T Cooper is the author of seven books, including the bestselling novel Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes, and the graphic novel The Beaufort Diaries. His most recent book was the nonfiction Real Man Adventures from McSweeney's, and he is also co-author of a new four-part Young Adult novel series called Changers, the second book of which (Changers Book Two: Oryon) will be published in April by Akashic Books. Cooper's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Esquire, The Believer, One Story, Bomb, CNN.com, O: The Oprah Magazine, and many others. He also writes for television and radio. More info: www.t-cooper.com.
Rapper Tyler Gartzman talks about getting high, hypothetically making out with George Bush, not getting laid since high school, and how a white, Jewish kid in Atlanta became a talented hip-hop wordsmith.
When I was coming up, my household owned just two videos, which I watched in perpetual rotation: the musical The Wiz, and Eddie Murphy’s 1983 stand-up act Delirious.