A Reading List as Suggested Posthumously by David Foster Wallace
Compiled from “The Unfinished” by D. T. Max.
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The Rumpus Interview with David Wain
Here are a few things to know about David Wain that will help you get the most out of this interview: – David Wain is (in no hierarchical order) a…
Kindle: Definition
From Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: kin·dle Pronunciation: \ˈkin-dəl\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Old Norse kynda; akin to Old High German cuntesal fire Date: 13th century Definition (1):…
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching
The Internet is the new Television. But way better! Childrens’ Hospital is a Web series written, directed, and starred in by Rob Corddry. David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, The State, Stella,…
The Rumpus Interview with Michael Showalter
“I am writing an ‘important’ memoir about not being able to write an important memoir. It winds up being kind of a novel-length comedic essay on insecurity and procrastination.”
Something the Internet Can’t Do
Rodrigo Corral Design offers one reason we shouldn’t lose print media. These books, these beautiful, vibrant, resplendent books, remind us what it feels like to be human, to interact directly…
A Call for Writing Advice
Q: How Do You Crank Up to Write? A: “Discipline.” John Updike did it all the time, Richard Ford did it early in the morning, Nathaniel Hawthorne did it nonstop,…
A Call for the Rebirth of Literary Magazines
“. . . This is a critical time not just for Granta but also for the future of the literary journal as an art form. It is no longer enough…
A Baker’s Dozen of My Feelings about David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest
“Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he’s devoted to than he does…
Best of Shouts & Murmurs (from the past year or so)
The Shouts & Murmurs section of the New Yorker is reliably witty, wry, and short. For some, it is the pre-game to reading the magazine, and for others, the best…
The Universal Threat of Loneliness
“The End of Solitude” by William Deresiewicz begins with the question, “What does the contemporary self want?” He answers after two sentences: “Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming…
Last Week in the New Yorker: a Link List and Review
THE TALK OF THE TOWN TRANSITIONING by Hendrik Hertzberg You can always count on Hendrick Hertzberg to tell you what your new political stance is; more than that, he makes your…