Articles by Giancarlo DiTrapano
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A Black Flag Kid Wrote a Book of Poems
By now you've probably heard about the Black Flag reunion that everyone is creaming themselves over. What you might not have heard, however, is that Chuck Dukowski's stepdaughter, Mira Gonzalez, is publishing her first book of poetry, and it's the bee's knees. Full story
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Tao Lin Talks to Tyrant Re: “Taipei”
This interview was conducted in the wee hours of the morning on the bed of Tao Lin, in his apartment on the east side of Manhattan, with a small party going on in the other corner of the room. This is the first, definitive interview with the author after finishing his novel, "Tai… Full story
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The Only Brian Jonestown Massacre Interview You'll Ever Need
A few nights ago, while drunkenly searching for some of my old heroes on Twitter, I came across Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre fame. I quickly tweeted at him, asking if he'd be interested in answering some questions. Astonishingly, he said yes within like 20 seconds. Full story
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The Great Manhattan Masturbation Crawl
Between 44th and 48th on the west side of Manhattan's 8th Avenue (the side of the street that gets dark a little earlier), there are four shining establishments where one can go to enjoy a wide selection of pornography, and to masturbate inside of a box. I did a quick after-work Full story
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I’ll Give You Some Threats
I texted some pretty mean shit from someone else’s phone to author Amelia Gray and she punched me in the face. Full story
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James Greer: Making the World His Bitch (and Elephants)
Talking to the former Guided by Voices guy about kicking life's challenges in the dick, his new collection of short stories, and something about Steven Soderbergh and Broadway. Full story
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Dave Hill Wrote Some Stupid Book
Everyone is sick of reading and buying books, so Dave wrote one. Full story
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Talking Dirty with Edmund White
Edmund is a living giant and will always be our Great Gay Hope. I've heard him say that his life is an open book; I recently interviewed him and tried my best to crack the spine. Full story
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Friday Tyrant - Karl Taro Greenfeld Doesn't Write on Meth
I know Karl a little, but I've never talked to him about this image I have in my head of him being crazy and doing a bunch of speed in Asia. So we finally got around to it. Full story
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Friday Tyrant - Litter Redux
I had no idea you were still that lost in the Twitter game and that you still ate at the jocks' table. Full story
Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park 
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race 
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor 
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore 
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers 
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening 
