Brian Christian’s The Most Human Human
“Today’s person spends way more time in front of screens. In fluorescent-lit rooms, in cubicles, being on one end or the other of an electronic data…
Clarice Lispector: 2 Primitive Elegant Literary Experiments
My recent “discovery” of Clarice Lispector was like striking gold. It’s funny the way these arcane writers are becoming increasingly known. I won’t dare say popular.…
Ghost Story: D.T. Max on David Foster Wallace
“One of the big pictures that most people have of David is, ‘Okay. Ironic guy. Pot smoker. Goes into 12-Step Program. Not so ironic anymore. Not…
Novels: The Importance of Ending
As I’ve written and re-written the ending to The Director of Happiness again and again, I’ve been thinking a lot about endings for novels. As they’re…
hanging chad 