The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

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AGE: 51
OCCUPATION: Humor writer
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: He's the gay former drug-abuser whom mainstream America loves. Fans rushed to his defense last year when The New Republic accused him of adulterating his non-fiction pieces with fictional flourishes, James Frey–style.

CON: When you become a target of a blog entitled Stuff White People Like, you may want to check your kitsch factor.

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