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PopMatters' "20 Questions" is a weekly feature of short, sassy questions aimed to encourage playful responses that reveal the gist of the artist. It runs Mondays here on PopMatters and appears as a nationally syndicated newspaper column on Wednesdays.

Pico Iyer

[5.May.08] :. The compassionate, prolific writer and traveler, Pico Iyer, talks with PopMatters 20 Questions, about the Dalai Lama, Benji, Keith Richards, and Paddington Bear.
 

Ike Reilly

[28.Apr.08] :. Songwriter Ike Reilly tells PopMatters 20 Questions about firm abs and buttocks and the best sitcom, ever.
 

Bruce Campbell

[21.Apr.08] :. Bruce Campbell, that handsome man (when he's not wearing horror film make-up) with that incredible chin whom you know you've seen before -- you've seen just about everywhere -- appears here, too, in PopMatters' 20 Questions.
 

David Baldacci

[14.Apr.08] :. Best-selling author David Baldacci talks with PopMatters 20 Questions about the importance of hallucinogens, hit men, and Herman Munster -- and yeah, other important things, too.
 

Jena Malone

[7.Apr.08] :. In-between The Ruins (just opened in US theatres) and The Go-Getter, opening in June, Jena paused while on tour to address PopMatters' 20 Questions.
 

Jim White

[31.Mar.08] :. Jim White is a traveler, a Renaissance man, and a candid musical chronicler of the South. He pauses from his busy, restless artistic life to answer PopMatters' 20 questions.
 

James McMurtry

[24.Mar.08] :. Smart and aware, Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry shares some pointed observations about the world with PopMatters' 20 Questions.
 

Jeanette Winterson

[17.Mar.08] :. Jeanette Winterson's philosophy, as revealed in her response to PopMatters 20 Questions, seems to be: let Art engage and challenge you, and engage yourself artfully, in turn.
 

Steve Wynn

[10.Mar.08] :. Wynn's new album, Crossing Dragon Bridge, comes out 22 April. He takes a moment to answer PopMatters' 20 Questions and consider what goes best with touring: a martini, Belgian chocolate, or espresso?
 

Margaret Cho

[3.Mar.08] :. Margaret Cho's "Beautiful" tour, launched in Australia, hits the States March 6th. But first she pauses to braid a big beasty boy's hair, do a little shimmy, and answer PopMatters 20 Questions.
 

Mike Doughty

[25.Feb.08] :. Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty is a Renaissance Man of sorts, plying his trade as a musician, songwriter, poet, playwright, photographer, and blogger and he answers PopMatters' 20 questions.
 

Allison Moorer

[18.Feb.08] :. Allison Moorer's new collection of female penned covers drops tomorrow and she hits the road with hubby Steve Earle, but not before answering PopMatters' 20 questions.
 

Robyn Hitchcock

[11.Feb.08] :. PopMatters debuts "20 Questions", a weekly feature of short, sassy questions aimed to encourage playful responses that reveal the gist of the artist. We couldn't think of a better person to start with than the witty and clever Robyn Hitchcock.
 
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