One of my favorite authors of all time, the man who changed my mind about post modernism and showed me that commentary and opinion could be funny and tragic and beautiful and unbelievably complex died last week. His opus, Infinite Jest, changed my life :
If you haven’t read it, please do yourself a favor and check it out. The man was profound and playful and the best sort of intellectual. His other writings are similarly impressive and he will be missed by many. This generation has lost one of its most brilliant artists.