Studs Terkel and DFW
Terkel’s observations about the waitress in Five East Pieces remind me of David Foster Wallace’s imagining of the life of a shopper waiting on line in a supermarket.
The End of the Tour
This film might better have been titled Although of Course You End Up Becoming a Caricature of Yourself.
Infinite Jest and Liberal Arts
“The screenplay is salted with a love of literature, and David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest plays a key role. “That book really messes you up,” Radnor said. “But read it.”
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Eschaton-inspired video
The Decemberists make an Infinite Jest-inspired video.
“[F]lapping his arms like Roddy McDowall”
A reference in The Pale King comes into focus.