Books, Incomparable Gentleman
New David Foster Wallace Archive At University Of Texas!
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 2:00 pm
Postmodern author and iconoclast David Foster Wallace, who died prematurely in 2008 at the age of 46, was an avid annotator. Even in its published form, his writing was adorned with ample footnotes and clarifications, so it’s no wonder that the margins of his collection of books and personal documents are completely marked up. I know this thanks to the Harry Ransom Center at University of Texas Austin, whose new archive of some of his possessions promises fresh insight into one of the true recent geniuses of our literary history.
Incomparable Gentleman
Roger Ebert Sallies Forth
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 4:00 pm
When Roger Ebert lost most of his mandible in 2006, rendering him speechless, he took to the Internet in order to continue what he does so well (some, including myself, would say he’s the best): writing about movies. Only now, he writes about so much more - mortality, memories, and his devoted wife, Chaz are just some of the intimate topics he chooses to discuss with his readers.
