Benjamin Kunkel is my brother's name! Not the same one though...
No.
Between Tao Lin's work and Aliza Shvarts' abortion-themed senior thesis at Yale, I think it's safe to say that shameless self-promotion is the only true art form of the modern age.
Tao Lin just defeated Slog.
Who the fuck is Tao Lin?
it was a crappy piece. this sort of affected whimsy is sooooo over.
I'll take him over ecce whatshisname.
Yeah. Never mind that 90% of those comments were about how full of shit he is. By those standards, ECB is hands-down the master . . . of nothing. Go jerk yerself off and report back to us later. As if that's fucking newsworthy.
Tao Lin read at KGB bar tonight. Someone threw a scallion at him or a bundle of scallions.
Tao Lin will never be as incoherent and generally asinine as unPC or that Daniel choad.
choad
I knew Tao well a few years ago after he graduated and before he left New York for a couple months. At first he seemed nice but eccentric but it became clear over time that he was a truly nasty, conniving, and self-absorbed person.
I like Tao Lin. He gave me free books and money for the "intern" work I did for him. He is also extremely handsome and he has a smooth, calm, and silvery kind of voice. His books inspire me to have better relationships and not try to be god over people. And I made some friends through him. I don't know about these so-called "eccentricities" of his that supposedly annoy people. I think people who talk unsarcastic shit about Tao are just unhappy or something. He's a really nice guy.
Wow. I defended Tao in the original thread, but he really needs to distance himself from this Zachary douche. If you use the Internet for most of your marketing, you've got to realize the Internet can give you bad PR, too. Having a friend/ally who is an unapologetic Kramer of the Internet isn't helping you sell books.
Original thread:
eat a dick fagtron
If by the "Internet" you mean "spam" ... then, yes, Tao Lin is the Master.
Original epithets from Lin & Friends here:
http://myheartsporch.blogspot.com/2008/04/future-of-literature.html
This is really weird. I know Zachary. I did not expect to see him on this blog.
He's a little sarcastic but he's not homophobic. He's nice to gay me and my gay friends. I think he's actually a little bit gay or bi or something. I wish. Whatever. He's cute. He's a nice guy.
The internet is really weird.
The comments on Tao's blog get better and better:
[in response to poppy's comment about gay jokes]
Tao Lin said...
my facebook profile says 'gay-friendly, clean, allergic to cats'
i gave gary some stickers damien
9:40 PM
damienlol said...
i bet you did, he probably stuck them on the wall next to the shrine he has ERECTED (GET IT LOLO) in your name.
OMG, the future of literature is LOL.
so all it takes to be the master of the internet is to be
a. a troll
b. friends with the stranger staff or freelance writer for the stranger.
arent reporters supposed to rise about incestuous self promotion?
I know Zachary German too, he isn't homophobic, he is just a creepy person. He is sycophantic and weaselly and desperate to be liked. He imitates Tao Lin and "acts out" to get Tao Lin's approval and attention. Tao Lin loves attention and "followers" so he encourages German. German is four or five years younger.
Stop feeding the King of the Trolls...
Tao Lin never talks about his father's imprisonment for fraud and money laundering and both his parents' problems with the SEC that led them to flee the country with a civil lawsuit hanging over them for the $1.5 million they stole.
See this news articles and SEC filing:
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2002/12/16/daily53.html
http://www.secinfo.com/d1zw6u.z6.htm (note mention of "Tao Enterprises")
That is where Tao Lin learned his ethics.
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