Neil Strauss Darrow (October 13, 1973), also known by the pseudonyms Style and Chris Powles, is a journalist, writer, ghostwriter (ghostwriter) and American ligue artist, best known for his best-selling The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, translated in Spain under the title The method (The Game), where she describes her experiences in the seduction community, in an effort to become «a ligue artist» or «Venusian artist». He is a contributing editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and also wrote regularly for The New York Times.