Carl Hiassen’s Aw-Shucks Career

“Hiaasen’s novels have brought him fame, of course, and over the years he’s come to claim musicians, writers and celebrities… as pals or acquaintances. Yet Hiaasen, with his tidy haircut, Bass Weejuns and neatly pressed checked shirt, remains very much the aw-shucks/awe-struck fan who’s still thrilled when someone just as famous — or more so — proclaims his or her fandom for him.”

A Museum For Bad Art

“What we look for are pieces of work that are produced in an attempt to make some sort of artistic statement — but clearly something has gone wrong. There has to be something about it that makes you stop, and very often wonder why the artist continued down the path to produce what he or she did.”