i grew up in a katy, texas, which sats o houston. i was an editor for a while and just kind of worked my way up. journalism offered me a structure to sort of deal with the world. I know people who grew up wanting to work for the times. That's not how my career played out.
Rob Walker discusses his interest in death and how our digital records remain online, being shy and how this influenced his decision to become a journalist, writing about the sleeved blanket known as the snuggie, and the wish to brand the idea of "be happy for what you have."