Notable Articles
February 17, 2010
Draft Dave: Why Eggers Should Edit The Paris Review 19
by Garth Risk Hallberg
As absurd as it may sound, I’d like to propose that Dave Eggers is the best candidate for editorship of The Paris Review. And, somewhat counterintuitively, that hiring him for the job might be as good for Eggers as for the magazine.
February 5, 2010
Deckle Edge in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 32
by C. Max Magee
The deckle edge dates back to a time when you used to need a knife to read a book. Those rough edges simulate the look of pages that have been sliced open by the reader.
February 2, 2010
The Magisterial Goal 27
by James Kaelan
Soccer broadcaster Ray Hudson values hyperbole over precision. His quips, spontaneous and unedited, conflating science and art, have gained him a reputation as one of the most notorious announcers in all of sports.
January 26, 2010
Nobody Wants to Go Home: A Unified Theory of Reality TV 10
by Patrick Brown
The Real World may be the most important show of a generation. Its first two seasons contain the seeds of all reality television, as well some elements that would find their way into today’s most successful scripted programming.
January 25, 2010
Confessions of a Book Pirate 258
by C. Max Magee
“TRC” is a self-described bibliophile who has “pirated” thousands of books. How and why does he do it, and what does he think the publishing industry should do to curb the looming ebook piracy threat?
January 12, 2010
Sex, Seriously: James Salter Trumps the Great Male Novelists 25
by Sonya Chung
It’s been said that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” The same might be said for sex, and even more aptly when it comes to writing about writing about sex.
