Cecil Adams
Cecil Adams is the name, presumably the pseudonym , of the author of the column The Straight Dope , which has appeared in the weekly newspaper The Chicago Reader since 1973 .
To person
The identity of Cecil Adams has not yet been clarified. Adams gives very little details about himself in his column and claims that he was never photographed. Adams describes the editor Ed Zotti (born 1951) as a confidante. The fact that Zotti wrote a book ( Know it all! ) In the style of Adams is considered by the readership, among other things, as a clear indication that Zotti himself is hiding behind the pseudonym Cecil Adams.
"The Straight Dope"
In addition to the original edition in The Chicago Reader , the column The Straight Dope appears in around 30 US newspapers. Adams answers readers' questions. These can be ordinary everyday questions as well as partly absurd conspiracy theories or modern sagas . The peculiar humor of the column results from the question itself and from the answer by Adams. Adams' answers can be quite rough, answered anecdotally or require a considerable amount of research . The topics and columns are also discussed by Adams' fan base in internet forums . Occasionally Adams also expresses himself there or is asked to correct it by his readers.
Adams' columns have been illustrated by cartoonist Slug Signorino since 1975 . The Straight Dope's online archive contains around 600 articles. So far, 5 books with Adams' columns have appeared.
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| SURNAME | Adams, Cecil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and columnist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |