to keep you there forever. I ended up changing literary agents, because my previous agent, while very good, was also very dedicated to genre fiction and thus uncomfortable with the direction my work is taking. My new agent has been able to get the book in front of editors who didn't have so many preconceived ideas about my work, and consequently understood it on its own merits rather than expecting it to turn into a psychosexual horror story halfway through."
Bauhaus and Homework
"For a long time, Bauhaus was 'the' band for me. Fronted by Peter Murphy's inestimable vocals, with David J. (Haskins) playing bass, Kevin Haskins on drums, and Danny Ash's absolutely incomparable guitar, this quartet created my daily soundtrack: the sounds I most enjoyed listening to for years."
The Smart Guide to Andro
"Androstenedione--better known as andro--is a natural precursor to testosterone. Since home run king Mark McGwire popularized it in the fall of 1998, it has gained much popularity among bodybuilders and athletes because of its alleged abilities to increase muscle and strengthen bones, as well as being able to enhance sexual performance, cognitive abilities, and cardiovascular and prostate health."
The Great White Stanhope: Excess In Moderation
"Doug Stanhope's humour is what I would classify as being of the dark/cynical genre. In fact in many respects I feel he could easily be compared to the aforementioned Bill Hicks, but then I wouldn't want to offend the guy out of fear of giving the false impression that he has cloned anything from Hicks’ style. In fact, quite the contrary. To start with, Doug Stanhope's timing is much more direct, for where Bill Hicks might've turned his back to the audience to give out a little tiresome sigh (leaving an uncomfortable silence before delivering a one-liner that redeems him from comedy hell), Doug Stanhope tends to bombard the audience with obscenities and vulgar observations that one cannot help but laugh at the situations this wacky guy seems to get himself into."
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