Maddox (writer)

Infobox Writer
name = George Ouzounian

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caption = Maddox pictured in a common pose (2006).
birthname = George Ouzounian
birthdate = birth year and age|1978
birthplace =
pseudonym = Maddox
occupation = Writer, Webmaster
nationality = American
period = 1997-present
genre = Satire, Fratire
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website = http://maddox.xmission.com/
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George Ouzounian,cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/02/maddox_qa/index_np.html |title=It's a man's world |last=Traister |first=Rebecca |format=Interview |publisher=Salon.com |accessdate=2007-02-12] better known by his pen name Maddox, is an American humorist, satirist, and Internet personality. He gained fame on the Internet in the early 2000s for his opinion-oriented website, "The Best Page in the Universe", which he still maintains. In recent years, Maddox has enjoyed mainstream success with the publication of his "New York Times" bestselling book, "The Alphabet of Manliness".

Maddox, who is of Armenian descent, says that his pen name came from the 1980s anime "Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01". [cite web |last=Goodmacher |first=Chris | date=2003-08-31 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070603063453/http://www.poindexteronline.com/old/www/text/archives/00000078.html |title=Whoever Sucks the Least is King, An Interview with Maddox |format=Online Journal |publisher=PoinDexter Online |accessdate=2006-05-26] He is a graduate of Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah; [cite web |url=http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=utah|title=Don't move to Utah..] he also attended the University of Utah, but he does not hold a degree. [cite web |url=http://media.www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2007/01/19/Ae/The-Best.Interview.In.The.Universe-2654691.shtml|title=The best interview in the universe] He lives in Salt Lake City.

Along with Tucker Max and other Internet-based humorists, Maddox is a pioneer of a fledgling genre of literature which the media have dubbed "fratire", a portmanteau of "fraternity" and "satire", which is an appeal to political incorrectness and masculinity. [ [http://www.tommyv2.com/articles.html] ]

The Best Page in the Universe

Maddox started The Best Page in the Universe in 1997. it is a personal satirical website. It has accured over 220 million hits and holds an Alexa rank of 6,000 without using any advertising at all.

The majority of Maddox's articles are satirical, often focusing on society and pop culture, although he does occasionally write a nonsensical page with no intentions other than entertainment. Several articles deal with masculinity and enthusiastically endorse chauvinism and dislike towards children, senior citizens, women's rights activists, vegetarians, environmentalists, hippies, celebrities and personalities, George W. Bush, Mac users, goths and jocks.

Many of Maddox's articles include illustrations to portray a point. Most of the pictures on his website were drawn by Maddox with Microsoft Paint, and occasionally Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, and other graphics manipulation software. Past images include drawings of elderly people being fired to the Sun, hippies being killed, Maddox's testicles (drawn larger than a basketball).

Maddox also maintains a section in which he criticizes hate mail his website has generated. When posting his replies he breaks the e-mail down and ridicules points which use fallacious logic and also corrects linguistic errors. He also runs an online store which sells merchandise such as stickers and apparel that bear phrases used in his articles.Maddox. [http://store.theworstpageintheuniverse.com/ The Best Store in the Universe] .]

Professional accomplishments

Maddox wrote the book "The Alphabet of Manliness", [" [http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Alphabet+Manliness&x=0&y=0 The Alphabet Of Manliness (Hardcover)] ." "Amazon.com"] and created the satire site "The Best Page in the Universe". [" [http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/maddox The Brains Behind: The Best Page In The Universe] ." ".net Magazine"] On May 9, 2006, Maddox, Tucker Max, and RudiusMedia blogger, DrunkasaurusRex, premiered a two-hour test show live on Maxim Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio. [ [http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/tucker_maddox_and_drunkasaurusrex_to_be_on_sirius_radio_tuesday_may_9th.phtml TuckerMax.com] – Tucker, Maddox, and DrunkasaurusRex to be on Sirius Radio Tuesday, May 9] Maddox and Tucker Max have been regarded as the founding authors of a new genre known as fratire. On June 6, 2006, Maddox appeared at the San Diego Comic Con [" [http://www.comic-con.org/cci2006/cci_exhib_3.shtml 2006 Exhibitors M-Z] ." "San Diego Comic Con"] with his comic book, "The Best Comic in the Universe". [" [http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/8/24/pureTestosteronenowInBookFormatTheAlphabetOfManliness Pure testosterone...now in book format. "The Alphabet of Manliness"] ." "The Stanford Daily"] He is known to have worked, until 2004, as a programmer for a telemarketing company. [" [http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/02/maddox_qa/ It's a man's world] ." "Salon"] Due to the success of his websites, Maddox now sells enough shirts online to "stay above water." [" [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/May/15/il/FP605150313.html Obscure satirist suddenly a best-seller] ." "The Honolulu Advertiser".]

"The Alphabet of Manliness"

In June 2006, Maddox's first book, "The Alphabet of Manliness", was published. It reached the number one spot on the Amazon.com sales chart. The book is illustrated and its format is a chapter-length entry for each letter in the English alphabet regarding a "manly" topic (for example, N is for Chuck Norris). [Weinman, Jaime J. " [http://www.macleans.ca/culture/entertainment/article.jsp?content=20060501_126058_126058 The bestseller no one's ever read] ." "Maclean's magazine".]

References

External links

* [http://maddox.xmission.com The Best Page in the Universe]