D.T. Max on David Foster Wallace, Different Kinds of Intelligence, Bret Easton Ellis, Irony vs. Sincerity, and 12-Step Philosophy
Otherppl with Brad Listi
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The Importance of Learning
David Foster Wallace's Infinite Chest is a biography of the late writer. Author says he was shocked to find out that David disowned his first book Broom of the System and said it could have been written by a very smart 14-year-old. He also talks about how intelligence can be fetishized or held up as some sort of I don't know ideal in fiction.
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