Adam Atkinson
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Visiting Artist, LPPAC; Executive Director, Open Thread |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | The lankiest, crankiest, hanky-pankiest hipster in town. |
| Interests | Pittsburgh and all related topics, such as the Steelers, or the Penguins, or Michael Chabon. Also: David Berman, Tobias Wolff, Italo Calvino, Zachary Schomburg, Terrance Hayes, performativity, Edward Albee, and Halloween costumes. |
| Favorite movies | All About Eve, The Godfather Parts I and II, L.A. Confidential, Forbidden Planet, Citizen Kane, Sunrise, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Casablanca, Raising Arizona, Network, There Will Be Blood, West Side Story |
| Favorite music | The Beatles, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Joni Mitchell, Elliot Smith, Nico, Velvet Underground, Junior Boys, Outkast, David Bowie, Otis Redding, Bright Eyes, Tom Waits |
| Favorite books | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Six Memos for the New Millenium, Invisible Cities, Actual Air, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Wonder Boys, Wind in a Box, The Man Suit, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, With Deer |