Intelligence for Dummies: Essays and Other Collected Writings
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Review "Glenn O’Brien delivered irony and grace with every gesture, thought, and sentence. He was acid-edged knowledge with a flounce of camp, a deeply intelligent person, and the voice you want on Warhol’s factory and the absurdities, generally, of life in the later twentieth century. If you’re a critic, read this book and weep that you’ll never be him, nor write like him." --Rachel Kushner"Glenn O’Brien was, depending on how you look at it, either the first or the last real man: sensitive, cultured, astute, funny as fuck, gentle, with style to die for. Whether you think he inspired the best or is the end of a certain lineage, you still know he was rare. I was lucky to know him and feel luckier still to have his writing to remind me what a blessing his voice was." --Lena Dunham Read more About the Author Glenn O’Brien (1947-2017) was one of the most widely read and influential magazine writer-editors of the last fifty years and was a hall-of-fame copy - writer and creative director whose ads are ingrained in popular culture. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, O’Brien studied at Georgetown University and Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. After college, he joined Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, which he helped shape over his 20-year association. He wrote regular columns in publications including Artforum, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper, Purple, and Spin, and was widely read on the subjects of art, fashion, and music. Beloved as GQ’s “Style Guy”, his witty advice column was syndicated in GQ editions around the world. O’Brien’s wrote dozens of books, including 2011’s best-selling How to Be A Man, published in six countries. Read more
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This is a beautifully written and produced book of essays by a brilliant writer. Mr. O'Brien writes about art and politics in a clear, easy to read style. His essays about NY during the 1970s and 1980s, and the whole disco/punk scene, are vibrant, priceless, and make me feel like I was there. The book is a treasure -- great cover, binding, artwork, and beautiful paper. It is a loving tribute to a special writer. After reading it, I bought four more for friends and family.