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Thomas Keller

The chef and owner of the French Laundry chooses a few of his least favorite things

Dan White

The debonair conjuror and star of The Magician chooses a few of his least favorite things

Geoffrey Mak

The writer, critic, and chronicler of the wild side shares a few of his pet hates

Lena Dunham

The force behind Girls and the new Holocaust drama Treasure shares her least favorite things

Robert Plunket

The cult comic-fiction writer, who is undergoing a revival at the age of 79, reveals a few of his least favorite things

Mo Gilligan

Gearing up for Netflix’s comedy special and his largest tour yet, the three-time-BAFTA-winning comedian shares his least favorite things

Michael Stuhlbarg

The Boardwalk Empire actor, who stars in Peter Morgan’s new Broadway play, Patriots, reveals his least favorite things

Nicholson Baker

The award-winning author, who’s written about everything from actual secret government programs to imagined inter-dimensional sex fantasias, reveals a few of his least favorite things

Kara Swisher

The pioneering tech journalist, whose Burn Book is topping the best-seller lists, can’t wait to share her hates

Percival Everett

The author, whose comic novel Erasure became the Oscar-winning American Fiction, kicks off our new questionnaire by revealing a few of his least favorite things