What I'm Listening to: MYERA's "Data Baby"
See also: Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment
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NOLA, Again
Ms. Fixer
Illustration and photo by Clayton Cubitt
I’m the founder of The Fixer, a boutique strategic consultancy serving CEOs, founders, and high-level executives. I specialize in strategic communications, crisis management, executive coaching, and reputation risk, working with leading tech companies, venture capitalists, and power players. Work with me.
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Marilyn & Liz
Kiss Me, You're Beautiful
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Data Baby
Two years ago, I published my memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly deemed it “gripping.” Kirkus Reviews called it “An intelligently provocative memoir and investigation.” The Globe and Mail named it “thought-provoking, ridiculously propulsive.” Read about it.
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Have a Seat
“What you need is a sounding board for your ideas, a murder board for your strategic plan, a consigliere who delivers shrewd advice with a dose of emotional intelligence and objective savvy.” Read and subscribe here.
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Tripp and Other Tales
Photo credit: Susannah Breslin
“In maybe 2016, I got this idea to write a short story about a male actor in the adult movie business.” Read it.
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Unmanned Drone
Unmanned Drone by Kara Walker
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The Other Uncanny Valley
“‘It’s a phantom-limb penis syndrome,’ said a tall, British man who goes by the name Adam Sutra. Adam is the CEO of CamasutraVR, a company that makes, among other products, virtual-reality pornography. He was trying to explain to me what it’s like when you’re a man, you’re immersed in virtual reality, and you look down at yourself.” — from “Porn’s Uncanny Valley,” The Atlantic, 2018
Why He Photographs Fog
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Look Up
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The Most Dangerous Game
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Beatniks!
What I'm (Looking Forward to) Watching: H Is for Hawk, the Movie
L.A. Art Triptych
Art in L.A., recently: Luis Jiménez, Robert Crumb, Mark Ryden. For more of my photos, follow me on Instagram.
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How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?
“It is unclear if they know who I am. One addressed his email to ‘Sir.’ For the record, I am a woman. I am a journalist. I download their emails in a home office with a desk, a filing cabinet and a garbage can for recycling. I am not who they think I am. I do not have a magic wand that can turn them into male porn stars. I don’t know what to tell them. Truth be told, it is very difficult for men to break into the porn business (unless one rides on the coattails of a female who wants to be a porn star, a scenario with its own set of complications); many of the men who work in porn do not make a lot of money ($150 to $300 for a scene is not uncommon); and what it takes to be a male porn star (to wit: get up, get in, get off) is, for lack of a better word, hard.” — an excerpt from my 2013 Salon personal essay: “How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?”
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This Is Dedicated
The front-of-the-book dedication of my investigative memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment.
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Mirror in the Bathroom
“People think The English Beat’s ‘Mirror in the Bathroom’ is about doing cocaine off a mirror, but it’s not.”
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When Things Go Sideways
I work with founders, CEOs, and creatives when things get complicated, sensitive, or reputationally expensive. I specialize in strategic communications, crisis management, and executive coaching. Quiet, effective, and not here for the spotlight. If you're dealing with something you can't Google your way out of, we should probably talk. Interested in learning more about my consulting services? Let’s start a conversation.
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