Chuck Klosterman

Chuck Klosterman Talks Football Safety and Whether He's a Good Person

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Football, Novel, Klosterman, Nirvana, Writing, Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman Eating the Dinosaur, Video, Entertainment News

In my chat with Klosterman, he expounds on the subjects he writes about often -- music, sports -- while tackling the question of whether cavemen were, in fact, the most interesting people ever.

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Chuck Klosterman On His Concert Doubleheader With Creed And Nickelback

www.grantland.com | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Nickelback, Chuck Klosterman, Creed, Culture News

The moment you tell people you're seeing Creed and Nickelback in concert — on the same night, at roughly the same time, in two different venues — ...

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Cartoon Character Argues NFL With Noted Pop Culture Journalist (VIDEO)

Adult Swim | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Nfl Football, Video, Chuck Klosterman, Adult Swim, Carl Brutananadilewski, Comedy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Giants vs. Redskins, Weird News News

When Carl Brutananadilewski from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" faces off with pop culture journalist Chuck Klosterman about NFL football, stand back becaus...

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Being Cool With Having Stuff: At-Least-Potentially Guilt-Free Super Bowl Cruising

Zac Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Bay Packers, Chuck Klosterman, Football, Cruise, Indonesia, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, Courtney Love, Nirvana, Lexus, Zac Hill, Kurt Cobain, Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl, Travel News

I have yet to encounter a single American crew member. In what can only be described as a Shyamalanian flash of revelation, I realized earlier this morning that this disconnect did not bother me.

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Chuck Klosterman Prefers American Cheese, Thinks Twitter Is Uncomfortable

SCAD District | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SCAD District, Chuck Klosterman, Savannah College of Art and Design, Journalism, College News

Klosterman, author of "Sex, Drugs and Coca Puffs," and columnist for "Esquire" is known for his pop culture commentary--whether it's Coldplay, hipster...

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What's the Difference Between e-Essays and Blog Posts?

Alex Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Awl, Paul Krugman, Chuck Klosterman, Mashable, Blogs, Publishing, Book Publishing, Kindle, Books, Essays, Books News

The typical Klosterman release is a bundle of 18 or so essays. When this type of content is no longer bundled, I have trouble differentiating it from really long blog posts.

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Zadie Smith, Chuck Klosterman

newhavenreview.com | Posted 05.25.2011

OK, so you may remember that a few months back a little magazine called The New Yorker decided to make a list of 20 top fiction writers under the age ...

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eBookstore Learns From iTunes

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebook Wars, Chuck Klosterman, Itunes, Apple, 99 Cent Essay, Kindle, Ereader, Ibook, Chuck Klosterman Essays, Ebook, Mac, Ireader, Amazon, Books News

On Tuesday, Scribner began publishing 69 essays by Chuck Klosterman, the pop culture and sports writer, available individually from retailers like Ama...

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Author Stephen Markley Explains How To Write A 'Premature Memoir'

The Outlet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book News, Chuck Klosterman, Klosterman, Eggers, Stephen Markley Publish This Book, Books, Markley Publish This Book, Stephen Markley, Book Blogs, Dave Eggers, Publish This Book, Books News

The letters are the same as all the ones that have come before, and as usual, I'm taking it from all sides. Sometimes I'm surprised I'm not getting re...

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Eating the Chuck: On Klosterman's Newest Collection

Daniel Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Culture, Kurt Cobain, Chuck Klosterman, Books, Chuck Klosterman Eating the Dinosaur, Eating the Dinosaur, Downtown Owl, Books News

Chuck Klosterman has become a household name in snarky pop culture criticism. But ultimately, his criticism suffers under the weight of his own self-conscious voice, and his newest collection further proves it.

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Dancing With My Shelf: A Case For Book Soundtracks

Peter Bognanni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Fidelity, Chuck Klosterman, Soundtracks, Sherman Alexie, Book Soundtracks, Jonathan Lethem, Books, Nick Hornby, The House of Tomorrow, Books News

As it turns out, authors have been playing around with this direct intersection of music and literature for quite some time.

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Alan Grayson's YouTube Followers Don't Want His Copycats

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Social Media, Chuck Klosterman, James Clyburn, Michele Bachmann, Time Magazine, Youtube, Obama, Alan Grayson, Facebook, Steve LaTourette, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Media News

Where once politicians would escort the people into the future, social media sites are now propelling them forward. Left for debate is whether these new vehicles are actually shaping better leaders.

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Book Review Round-Up

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superfreakonomics, Sunday Book Review, Chuck Klosterman, Book Review, Book Reviews, Dracula, John Irving, The Humbling, Books, Dorothea Lange, Philip Roth, Neverland, Books News

We're back again with your weekly book review round-up: Neverland: J. M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers and the Dark Side of "Peter Pan", Piers Dudgeon The...

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Interviewing Terry Gross

John Hood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npr, Ira Glass, Errol Morris, Chuck Klosterman, John Hood, Fresh Air, Terry Gross, Media News

There may be no better interviewer working today than Fresh Air host Terry Gross.

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Malcolm Gladwell and Others Bring a Novel Approach to Book Readings

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Q&A, Chuck Klosterman, Reading, James Frey, Books, Pop Culture, Malcolm Gladwell, Book, Reader Q & A, Brainstorms, Entertainment News

Reading aloud from their books, authors hope that readers will relate to the material, its characters, themes, comedic moments and underlying messages. When writers can convey these elements themselves, it's even more potentially provocative and lucrative.

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