Neil Strauss

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Neil Strauss
Strauss in January 2009
Born
Neil Darrow Strauss

(1969-03-09) March 9, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names
  • Style
  • Chris Powles
Alma materVassar College
Columbia University (BA)
OccupationWriter
Notable workThe Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

Neil Darrow Strauss (born March 9, 1969),[1][2] also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter. He is best known for his book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, in which he describes his experiences in the seduction community in an effort to become a "pickup artist." He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and also wrote regularly for The New York Times.[3]

Early life and education

Strauss was born in

copyediting to fact-checking to writing copy.[10]

Strauss has been identified as Jewish by The Jewish Journal.[11] When asked about his ethnic background in an interview, Strauss simply stated that "my parents are very secretive."[12]

Career

Strauss was invited by

Wal-Mart's CD-editing policies, music censorship, radio payola, and the lost wax figures of country music stars.[14]

He was then invited by

Madonna, Tom Cruise, Orlando Bloom, the Wu-Tang Clan, Gwen Stefani, Stephen Colbert, and Marilyn Manson
.

He won the

The Source in addition to writing liner notes for albums by Nirvana and others.[15] He has also appeared in Beck's music video Sexx Laws which also featured Jack Black, in Thirty Seconds to Mars' video Up in the Air, and he made a brief appearance as a cancer patient in episode 4, season six of Curb Your Enthusiasm
.

The Game and the seduction community

After leaving The New York Times to ghostwrite

Mystery. In addition to documenting his experiences with pickup artists like Mystery, Steve P, Rasputin (Hypnotica), Ross Jeffries, and numerous others, it also describes his interactions with celebrities including Britney Spears,[18] Tom Cruise, and Courtney Love
.

The book made a month-long appearance in

Spyglass Entertainment, with Chris Weitz adapting and producing.[21]

After publishing the book, Strauss temporarily retired as a pickup artist and settled with a longtime girlfriend Lisa Leveridge, who played guitar in Courtney Love's band The Chelsea.[22]

An article in the Sunday Mirror suggested that Leveridge broke up with Strauss in February 2006 to date Robbie Williams.[23] Strauss denied the Williams rumor, but confirmed his breakup with Leveridge on his mailing list a few months later.[citation needed]

His follow-up book, the graphic novel

Rules of the Game
, a two-book boxed set.

Strauss has continued to be involved with pickup artistry through his dating coaching company Stylelife Academy, founded in 2007. Most of the coaching is done by employed coaches, rather than Strauss himself, though he does make appearances at yearly conferences and in some video products sold by the company.[26]

In 2012, Strauss released a board game/party game as a follow up to The Game and Rules of the Game called "Who's Got Game? The Game with Benefits."[27]

Strauss is credited with popularizing the pick-up artist community and making its existence widely known.[28] In an October 2015 interview he said of that community "there are some really damaged people with hateful and distorted views of reality gathering other people who share those views", attracting people with "neurotic wounds" and with "character disorders", trying to find help and to change themselves.[29]

Marriage and divorce

On August 31, 2013, Strauss married the model Ingrid De La O, whom he met in 2010. Before the wedding, he held a funeral-themed bachelor's party, laying to rest his 'Style' persona.[30]

In March 2015, Strauss had a child and shared the news on his website,[31] along with information on his new book, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships, which was released on October 13, 2015. The Truth, a sequel to The Game, covers his struggles to build and maintain a relationship with Ingrid after his years of immersion in the seduction community.

Strauss and Ingrid De La O divorced in October 2018.[32] In February 2020, Strauss confirmed his divorce from Ingrid De La O on Gabrielle Reece's podcast and talked about his life after his divorce among other things.[33]

Other works

On March 4, 2009, The New York Times wrote that Strauss (along with rock biographer Anthony Bozza) had started his own publishing company, Igniter, as an imprint of HarperCollins. Igniter's first title was The Man Behind the Nose, published in 2010. It was followed by Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers, published in 2012.[34]

Strauss's book Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life (Harper, 2009), for which he spent three years amongst survivalists, tax-dodgers, billionaire businessmen, and the government itself,[35] was hailed by Rolling Stone as an "escape plan" for the current world crisis.[citation needed] It entered The New York Times bestseller list at No. 3.[36] He received the presidents Volunteer Service Award for his search-and-rescue work during the writing of Emergency.[1] The rights to the movie were picked up by Columbia Pictures, with Robert Downey Jr. attached as a producer and probable lead actor.[37] In 2010, Strauss received the James Joyce Award from the Literary & Historical Society of University College Dublin.

Neil Strauss's 2011 release entitled

Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness was also a New York Times bestseller.[38]
Released March 15, 2011, the book is a compilation of 228 celebrity vignettes conducted throughout Strauss's career as a pop culture journalist.

Neil Strauss's 2015 release entitled The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships was also a New York Times bestseller. Released in October, 2015, this autobiographical book covers his attempts to form and maintain a long-term relationship following his years in the seduction community. It made the November 1, 2015, NYTimes bestseller list.[39] Several detailed reviews were published in Grantland[40] and the Chicago Tribune[41] after its publication.

In June, 2017, I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons was published with co-author Kevin Hart and immediately was a #1 NY Times Bestseller.[42]

In 2019, Strauss launched To Live and Die in LA., a true crime podcast following the death of Adea Shabani. It hit No. 1 on the iTunes podcasts, and was in the top 10 for four months.[43]

On December 5, 2021, Strauss became the first mainstream author to mint a book on

LACMA) announced that it had acquired the book for its permanent collection.[45]

Strauss also has a chapter of advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.

Near the end of 2021 Strauss began working on a fictional "tell-all" book about the NFT collection The Bored Ape Yacht Club, entitled Bored and Dangerous. [46]

In January, 2023, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, a book Strauss wrote with music producer Rick Rubin, was released and entered the New York Times Bestseller list at #1 on February 5.[47]

Notable works

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Neil Strauss". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 8, 2023. Birthday: Mar 9, 1969; Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  3. ^ "Times Topics – Neil Strauss". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Latin Magazine, Fall 2011, p. 46
  5. ^ The Game, p. 77
  6. ^ The metrosexual as lion, review of The Game by Bernard Chapin, January 9, 2006
  7. ^ "Regrets of a pick-up artist", The Age, March 28, 2011, by Robyn Doreian
  8. ^ Columbia College Today, May/June 2006 Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine: "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss ’91."
  9. ^ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Interview: Neil Strauss, Author, Slushpile, November 7, 2005, retrieved April 23, 2015
  11. ^ Arfa, Orit (November 1, 2010). "How to Pick Up Tough Israeli Chicks". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023. Jewish men, like Ross Jeffries and Neil Strauss...
  12. ^ Arfa, Orit (May 11, 2010). "You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need Pickup Advice". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Singer, Jill (August 17, 2004). "So What Do You Do, Neil Strauss?". Mediabistro. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  14. ^ Strauss, Neil (November 12, 1996). "Wal-Mart's CD Standards Are Changing Pop Music". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  15. ^ "Nirvana box set stunning - but needs tour guide - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. November 21, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  16. ^ Neil Strauss (Style), Dating Skills Review
  17. ^ Strauss, Neil (January 25, 2004). "He Aims! He Shoots! Yes!!". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  18. ^ Tang, Dennis (February 18, 2007). "What It Feels Like...to Pick Up Britney Spears". Esquire.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  19. ^ [1] Archived January 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Dating Advice for Men: Neil Strauss On ABC Primetime Live! (Video)". Attraction-chronicles.blogspot.com. March 4, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  21. ^ [2] Archived September 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Emma Forrest: "All the right moves." The Observer, September 11, 2005
  23. ^ Euan Stretch (February 19, 2006). "Exclusive: She's the 6ft One". SundayMirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006.
  24. ^ Daily Variety, August 18, 2006, "FX amps up rock drama" by Denise Martin
  25. ^ "Author Neil Strauss' Emotional Memories Of His Friend James Gandolfini". BuzzFeed. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  26. ^ "The Online Academy for Attraction - Arts and Sciences". Stylelife. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  27. ^ "How to Win Friends and Influence Girls | Neil Strauss". HuffPost. February 2, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  28. ^ Orit Arfa (May 11, 2010). "You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need Pickup Advice". Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  29. ^ Katie Notopolous (October 23, 2015). "The Man Who Helped Invent Pickup Artist Culture Now Sees It As "Hateful"". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019.
  30. ^ "'The Game' Author Neil Strauss - My Single Life Is Dead!". TMZ. August 23, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  31. ^ "Welcome to the World..." Neilstrauss.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  32. ^ "Famous Pickup Artist Neil Strauss Files for Divorce". The Blast. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  33. ^ "The Gabby Reece Show: How Does Neil Strauss, Author of 'The Game', Manage Modern Dating, Life After Divorce, Fatherhood and The Next Chapter of His Life". thegabbyreeceshow.libsyn.com.
  34. ^ "HarperCollins Puts Its Money on New 'It Books' Imprint". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  35. ^ "Neil Strauss is ready for any emergency". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  36. ^ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS - ADVICE, HOW TO AND MISCELLANEOUS - Sunday, March 29th 2009 - List - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. March 29, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  37. ^ "An 'Emergency' for Robert Downey Jr. - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  38. ^ Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  39. ^ "NY Times Bestseller List". The New York Times. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  40. ^ Alptraum, Lux (October 13, 2015). "'Game' Met Match: Pick-up Artist Godhead Neil Strauss's Subtle, Surprising New Book". grantland.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  41. ^ Heidi Stevens. "In 'The Truth,' Neil Strauss takes the long way to monogamy". Chicago Tribune.
  42. ^ "NY Times Bestseller List". kysdc.com. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  43. ^ "How 'To Live and Die in LA' Racked Up 15 Million Downloads While Solving a Murder". The Hollywood Reporter. May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  44. ^ Jeff Wilser (December 13, 2021). "Neil Strauss Pens the Bored Ape Yacht Club 'Tell-All'". Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  45. ^ "LACMA Acquires Largest Collection of Blockchain Artworks" (PDF). LACMA. February 12, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  46. ^ Wilser, Jeff (December 13, 2021). "Neil Strauss Pens the Bored Ape Yacht Club 'Tell-All'". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  47. ^ "The New York Times Bestseller List: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous". nytimes.com. February 5, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

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