Entering
The Devil's Dungeon
Ah, the New Year. A time to put strife behind us; a time for the lion
to lie down with the lamb. Or in this case a time for Arriviste regular
Karl Kozlowski to reflect on the night a mugger laid him out, and
he was forced to confront an old bias. Read it here.
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Sent
to the 'Gallos'
Ever wonder what
would happen if you really pissed off one an evil-genius editor at
The Onion? Nathan Rabin, AV Club critic extraordinaire, unloads on
Vincent Gallo with the most vile repudiation of Indie street cred:
Gallo's a Republican. Feel the fire here.
If you just got your first computer for Christmas and have never seen
The Onion, click
here now! |
The
Spanish Prisoners
Your high
school foreign language class may have seemed like a jail sentence,
but as our Editor Incarcerated explains, that metaphorical prison
could save your life in the real one. Catch up with our scribe in
shackles here. |
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Fast Fiction & Features: November/December |
Views
Views Views
Karen Kasaba is
the recipient of the Sherwill C. Corwin Award for playwriting. Her
work as a screenwriter has earned multiple awards including an Emmy
nomination.
"Views Views
Views" was first published in Santa Barbara Magazine as winner of
their first annual fiction competition, and was performed live at
Speaking of Stories.
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A
Recipe for Martha
Our
Editor Incarcerated has some tips and tricks for Martha Stewart as
she contemplates her potential make-over assignment on an 8' x 8'.
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Playing
for Change
More
original fiction from Arriviste Press! Free-lance journalist and TV
writer Paul Allen gives some new meaning to the phrase "home for the
holidays" with this Christmas vignette.
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Fast Fiction & Features: October
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Speed
Hypnosis
"It's 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, and I'm in Jim Marz's Corvette, the
world a blur as we shoot through the desert at a speed I could only
dream of. I am doing all in my power to just maintain my composure
and keep my pants clean-on the inside."
Read all about
Carl Kozlowski's triumphant(?) trip to the Silver State Classic
Road Rally, or check
out pix of the event.
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Welcome
to Jail; Have a Nice Stay
The Anonymous Editor sends his dispatch from inside a Federal pen.
(This is the first in a series… which figures because he sure isn't
going anywhere soon.) "I'll just say that not too many people in jail
claim to be innocent anymore. The standard line is more like, "Sure,
I did it, but this sentence isn't fair." Maybe you didn't know that.
Maybe there's a lot you don't know about convicts and prison. Maybe
you think you know what it's like in here, but you're just plain wrong."
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The
"What Point" Cadet
What makes some people wired for the regimen of America's preeminent
military college while others display the discipline of a herd of
cats? Abra Nowitz explores. |
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Fast Fiction & Features: September
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Life
in the Trophy Case
Two years later, the engineers and building managers for America's
"trophy" properties take a pragmatic view of catastrophe
prevention. Carl Kozlowski spends some time talking with them about
their realizations on September 11th and their outlook on high-rise
management in 2003. |
Getting
Her Head on Straight
Previous Arriviste Press contributor Rachel Benjamin, like millions
of others, found clarity and direction after the September 11th atrocity¾and
as her story reveals, clarity
can apply to large and small situations. |
The
Devil Is In the Details
Despite the many positive changes¾both
personal and public-policy-based¾to
come in the aftermath of September 11th, one discomforting one remains:
a near-palpable anxiety, most visible in Metro New York. Manhattanite
David Wallis explores the small ways New Yorkers are still suffering
two years later. |
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Fast Fiction & Features: August
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That's
Not London Calling
Rachel Benjamin added a few new skill sets to her resume when she
decided to supplement her meager MBA internships with some "easier"
money. Read about her initial experience in this excerpt from her
forthcoming book on the life of a phone sex operator.
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I
Stand Corrected
Reflecting on the credibility scandal caused by everyone's favorite
New York Times reporter, journalist Neil Steinberg cleans out his
fourth-estate closet. Next thing you know, he'll be admitting he didn't
sleep with Cher. |
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Fast Fiction & Features: July
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When
Life Is Art: Trigger Happy TV
"You know that cartoon 'The Far Side' by Gary Larson? That's
my idea of perfect comedy." So says Dom Joly, the creator of
Trigger Happy TV. As he sets 'em up and knocks 'em down in a minute
or less every Monday night on Comedy Central, Claire Zulkey would
say he's reached that perfection. |
XM-ining
Reverend Strube: How One Man and two Satellites May Save Alternative
Rock
Jay Ferrari, like the rest of the Arriviste Press team, has grown
sick and tired of predictable FM radio -- so he begged the PR flaks
at XM Satellite Radio for a demo model and a plant tour. The result?
Once you go Sat, you'll never go back. |
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A
Suit of a Different Color
Previous Arriviste Press contributor Carl Kozlowski invites you
to laugh along at him with his account of what the industry insiders
call "suit work." If you want to be happy in life and
never make the mistakes Carl has, pick up his self-help guide, Life:
The Final Frontier. (Pick
this up!)
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