The Nerve Interview: Norman Mailer From March 2006: The Pulitzer Prize winner and his son on feminism, kink and online dating. /books/ Will Doig Screengrab by Various Today on Nerve's movie blog: The Ten Worst Hairdos in Movie History. /film lounge/ Domestic Bliss by Susan Egan /photography/ The Nerve Insider by the Nerve staff Your first look at what's new and hot on Nerve. Scanner by Emily Farris and Bryan Christian Today on Nerve's culture blog: Feeling the light of Christ has never been so easy. Or so wrong. Dating Advice from . . . Volvo Owners by Will Doig Q: Where's the best place in a Volvo to have sex? A: The way back, baby. /regulars/ Miss Information by Erin Bradley Should I settle for second-best? /advice/ Horoscopes by the Nerve staff Your week ahead. /regulars/ Send to a Friend Printer Friendly Format Leave Feedback Read Feedback ... Nerve RSS n March of 2006, I got to interview Norman Mailer. It was one of those rare "If you could invite five people for dinner, living or dead, who would you choose?" kind of interviews. Mailer was one of my fantasy five dinner-party attendees, and not only because I knew he'd get drunk and cause a ruckus. So I was really excited and more than a little nervous about this interview. I didn't know what to expect, and when I finally met the man face to face in his Brooklyn Heights townhouse, I was unprepared for the toll age had taken on him — he was about five feet tall and walked very carefully with two canes. But despite his pre-emptive warning that his mind wasn't what it used to be, he was an unmatchable conversationalist, and that conversation remains my favorite interview I've ever had the privilege to do. | |
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