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{{Short description|Journalist who published The Game (2005)}} | |||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Neil Strauss | | name = Neil Strauss | ||
| other_names = Style | |||
| occupation = Journalist, author | | occupation = Journalist, author | ||
| | | years_active = 1990s– | ||
| | | known_for = ''[[The Game (book)|The Game]]'' (2005); handle Style | ||
| notable_works = ''The Game'' (2005); ''Rules of the Game'' (2007); ''The Truth'' (2015) | |||
| nationality = American | |||
| image = NeilStraussJan2009.jpg | |||
| caption = Strauss in January 2009 | |||
| alt = Neil Strauss | |||
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'''Neil Strauss''' is the journalist who embedded with [[Mystery (pickup artist)|Mystery]]'s scene and published ''The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'' (2005). The book is why "PUA" left the forums. | '''Neil Strauss''' is the journalist who embedded with [[Mystery (pickup artist)|Mystery]]'s scene and published ''[[The Game (book)|The Game]]: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'' (2005). The book is why "PUA" left the forums.<ref name="game">{{cite book |last=Strauss |first=Neil |title=The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists |publisher=ReganBooks |year=2005 |isbn=0-06-055473-8}}</ref> In the scene he used the handle '''Style'''. | ||
A 2004 ''New York Times'' style piece, "He Aims! He Shoots! Yes!!", was the public on-ramp to the same reporting.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Neil |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/style/he-aims-he-shoots-yes.html |title=He Aims! He Shoots! Yes!! |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 January 2004 |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> ''Rules of the Game'' (2007) is the workbook sequel. ''The Truth'' (2015) is Strauss on the personal cost of that life. Both later books are sources here; neither is scripture. | |||
== In the community == | |||
''The Game'' is ethnography with a plot: [[Project Hollywood]], the rivalry with [[Owen Cook|Tyler Durden]], [[Ross Jeffries]] as "godfather," Mystery's collapse and return. It is the reason civilians know [[negging]], [[peacocking]], and [[sarging]]. It is not a how-to. Club-routine layers dated fast; the observations about [[approach anxiety]], [[social proof]], and scarcity did not. | |||
Strauss is in-scope as the named journalist of the 2000s scene, not as a current coach. == See also == | |||
* [[The Game (book)]] | |||
* [[Mystery (pickup artist)]] | |||
* [[Owen Cook]] | |||
* [[Project Hollywood]] | |||
* [[Pickup artist]] | |||
* [[Seduction community]] | |||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
[[Category:History of pickup]] | [[Category:History of pickup]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:02, 19 September 2026
 Strauss in January 2009
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| Nationality | American |
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| Other names | Style |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Years active | 1990s– |
| Known for | The Game (2005); handle Style
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| Notable work | The Game (2005); Rules of the Game (2007); The Truth (2015)
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Neil Strauss is the journalist who embedded with Mystery's scene and published The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists (2005). The book is why "PUA" left the forums.[1] In the scene he used the handle Style.
A 2004 New York Times style piece, "He Aims! He Shoots! Yes!!", was the public on-ramp to the same reporting.[2] Rules of the Game (2007) is the workbook sequel. The Truth (2015) is Strauss on the personal cost of that life. Both later books are sources here; neither is scripture.
In the community
The Game is ethnography with a plot: Project Hollywood, the rivalry with Tyler Durden, Ross Jeffries as "godfather," Mystery's collapse and return. It is the reason civilians know negging, peacocking, and sarging. It is not a how-to. Club-routine layers dated fast; the observations about approach anxiety, social proof, and scarcity did not.
Strauss is in-scope as the named journalist of the 2000s scene, not as a current coach. == See also ==
- The Game (book)
- Mystery (pickup artist)
- Owen Cook
- Project Hollywood
- Pickup artist
- Seduction community
References
- ↑ Strauss, Neil. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. ReganBooks. 2005. ISBN 0-06-055473-8.
- ↑ Strauss, Neil. He Aims! He Shoots! Yes!!. The New York Times. 25 January 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2026.