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more about #davidfosterwallace more comments → snugbug: So, no fans of "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" or "Everything Or More: A Compact History of Infinity" here? What is RONG with me that those two bo... more » gonzosmom: I'm a little late to the party on this... Depression is a serious condition with many levels. The worst level is what I refer to as "the black hole."... more » SalimaPullus: "As if how we construct meaning were not actually a matter of personal, intentional choice, of conscious decision. Plus, there's the matter of arrogan... more » mbak: I remember being on the phone with my (now) ex one year ago and suddenly hearing "oh my god, DFW hanged himself" on the other end of the line. It felt... more » metroville: Great. So that's one more year that I haven't made it past the first page of Infinite Jest. more » The Marble Faun: I don't understand why suicide can be celebrated. Not trying to be flip - really! But I don't feel anything for a brilliant person who couldn't stan... more » The Marble Faun: I don't understand why suicide can be celebrated. Not trying to be flip - really! But I don't feel anything for a brilliant person who couldn't stan... more » Fallingdog: We both grew up in central Illinois. I know his internal experience as if it were my own. I wept when he died. I miss him. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: In the time of your life, live—so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek go... more » PontiusPirate: Every DFW tribute should have footnotes. more » ChicagoSaphique: I love to read these anecdotal accounts of his personality.. Hindsight bias makes it difficult not to see a depressive cognitive framework bleeding in... more » ChicagoSaphique: Good article. DFW still messing with your mind. I still struggle to find the humor in Girl with Curious Hair. Is it funny cause they try to light that... more » GalvinCalvinus: I haven't commented in so long I can't even remember my password, but... the world is a much poorer and emptier place without DFW in it. My heart brea... more » Baroness: Already a year? Damn. One thing I've been very impressed by is how many other writers spoke of his immense generosity, his kindness, his very good a... more » Dominant Glee Club: I hope I'm the first person to notice that the name of Dunder Mifflin's CFO is David Wallace. more » -
#remembrances
David Foster Wallace: One Year Later
As of today, it's been a year since David Foster Wallace died. Wallace was an important author and teacher; incidentally, the first movie adapted from his work is about to come out. n+1—yes, that n+1--has a nice remembrance. More » -
#trailerpark
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men Trailer is Here
The Office prettyboy John Krasinski was the first to get a movie based on a David Foster Wallace book off the ground, into production, and into release. The trailer's finally arrived. It did pretty well at Sundance. How's it look? More » -
#literature
Adorable Literary Hoax Goes Entirely Unnoticed
In a 2004 issue of academic journal Modernism/Modernity, David Foster Wallace's short story collection Oblivion was reviewed by Jay Murray Siskind, a professor at Blacksmith College, and a fictional Don DeLillo character. And no one noticed! More » -
#gossiproundup
Lindsay Lohan Living In Horrendous Squalor, Confusing the Hell Out of LA Cops
LA police, responding to an alarm at Lindsay Lohan's home, thought the house had been "ransacked," when in fact it was merely the dwelling of a slob. George Clooney parties like an fratty ibanker. More » -
#books
David Foster Wallace Novel, Unfinished, Coming Next Year
The New Yorker's lengthy profile of David Foster Wallace broke some news: Little, Brown will publish the late novelist's unpublished manuscript for "The Pale King" in 2010. Chunks have already appeared online. More » -
