David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace Excerpt From Unfinished Novel

The New Yorker | David Foster Wallace | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books


Once when I was a little boy I received as a gift a toy cement mixer. It was made of wood except for its wheels--axles--which, as I remember, were thi...

Journeys With George (Saunders), or Why Magazines Should Hire More Fiction Writers

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


Joshuah Bearman

Like David Foster Wallace, Saunders appears in his own journalism as the bumbling journalist, but Saunders is more believable, which is to say that he is a bumbler, which is part of the charm.

9 Of Your Favorite Books: Huffington Post November Readers' Picks (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books


Ever since we posted our first installment of the HuffPost Readers' Picks, we've gotten a flood of further reader recommendations. The feature has bee...

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: Women and (Mostly) Men

Jed P. Cohen | Posted 11.26.2009 | Entertainment


Jed P. Cohen

In the interest of full disclosure, I must here admit that I am a massive, overly enthusiastic, often proselytizing, obviously pleonastic fan of David Foster Wallace. My admiration for his writing will doubtless influence this review.

How DFW Got Me a C+

Menachem Kaiser | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Menachem Kaiser

September 12 is the first anniversay of the death of my literary hero, David Foster Wallace. RIP.I'm good at school. This isn't to be confused with sm...

Some Thoughts on Infinite Jest During the Infinite Summer

Mike Miley | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media


Mike Miley

If there's such a thing as the "one that got away" for books, Infinite Jest is mine. This summer, I was determined to finish it... Along with many readers at "Infinite Summer."

Two David Foster Wallace Biographies Pitched To Publishers

The New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 07.18.2009 | Media


Earlier this month, editors at publishing houses across New York received two separate book proposals for biographies of the late David Foster Wallace...

Study: This Post Will Make You Smarter

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.18.2009 | Media


Rob Fishman

A friend has fallen victim to the dreaded and dubious studies that are widely disseminated by such organizations as CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.

Rewind: Looking Back in Harsh Economic Times

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living


Stephanie Gertler

What did my generation do? I see all this anger and sorrow in the neighborhood. I can't help but stare.

Gourmet's Ruth Reichl on Twitter and the Recession's Silver Lining

Abi Wright | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media


Abi Wright

As reported in the New York Times Monday, circulation at cooking magazines is going up as the stock market goes down. Ruth Reichl advised journalism students to specialize.

One Last Look Back: The 10 Most Ridiculous, Shameful, or Generally Unfortunate People and Events of 2008

Chez Pazienza | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment


Chez Pazienza

Well, it could've been worse. As 2008 mercifully ends, we're left to ponder a year in which the real and the surreal were pretty much indistinguishable, where insanity actually became tedium.

Down, Simba

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home


Kit Gallant

During the 2000 Republican primaries, the late David Foster Wallace spent a week following John McCain's campaign. On the trail, Wallace was writing f...

Inside David Foster Wallace's "Torturous Final Weeks"

Salon | Robert Ito | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media


Following David Foster Wallace's suicide on Sept. 12, stunned fans, colleagues and friends paid tribute to the writer in countless articles and blog p...

David Foster Wallace, R.I.P.

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media


Lapham's Quarterly

While Wallace understood well the solipsism of depression -- see "The Depressed Person" -- he himself evinced none of it, in spite of his affliction.

David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008

John Seery | Posted 10.14.2008 | Entertainment


John Seery

He was a colleague and friend. I have no mind to try to pay adequate tribute to him here. Those should soar and will come later. What I want to note instead, just briefly, are a few personal recollections.

David Foster Wallace Found Dead

AP | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media


CLAREMONT, Calif. — David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to pol...