David Foster Wallace

SIFF Week 2: 20 New Picks & Pans

Din Tai Fung's Dumpling Dilemma

Does this Bellevue hot spot's signature dish live up to its legend?

Moonlight Cafe Has the Meatiest Egg Rolls in the Universe

You can expect most vegan cooking to look like it's been frosted with dog shit, just like this cupcake.​ Moonlight Cafe is notable in the same way that a weird roadside attraction is notable: interesting, sort of, but mostly nobody gives a shit. It's pretty dirty inside. The tabletops feel gu ... More >>

A Eulogy for Jeff Hanson

Jeff Hanson singing "This Time It Will" in Los Angeles in 2007 As you've no doubt already heard or read, 31-year-old songwriter Jeff Hanson's parents found Hanson dead at his St. Paul home on Friday night, most likely of an accident involving the concrete floor of his new apartment. But that statem ... More >>

Live Music Roundup: Saturday, May 9

In addition to the Bassnectar show at Showbox at the Market (pictured to the left, and described after the jump) and the Abstract Rude show tonight at Nectar (you can read Gabriel Teodros' interview with him), all this is happening tonight: Bassnectar, Gift of Gab, Sidecar Tommy at Showbox at the M ... More >>

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

In addition to the Bassnectar show at Showbox at the Market (pictured to the left, and described after the jump) and the Abstract Rude show tonight at Nectar (you can read Gabriel Teodros' interview with him), all this is happening tonight: Bassnectar, Gift of Gab, Sidecar Tommy at Showbox at the M ... More >>

Bassnectar

Saturday, May 9

Byrne’s-Eye View

The former Talking Head finds faith in the ordinariness he once spurned.

David Foster Wallace hanged himself Friday night

The former Talking Head finds faith in the ordinariness he once spurned.

McCainia in the New York Times and Beyond: How to Win Press and Influence Voters

The former Talking Head finds faith in the ordinariness he once spurned.

A Cruise Not Fit for a Queen

But there was that cab-driving, tour-giving, reggae-spinning Belize native.

Feel Like Flirting?

Licorous is a delight, but don't go looking for anything too serious.

Straight Into Brooklyn

Eschewing pomo trickery, Paul Auster intentionally repairs a family via chance and coincidence.

This Week's Reads

Bret Easton Ellis, Karen Fisher, and Rodney Rothman.

This Week's Reads

Aimee Bender, Chelsea Handler, MacKenzie Bezos, and Elizabeth Royte.

This Week's Reads

Brittany A. Daley, Bill Hicks, Lucius Shepard, and Graham Lord.

Around the Bend

Also: Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, Primer, Rick, Shall We Dance?, and Zelary.

This Week's Reads

David A. Neiwert, David Foster Wallace, and Sarah Erdman.

This Week's Reads

Danny Goldberg, Edward Tenner, Indu Sundaresan, and Will Ferguson.

Books

Danny Goldberg, Edward Tenner, Indu Sundaresan, and Will Ferguson.

First the Web, then the Shelf

A novel makes its on-screen debut.

Farmtasia

Turning the family farm into a theme park

Dear David

An open letter to David Foster Wallace.