It's so sad about David Foster Wallace. Others have expressed it better than I ever could, so I will just note (redundantly) that his death is a huge loss to readers and writers alike. Here's a video from Harper's 150th anniversary -- I love this very funny story and its sharp but not unkind observations of baton twirling mayhem at the fair.
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