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...Well, if you happen to be in the Square this summer, and you happen to write said question on a notecard, and you happen to insert said notecard into the box attached to the Wheel Questions art installation on Brattle St. near Chipotle and Eastern Mountain Sports, then Johnny Monsarrat just might have an answer for you. Actually, he will definitely have an answer...
...whopping 14% approval rating on rottentomatoes.com (clearly quality)—and felt the idea was “too cool not to do it.” Now, it’s a fully-fledged, touring, interactive art project: Passerby contribute questions via notecards and Monsarrat answers them on the back, displaying the cards on a black cylinder for the world to read. The mastermind behind the project estimates he’s received 2,000 queries at this point, and was quick to note that this bests postsecret.com. More questions after the jump...
Flyby’s burning question for the man with the answers was: What makes him qualified to be the man with the answers? While the Wheel Question website calls him a life coach, Monsarrat explained that he has “all the qualifications of Dr. Phil: none.” This left FlyBy confused—because being a life coach actually requires certification. But, ultimately, Monsarrat does have a reason for insisting that he alone answer questions submitted to the Wheel: Otherwise, he said, people would probably destroy or vandalize the cards, adding...
Whether or not Monsarrat is always right, he’s definitely always committed. To date, he’s put in about $1,600 and 1,000 hours of time, and hasn’t received any donations. FlyBy wonders how buying notecards could cost so much money. That?...
DIED. Nicholas Monsarrat, 69, English novelist who evoked his World War II adventures in the Royal Navy in several of his books, including The Cruel Sea (1951), which sold 11 million copies; of cancer; in London...