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What if Donald Trump is really President Johnny Gentle?

August 10, 2025 by Christopher ZF 7 Comments

The President in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest was a maligned doofus, who ran third party and won.

Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged With: 2018, David Foster Wallace, Donald Trump, Infinite Jest, politics, Presidential Politics

Anxiety, Talent, and Genius: The End of the Tour and shaping our own impression

August 7, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Salieri meets Mozart at the Mall of America.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, The End of the Tour

Advice, regarding The End of the Tour, and all those David Foster Wallace articles

July 28, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Don’t worry too much about David Foster Wallace.

Filed Under: Books, Movies Tagged With: David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, The End of the Tour

Alan Moore has written a million-word novel

September 12, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung Leave a Comment

It’s longer than the Bible.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Alan Moore, Infinite Jest, Jerusalem, long novels, Ulysses

David Foster Wallace Bio-Pic not acceptable to DFW’s estate

April 22, 2025 by Christopher ZF 3 Comments

DFW’s estate does not endorse or support The End of the Tour

Filed Under: Books, Movies Tagged With: David Foster Wallace, End of the Tour, Infinite Jest, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg

Reading Advice for James Franco

April 7, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Mr. Franco shared the contents of his bookshelf. The contents could use a makeover.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, Infinite Jest, James Franco, literature

Jason Segel will play David Foster Wallace

December 12, 2024 by Andrew DeYoung 5 Comments

Just let that sink in for a minute.

Filed Under: Books, Movies Tagged With: David Foster Wallace, David Lipsky, How I Met Your Mother, Infinite Jest, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, John Krasinski

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