Author: Scott McKenzie

Strauss Sells TV Show

You might recall my interview with bestselling author Neil Strauss that posted around this time last year. Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists continues to sell well, hovering at #80 on the Amazon sales ranking, almost a year after its release. And while you may not strive to transform into a ladykiller-extraordinaire, you could do far…

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CNN: Comically Nefarious Nemesis?

Did Stan Lee assume the photo editor position at CNN? Did Marvel Comics purchase the news giant and I just missed the memo? Or has Central Casting really taken over our nation’s criminal underworld to produce bad guys who look like someone that Captain America should punch out? I mean, first, there were those creepy photos…

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Interview: Kevin Sampsell, Publisher

In addition to being an excellent writer and musician, Zack Wentz also conducts a damn good interview. He recently stepped up to the Slushpile.net plate and spoke to multi-talented Kevin Samsell for us. Their chat was a great meeting of artistic minds. Here’s Zack…  ***** The Pacific Northwest has always been a hotbed (despite being such a cold, damp…

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Review: The Garbageman and the Prostitute

  My review of The Garbageman and the Prostitute by Zack Wentz appeared on PopMatters last Friday. If you didn’t see it, be sure to check out the entire piece here. And we’ll let Zack keep on keeping on here at Slushpile.net since he was kind enough to interview Kevin Sampsell for me. Check out the next…

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Raymond Carver’s Influence on Films

The Melbourne Writers Festival runs from August 25 through September 3 in Australia. In association with the event, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is presenting a special session entitled Focus on Robert Altman and Raymond Carver. While these events sound fantastic, I’m afraid my work schedule won’t allow me to hop on my private plane and…

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