Press Coverage
Since landing on the front page of The New York Times in 2007 with a full feature in the Arts section, Lian’s work has been covered by respected, rogue, and irreverent press outlets ranging from The Next Web to Allure Magazine to the Daily Kos. Forbes called her a “meme goddess” in 2011, 2012 was her viral campaign in support of Planned Parenthood which made it to MSNBC, and in 2013 her play The Video Game Monologues was called a “taste of what’s to come” by Salon.
Andrew Leonard
for Salon.com
A slyly perceptive set of discourses on relationships embedded in gaming culture… [The Video Game Monologues is] positive and affirming; a demonstration of how our life with games has real meaning… By using the language of games to talk about the human condition, Amaris brings gamers into the larger conversation, and collapses the boundaries that we set up between ourselves and those “others” who might be addicted to [video games].”
Andy Propst for Backstage
[CRITIC'S PICK, Swimming to Spalding is] a riveting piece of theater… [with] some of the most powerful indictments of contemporary warfare that have been on stage in recent memory… Under Richard Schechner's direction, the performer brings these [characters] to life ably. With the support of Lucian Ban's continually impressive soundscape and Melissa Mizell's gently atmospheric lighting design, Amaris delivers a terrific companion piece to Gray's original."
Jason Zinoman
for The New York Times
[Amaris is] an appealing performer who sets out to retrace the steps of 'Swimming to Cambodia’… She ably dramatizes herself and comments on the human effects of war… Carrying herself with beaming enthusiasm and a mischievous sense of humor, she has a flirtatious manner… and more of an interest than her model in the world outside the performer's head."
"Things that cannot screen for breast cancer" featured on Buzzfeed, The Laughing Squid, The Daily Kos, The Daily Wh.at, The Democratic Underground, Socialism.com, The Austinist, and MSNBC's Up With Chris Hayes (39:38 timestamp).
Watch the clip below!
Press Features on Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling (SVRG, December 2011-March 2012)
- Huffington Post, "Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling: 'Hey Girl' Meme Goes Tech"
- Forbes, "'Hey Girl': Introducing Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling's meme goddess, Lian Amaris"
- The Next Web, "Tumblr Tuesday: Meet the Woman behind Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling"
- Women 2.0, "Ryan Gosling Wants You To Raise Capital For Your Silicon Valley Startup (And Make It Mobile-Friendly!)," also reported by Forbes.
- The Next Web, "Like nerdy memes? Then the Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling Tumblr is for you"
- The Jane Dough, "'Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling' May Solve The Recruiting Women Into Tech Problem"
- Geeksugar, "Website of the Day: Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling"
- New Media Rockstars, "Tumblr Memes: Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling"
- mashKulture, "Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling"
PRINT PRESS
- TDR: The Drama Review. "What To Do When Your Role Model Jumps Ship: Lian Amaris' Swimming to Spalding" by Theresa Smalec. Summer, 2011.
- The Jewish Week. “Black and Jewish, Searching for Home” by Edward Merwin. February 15, 2011.
- The Valley Advocate. “Swimming the Undercurrents” by Chris Rohmann. January 29, 2011.
- The Daily Hampshire Gazette. “Strokes of Genius” by Chelsea Faria. January 25, 2011.
- The New York Times. “As Good as Having an Uncle in the Business” by Felicia R. Lee. December 18, 2009.
- The New York Times. “Spalding Gray Continues on as Inspiration” by Jason Zinoman. December 9, 2009.
- The Denver Post. “Artist shows woman’s predate ritual in a most public way” by Kyle MacMillan. May 1, 2009.
- The Colorado Springs Independent. “Slow Motion” by Stephanie Ives. April 2, 2009.
- Allure Magazine. “Life of the Party” by Cara Litke. December, 2007.
- The Denver Westword. “Body Art” by Amy Haimerl. July 19, 2007.
- The New York Times. “Time Runs Out on Date Night” by Campbell Robertson. July 11, 2007.
- The New York Post. “Date Does Big Screen Preen” by Marianne Garvey. July 10, 2007.
- The New York Times. “She’s Got a Date and Only 72 Hours to Prepare” by Campbell Robertson. July 09, 2007.
ONLINE PRESS (Excluding Articles Also Appearing in Print)
Theater
- TheaterIsEasy.com. “Swimming to Spalding Review: An Engaging Story.” December 12, 2009.
- Backstage.com. “Swimming to Spalding Review: Critic’s Pick.” December 7, 2009.
- The New York Times Urban Eye: The Best of New York Today. “Time is Relative.” November 25, 2008.
- Panasonic.com. “72-Hour Happening will be presented as 72-Minute Film.” August 23, 2007.
- The New York Times Homepage. July 08–09, 2007.
- The Gothamist. “We Hope She Didn’t Get Stood Up.” July 09, 2007.
- Cititour.com. “Street Theater.” July 09, 2007.
- Style.com. “America’s Dress Address.” July 09, 2007.
SVRG from the Blogs
- the evolving ultrasaurus, "silicon valley love notes"
- sarahsfav.es, "FAVE TUMBLR: Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling"
- I JUST FUCKING LOVE IT, "I JUST FUCKING LOVE INTERNET MEMES"
Some Little SVRG Mentions
- Mashable, "8 Hilarious Internet Jokes, Memes and Parody Accounts of 2011"
- What's Trending, "Sites Shut Down and Web Reacts to #SOPA, Over 25K Tweets Per Hour"
- The Atlantic Wire, "We've Reached Peak Gosling"
- Social Times, "Tumblr Goes Meme-Crazy for Ryan Gosling"
- What's Trending, "Hey Girl, 2011 Is The Year Ryan Gosling Won The Internet"
