THE COUPLAND FILE

Detailed file about Canadian writer Douglas Coupland, the man wrongly held responsible for the abuse of the phrase "Generation X." Let's get it straight, everybody: He meant a mindset, not an age. Got it? Coupland's appealing mix of nostalgia, brand-name consciousness, loving storytelling and future sensibility has earned him countless fans and critical acclaim. He followed up Generation X with Shampoo Planet, Life After God and microserfs; he writes for Wired and considered himself a sculptor before his fluke success with his first book. A genuinely nice, smart guy who's worried about where we're all going. The site has an image gallery, the text of many interviews, book reviews, and, curiously enough, a collection of "Coupland moments," real-life scenarios that seem to have come straight from his pen.