Memorium

I don't know how many David Foster Wallace fans read this, but regardless of whether you know who he is or if his recent death matters at all to you, you should read this. It's a speech he gave at Kenyon a few years ago and like much of his work it sums up a lot of stuff all at once and doesn't turn away from dealing with hard things in a very real way. And, as usual, it's quite funny, which only makes his loss seem more sad.