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#ParksandJest
Last night was a bit frantic around here, as the new episode of Parks and Recreation (“Partridge”) made plenty of references to Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It all started with a hint from P… more →
What If: an analysis of "Run Lola Run"
wrote 2 days ago: As she lays dying, Lola flashes back to a conversation she had with her boyfriend, Manni. When Mann … more →
CFSR WOD 5.21.2013
wrote 2 days ago: Mike Tuesday 5-21-13 Clean and Jerk EMOM 10 min @ 85% of best (C+J) + “Fight Gone Worse” 3 Rounds fo … more →
Fiction's about...
wrote 4 days ago: Fiction’s about what it is to be a fucking human being. David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest. … more →
David Foster Wallace on How to Be Good.
wrote 1 week ago: This speech has been making its way around the Internets, and I have to say it’s worth a liste … more →
Speaking Dumb and Other Perks
wrote 1 week ago: Too much writing can lead to aphasia, or the inexplicable loss of verbal agility. When aphasia is a … more →
Sixty Seconds II with: Betsy Streeter
wrote 1 week ago: Ten answers to ten questions in 20 words or fewer. That’s less time than it takes to burn a ma … more →
Introduction
wrote 1 week ago: Introduction Weisz was a young man with a bright attitude and a penchant for “penguin suits … more →
Wallace's War Against Irony
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wrote 1 week ago: Last year’s most famous literary tweet was a harsh criticism of the late David Foster Wallace by Bre … more →
The best books in the world
wrote 1 week ago: I’m starting this blog because books – mainly novels and poetry – are central to m … more →
Animated: David Foster Wallace on Ambition
wrote 1 week ago: From Blank on Blank The late, great David Foster Wallace interviewed by Leonard Lopate on May 4, 199 … more →
Graduation Season
wrote 1 week ago: “What do I stand for?” is a question that puzzles not only Nate Ruess but all of us. If only I had … more →
A Game Of Literary Would You Rather (Third Edition)
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wrote 1 week ago: It’s that time again. It’s that time when I ask stupid would you rather questions that a … more →
The Boy Who Lived...Without Reading Harry Potter
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I admit it, when Harry Potter first came out I was highly skeptical. It became too popular too fast, … more →
David Foster Wallace (to/as) Text
wrote 2 weeks ago: David Foster Wallace - February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008 RIP: `.` -` `` ` .-.-::/:-..+: .. ``` … more →
INFINITE JEST DAY 6
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve come to realize that even though I’m reading everyday (basically), I won’t be … more →
Living in London
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wrote 2 weeks ago: London is by all rights a lovely place to be. It’s full of vibrant cultures, different people … more →
Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story
wrote 2 weeks ago: It is closing time in the gardens of the West and from now on an artist will be judged only by the r … more →
Twigs - "How's that"
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INFINITE JEST DAY 3
wrote 2 weeks ago: There’s no Day 2 because I had things to do for Superhero Week 2013 that made it too late for … more →
