My newspaper writing was once called David Foster Wallace-ian by the bloggers. But that's because I once used endnotes as a gimmick, not because I'm capable of thinking (or writing) on more than one level at any given time.
Is it bad that I've never read Infinite Jest? I do have a copy at home. It's in the sun room, under a plant, brown and warped from watering. Perhaps I should read it.
It's a pretty major undertaking, obvs. Maybe check out his more easily digestible essays or short stories first? And definitely read the commencement speech he gave at Kenyon College:
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My newspaper writing was once called David Foster Wallace-ian by the bloggers. But that's because I once used endnotes as a gimmick, not because I'm capable of thinking (or writing) on more than one level at any given time.
Is it bad that I've never read Infinite Jest? I do have a copy at home. It's in the sun room, under a plant, brown and warped from watering. Perhaps I should read it.
ALSO WILL ONE OR BOTH OF YOU PLEASE LIVEBLOG THE SHMEMMYS?
It's a pretty major undertaking, obvs. Maybe check out his more easily digestible essays or short stories first? And definitely read the commencement speech he gave at Kenyon College:
http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html
And what about the glorious Kathy Griffin winning her second straight Shmemmy?
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