(/ˈfaʊstiən/)
Adjective
1. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
2. A situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve knowledge, power and success
… In order to secure the interview I had to promise a first read with the faustian understanding that only facts would be checked by CDG, not content. We don’t do first reads Anne screamed on the phone and I don’t want you to meet with her in passing—you must spend time with her, she said, as if she were Katharine Graham.
From the post: How ELLE magazine ruined an incredible interview with enigmatic fashion icon Rei Kawakubo
Source: ELLE on Earth (observer.com)
