Julia Lipman

If Julia Lipman were to fill out the Nerve/Salon personals questionnaire, not for the purposes of attracting a mate, but rather to write a Flak bio in a new and exciting format, it would look something like this:

I am: 25 years old

My occupation: Computer science grad student

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Country: UNITED STATES

Last great book I read: Evelyn Waugh's Scoop.

Most humbling moment: Being told by noted Time essayist Lance Morrow how bad an essay of mine was.

Favorite on-screen sex scene: None, but I just love that scene in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington where Jimmy Stewart collapses after an impassioned, demanding filibuster to keep crooked real-estate developers from bulldozing his pristine campsite.

Celebrity I resemble most: Tiffany.

Best (or worst) lie I've ever told: "Lance Morrow loved my essay."

Song or album that puts me in the mood: The mood to write Flak articles, right? I don't know about a song per se, but checking Metafilter is usually how I start out. Then Plastic, then Slashdot, then Plastic again because I might have missed something in the Media section, you never know, sometimes they post stuff at 3:30 am...

The five items I can't live without: A navy blue cardigan, Origins "Mercurial" lipstick, cardamom, green steno notebook, Salon Premium.

Not really Salon Premium.

Fill in the blanks: J-school is sexy; dropping out of J-school is sexier.

In my bedroom, you'll find: A famous statistical graphic depicting the utter and complete devastation inflicted upon Napoleon's army by his march to Moscow.

Why you should get to know me: I subscribe to Inside magazine. I can get you back issues.

— Julia Lipman (julia@flakmag.com)