THE ATTIC PRESENTS: AMERICAN WITS
David Foster Wallace, goofy gravestones, and BTW, "Is Sex Necessary?"
From The Attic — for a kinder, cooler America
CRUISIN’ WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
On the verge of Infinite Jest, DFW took a cruise. His witty, heartfelt account bore all the brilliance of his novels. READ MORE
“IS SEX NECESSARY?
At the end of the Freud-filled 1920s, James Thurber and E.B. White launched their careers with a silly question and a spoof. READ MORE
GOOSING THE GRIM REAPER
Death may be final but mocking the Grim Reaper is an old American tradition. READ MORE
A POEM AND IT'S PARODIES — “THIS IS JUST TO SAY. . .”
A refrigerator note. A spark of genius. A classic poem and the sendups it inspired. READ MORE