February 2012
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Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was...
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Tomorrow! 6:30 pm EST - I'll be on Ustream with... →
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Mark your calendar!
This is happening tonight!
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Anonymous asked: I thoroughly enjoyed your interview with James Deen. It was fun and personal with your own self-conscious thoughts interspersed. Thank you for writing it. -20 something straight male who likes NPR and good interviews
Anonymous asked: Hi Gaby, Just discovered your wonderful project half an hour ago via Alyssa Milano on twitter- funny world we live in! Anyway, I've read 3 so far and am really enjoying your work. Having just finished your James Deen interview I feel compelled to ask: did you ask him about how he feels about the women in the porn industry? Specifically examples of Linda Lovelace and Hardcore? I'm curious...
Anonymous asked: See, I'm particularly shy and an introvert, how did you get the courage to ask people for interviews?
January 2012
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One Hundred Dates' Evan Barden on Dating, Sex, and...
By: Gaby Dunn
Evan Barden is like the Eve to my Adam.
Okay, he’s not. But his project One Hundred Dates is spawned from the rib of my blog baby 100 Interviews. Where I interviewed 100 people in a year, Evan is currently seeking to go on 100 different dates this year - in an effort to meet new people, write more, increase his confidence and find out why people just don’t date...
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NO FUN GABY DUNN: Why Are We Not Best Friends? MY... →
gabydunn:
Super fun announcement:
A little bit ago, I wrote this piece for Thought Catalog about how I’ve never really had a long-lasting best friend. There are tons of amazing people in my life, but I always find it awkward transitioning from friendship to SUPER BEST FRIENDSHIP. How can I find a true…
I’m interviewing people on video now guys! Tonight, 7 pm EST - my Ustream...
December 2011
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NO FUN GABY DUNN: I've lost the ability - or will... →
gabydunn:
It’s because of Internet comments.
When Gawker first posted links to individual stories, mocking writers for Thought Catalog, I felt confused. How does it benefit them to make fun of TC? Do the two sites’ audiences even converge that much? What do they have to do with each other? The post was…
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Can I Live?: Interview with Jay-Z Expert and...
by: Gaby Dunn
Duane Lawson is a Jay-Z super fan, but it wasn’t the rapper’s catchy hooks that hooked him; it was Jay’s deeper, cutting lyrical game.
Plenty of people draw inspiration from Shawn Carter’s life story — he came up a poor kid in the Marcy projects whose father abandoned him, got caught up in drug-dealing, and finally, redeemed himself through music....
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I Love My Nose
by: Gaby Dunn
I have my mom’s nose. My dad’s family is blonde and European, but the maternal side has strong features that manifest in fiery red manes, sharp schnozes and body hair so dark it grows back instantly after it’s shaved, like in a Chia Pet commercial. My nose isn’t large so much as it’s a little bit crooked with a small, distinctive bump. From the front, no problem. From the side,...
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Beer Personalities: Tom Bull Has Moves Like Jagger
by: Dylan Joffe
Tom Bull has been perfecting the Portland Lager recipe for 15 years.
“I started brewing when I was 19 with my Dad. I saw a demo at the Common Ground Fair and thought it looked fun.”
I met Tom Bull of Bull Jagger Brewery at the Great Lost Bear in Portland a month ago. I was feeling tired, just coming off a 5 day Halloween binge in Vegas. I needed to rest.
However, anyone who...
November 2011
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Thoughts On Samuel L. Jackson's Twitter Feed
by: Josh Gondelman
Samuel L. Jackson is a cool guy. He was involved in the civil rights movement. He was in Jurassic Park. He has impeccable hat style. As teenagers, my cast of oddball Jewish friends and I gravitated to his movies largely because of his insurmountable cool. He brings swagger and poise to each of his roles. Even when he’s not playing a “cool” role, he does it in a badass way...
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Some Thanksgiving reads!
Gaby Dunnsgiving, everyone! (I stole that from Myq Kaplan but I will now use it for the rest of forever.)
Here are some 100 Interviews reads for if you get bored/wine-drunk/exasperated with answering, “So what are you doing with your life?”
Some of my most thankful interviewees, to make you appreciated your life:
Someone who was awarded a Purple Heart
Someone born in a third...
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On Gynecologists, Planned Parenthood, and HPV
by: Stephanie Georgopulos
There are few things in life a woman dreads more than her annual trip to the gynecologist. For years, I was one of those women. Something about shoving my vagina into the face of someone who was not, by any leap of faith, offering to cook breakfast the next morning seemed slightly off-putting.
My first few trips to the gynecologist were uneventful. I’d only allow...
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He Werks Hard For the Money
by: Elyssa Goodman
“WERK!!!” Moans and bass pulse on the stereo and suddenly Raymond Ejiofor’s long, lean leg flies upward. He is so close to kicking himself in the face but stops, with perfect control, merely an inch from his nose. His lithe body leans backward in a perfect arch, leg still extended, as moans continue from the speakers. The song is “If This Pussy Could Talk” by Ken Doll. The...
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In The Future No One Will Itch: An Interview with...
by: Gaby Dunn
Imagine a future where no one would feel a simple itch.
Whether you find it soothing or annoying, itching isn’t usually a topic studied in the medical world or one that healthy people consciously think about. It’s neurological, dermatological and psychological — and now, for the first time, itch is going under the microscope.
I first read about Dr. Zhou-Feng...
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Dorkwad on Dorkwad: Gaby Dunn And Meghan O'Keefe...
by: Meghan O’Keefe
This is a new column at 100 Interviews wherein two people interview each other over the Google chatting mechanism, GChat. Then, we post the nearly unedited conversation and expose their crazy. Because GChat saves everything. GChat knows.
The first in this series, Dorkwad on Dorkwad, is with 100 Interviews founder Gaby Dunn and HelloGiggles blogger Meghan O’Keefe....
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The Boo Radley of Central Square
by: Talia Ralph
On the corner of Brookline and Franklin Streets in Boston, there’s this fence. It is almost six feet high, and spans half the block in either direction. It is painted purple and yellow and green, and begs passersby to stop and read it, even if they’re rushing to catch the T or lugging bags of groceries.
“Be aware,” it says, in painted white letters....
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Anime Con-Fessions: Nerdier Than Thou
by: Mike Fenn
I entered my first anime convention as an “outsider.” That outsider never re-emerged from the crowd.
When I go on a road trip and/or attend an event, I often recap the day’s occurrences in a humorous vein.
Whether I truly loved the main subject matter or utterly despised it, I nevertheless have raked my collegiate alma mater, bad dates, the city of Philadelphia, and even...
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Words in Death: My Father Was a Writer
by: Tasha Kaminsky
My father was an author.
His name was Stuart Kaminsky. He wrote over 80 books, including mystery novels, biographies, graphic novels, text books and even a collection of interviews. In addition to books, he also wrote screenplays for film and television.
His list of credentials and honors is impressive, perhaps his greatest being the given the Grandmaster award of the...
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The Smallest Thing
by: Ben Kassoy A new job, a new city, a new life had lurched me into an existential tailspin.
Plagued by the uncertainty of how to navigate life’s latest and most daunting phase, I suffered the pangs of loneliness and the ache of dissatisfaction.
Surprising? Definitely, for someone who many would describe as the happiest person they know. Restless and confused, I questioned my purpose and...
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Welcome to the New 100 Interviews!
Hello 100 Interviews!
For those of you just joining us, ignore this! Carry on, my wayward children. There’s stories to read!
For those old timers to the site, buckle up. Mama’s got some words for ya.
100 Interviews is about original, people-driven content and it’s going to stay that way, but it’s also about the writers behind the stories. That means there will be...
October 2011
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Ticket Link for 100 INTERVIEWS LIVE! ft. RL Stine... →
Get tickets before it sells out!
Anonymous asked: Just how Jewish are you? Culturally, sure, but do you actually still practice/observe?
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100 Interviews Is Now Taking Submissions
AS PROMISED, SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
HERE ARE SOME NOTES ON THAT:
The focus of the new 100 Interviews is people. Your submission should be a piece about people. What that means is broad, open-ended and mainly up to you.
What I want: Interviews, articles, personal essays, poems, photos, short stories, Q&As, funny pieces, creative lists, drawings, ideas for columns, etc.
I’m looking...
September 2011
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100 Interviews 1-Year Project: Completed
[Audio doesn’t match my mouth. C’est la vie.]
When I finished interviewing 100 people in a year, I wanted to write some kind of glorious wrap-up. I thought maybe it could rival the Gettysburg Address in brevity and poignancy, or prove once and for all that journalism isn’t dead. It could bring hope and comfort to struggling writers and journalism majors everywhere: A sort of 100...
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#56. MICHAEL ROSENBLUTH - "Someone who has had a...
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When officer Michael Rosenbluth was in the hospital, two Haitian aides came into his room to pray over his injured body. They wanted to touch his hands as they spoke to God, they said, because Michael was a miracle. The story of what happened to Michael, who goes by “Rosey,” in July of 2006 garnered some media attention in South Florida, where I grew up. That’s how I...
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#82. DYLAN THOMPSON AND DAWN THOMPSON on children...
When Dylan Thompson was six years old, he found out he was sick. His parents had known since he was 18 months that he’d been born with neurofibromatosis (NF 1), but they didn’t know how to tell him.
During a routine doctor’s visit, his pediatrician asked them if Dylan knew the extent of his illness. NF 1 is a genetic tumor disorder that causes non-cancerous lumps, and side effects like vision...
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#28. MARIA DIBARI - "Someone who runs a crisis...
Eight lines. That’s how much space the officer at the scene had to take Maria DiBari’s testimony and to describe the injuries that left her temporarily paralyzed. Eight lines on a police report that Maria would later have to beg to have reversed. In 2007, Maria was brutally assaulted. Her spinal cord was compressed. There is a metal plate and at least nine screws in her left leg. Her attacker...
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#61. STEPH WILKINS - "A lesbian mom."
Steph Wilkins wasn’t scared until 1997, when Jeremy was born. After her commitment ceremony to Maureen Keene six years earlier, Steph had considered herself married. Now, their baby was in the Intensive Care Unit. Maureen had had a difficult time delivering Jeremy. Steph was barred from being with him because she didn’t have a suitable answer to the question, “What is your relationship to...
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#20. BARBARA HEIDENREICH - "A zoologist."
Photo courtesy of goodbirdinc.com
Barbara Heidenriech’s 24-year-old pet parrot Tara cleans her owner’s eyelashes and eyebrows every night.
“It’s called allopreening,” Barbara says. “It’s very intimate in a way because the bird’s right in your face.”
Allopreening is part of a familial grooming practice for parrots. The birds usually do it for each other, but after all the time...
Finished the last interview tonight. 5 more to write. 2 weeks to do it.
So surreal.
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#2. KADAM MORTEN - "A Buddhist priest/teacher."
Image courtesy of Kadampa.org Buddhism, I learn, is a science of the mind.
In fact, in the free e-book ‘Modern Buddhism’ by Geshe Kelsang, it’s defined as “scientific methods for improving our human nature and qualities through developing the capacity of our mind.” This is not the scientific method I remember from grade school.
After work a couple...
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#66. M - "A funeral director." (Edited)
It’s Mark’s job to appear at pivotal junctures in people’s lives.
A Russian businessman is gunned down and Mark wrangles a full-size motor-coach of 75 relatives to the funeral home. A friend’s 22-year-old daughter is killed in a car accident and Mark is there, crying with him and making arrangements. A 17-year-old boy dies in his sleep for no reason at all while his...
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#89. JIM SHORE - Someone born on a Native American...
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Jim Shore, the General Counsel for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is completely blind behind his dark sunglasses.
One eye was blind at birth and the other lost sight after a car accident in 1970. In 2002, Jim survived being shot three times, once in the chest. He was the first Seminole Indian to attend law school, and he helped negotiate the first...
August 2011
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#55. Reef McKeithan - "A child prodigy (who...
Imagine a tour bus pulling up outside of a popular rock club.
There are exuberant fans lined up around the block, all geared up for a sold-out show. You’re probably expecting Axl Rose or Robert Plant to step off of the bus. But now imagine that the musicians filing out onto the sidewalk are eleven and twelve years old. What you’re picturing is the School of Rock’s All Stars summer tour....
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Poynter.org wrote a really nice and thorough piece... →
I did a SUPER long interview for this, but it covers basically everything. Really great!
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#99. RAAM (of Hypernova) - "Someone who is banned...
Raam is leaving for Ecuador later to go on holiday with his parents.
He apologizes profusely because he needs to Skype with them to figure out some logistics for the trip. I tell him it’s cool, that I’ll wait and then I watch him argue with them in Persian for ten minutes. I don’t speak the language at all, but I know they’re fighting because of the tones of voice alone....