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Upcoming Books and Author Events We’re Psyched About This Fall
Nobody Broke Your Heart by Jamie Fisher Journalist Jamie Fisher has penned what appears to be the definitive biography of late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, based on its scope (560 pages), access (interviews with friends and family, including Jackpot! Recording Studio owner Larry Crane) and ambition (revealing the real Smith, in all his complexity).
New books at Kendall Young Library
Stolen in Death By J. D. Robb Don’t Think About Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal By Jenn Lueke Football By Chuck Klosterman Jigsaw By Jonathan Kellerman A Vow in Vengeance By Jaclyn Rodriguez Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life By Dick Van Dyke Room to Breathe By Kasie West I Don’t Wish You Well By Jumata Emill Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President By E.
Football | Bookreporter.com
Author and life observer Chuck Klosterman is a Renaissance Man. No other term might be appropriate for the author of nine nonfiction books --- including THE NINETIES and SEX, DRUGS, AND COCOA PUFFS; two novels; and the short story collection RAISED IN CAPTIVITY. In addition, Klosterman has written extensively for notable newspapers and magazines and served for three years as the Ethicist for The New York Times Magazine.
Column: Congrats on scoring football game tickets. The TV version is superior
This essay is excerpted from culture writer Chuck Klosterman's new book, "Football."Television defined the last half of the twentieth century, outperforming all other mass media combined. This was already understood by the onset of the 1970s, prompting countless network executives to kill themselves in the hope of creating something impeccably suited for sitting in front of an electromagnetic box and remaining there for as long as possible.
Football
This title will be released on: Jan 20, 2026 Add to Wishlist Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Description NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY NPR A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most. For two kinds of readers—those who know it’s football and those who are about to find out.
Opinion | Tom Brady Is Not the GOAT
SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. To classify Tom Brady as the greatest football player of all time is among the least controversial assertions anyone can make about anything.
FOOTBALL | Kirkus Reviews
A moving meditation on mortality by a gifted writer whose dual perspectives of physician and patient provide a singular... A neurosurgeon with a passion for literature tragically finds his perfect subject after his diagnosis of terminal lung cancer. Writing isn’t brain surgery, but it’s rare when someone adept at the latter is also so accomplished at the former.
David Bashevkin & Malka Simkovich: Can Judaism Survive the AI Revolution? (Fifth Year Anniversary)
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin and historian Malka Simkovich discuss the future of technology, AI, and the Jewish People. This episode was recorded live at the Moise Safra Center as 18Forty celebrated its Fifth Anniversary with our community. We begin with words from Sruli Fruchter and Mitch Eichen delivered at the program, as well as questions from the audience to conclude. In this episode we discuss: What is the point of academia and asking questions?
Val Kilmer Made Crazy Things Seem Normal
“I just like looking at them,” Val Kilmer tells me as we stare at his two bison. “I liked looking at them when I was a kid, and I like looking at them now.” The buffalo are behind a fence, 25 feet away. A 15-hundred-pound bull stares back at us, bored and tired. He stomps his right hoof, turns 180 degrees, and defecates in our general direction. “Obviously, we are not seeing these particular buffalo at their most noble of moments,” Kilmer says, “but I still like looking at them.
Val Kilmer Made Crazy Things Seem Normal
16 min read This article originally appeared in the July 2005 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. “I just like looking at them,” Val Kilmer tells me as we stare at his two bison. “I liked looking at them when I was a kid, and I like looking at them now.” The buffalo are behind a fence, twenty-five feet away. A fifteen-hundred-pound bull stares back at us, bored and tired.
Ep. 111: Losercore
February 26, 2025 • 93 Minutes In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Losercore, an aesthetic of the late 90s and early 2000s that celebrated the awkwardness of young adulthood and the sartorial idiosyncrasies of social outcasts, from orthodontia and ill-fitting gym uniforms to wire-frame glasses and dishwater-blond hair.
No duh! These audiobooks of and about the 1990s are the bomb
We're only now reaching a point far enough past the 1990s to have the context to understand how the era shaped our world. The '90s were a pivotal decade, full of big changes in technology, politics, entertainment, fashion, and literature. One of the best ways to retrospectively understand the decade, and its lasting impact on everyone who lived through it, is with a bit of listening. Bestselling books from the 1990s and narratives analyzing the time period offer fresh perspective and insight.
[2986] Maybe it was Klosterman’s The Nineties
Klosterman’s generation may believe in something or they may not. But they more likely to believe in it, if not by too much. That something could be almost anything and that is the attitude taken throughout The Nineties, a 2022 book written by Chuck Klosterman. That is not to say he takes no position on an issue.
Downtown Owl (2023)
"Downtown Owl" - 91' - Estados Unidos Drama Puntúala Insertar Un profesor de inglés transforma la vida de los habitantes de Dakota del Norte en 1983, justo antes de que llegue una tormenta de nieve. Un profesor de inglés transforma la vida de los habitantes de Dakota del Norte en 1983, justo antes de que llegue una tormenta de nieve.
The Wemby Era, a Women’s Hoops Revolution, Taylor Swift Vs. the Beatles, and Maye Vs. Daniels With Chuck Klosterman
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chuck Klosterman to discuss Victor Wembanyama speculations, international basketball, and cracks in the American youth basketball structure (1:22), before they talk about the spike in the popularity of women’s college basketball, different eras of college sports, PEDs, and more (24:52).
The Wemby Era, a Women’s Hoops Revolution, Taylor Swift Vs. the Beatles, and Maye Vs. Daniels With Chuck Klosterman
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 hours ago Wolves 114, Spurs 105: Fun Is Winning canishoopus.com - Jack Borman • 19h Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty ImagesAnthony Edwards poured in a game-high 34 points in a dominating win over Victor Wembanyama and the … NBA 2 hours ago 2024 NBA Mock Draft givemesport - Jonah Kubicek • 2h There is no clear-cut first-overall pick, but the 2024 NBA Draft stands to be the most international draft ever.
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes listeners through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade. The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney.
The Oscars and That Flub and the Uncommon Energy of Shock
Final yr, the comic Marc Maron introduced the writer Chuck Klosterman on as a guest on his WTF podcast. The 2 discussed many things (together with Klosterman’s then-new e book, However What If We’re Improper?, which he was there to advertise), however considered one of them was sports activities—and the actual thrill that they provide to audiences. Sporting occasions, Klosterman argued, promise that the majority dramatic of issues: an unknown final result.
Downtown Owl
Summary Life in a small town is always hard, but what about a small town that’s about to be hit with a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm? That’s what the citizens of Owl, North Dakota are about to experience in the winter of 1984. This snowstorm - and the leadup to it - brings together three very different people: nostalgic football fan Horace (Ed Ha... Directed By: Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe Written By: Chuck Klosterman, Hamish Linklater
Chuck Klosterman's Decade of Ambivalence
The 1990s were a decade whose cultural flash points can now be readily summarized by the Twitter historian, the nostalgic TikToker, and anyone else who has processed years of received clichés into conventional wisdom. Nirvana remade rock music in the image of angst and flannel; the O.J. Simpson trial ushered in the reign of the 24-hour news cycle; the World Wide Web was slowly becoming a big deal beyond the world of nerds and losers; the travails of the Clintons polarized American politics.
La esencia cultural que diferencia los noventa
En ‘Los noventa’ (Península), el cronista Chuck Klosterman se adentra en una década que bajo su aire de intrascendencia, explica y define mejor que ninguna otra las obsesiones del presente. ¿QUIERES COLABORAR CON ETHIC? Si quieres apoyar el periodismo de calidad y comprometido puedes hacerte socio de Ethic y recibir en tu casa los 4 números en papel que editamos al año a partir de una cuota mínima de 30 euros, (IVA y gastos de envío a ESPAÑA incluidos).
Paperback Nonfiction
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No More Knives: Our 2003 Radiohead Cover Story
This article originally appeared in the July 2003 issue of SPIN. For years, Radiohead have been known as cold, cutting artistes who do everything—particularly interviews—the hard way. So why are they now acting like a bunch of chatty, regular guys who simply read lots of books and fear for our future? Well, Thom Yorke and the boys are finally trying to explain themselves—so you better listen up. MEETING THOM IS EASY. Everyone will tell you it’s not, and they’re all wrong.
Paperback Nonfiction
When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Best Sellers Methodology A version of this list appears in the March 5, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending February 18, 2023. Lists are published early online.
The Newest BookTok Sensation, a Missing Author and Oprah’s Book Club Pick
Controversial Romance Novelist Missing: Faleena Hopkins, best known for trying to trademark the word “Cocky” in 2018 and author of Cocky Roomie and Cocky Biker, was arrested after fleeing from officers in Grand Teton National Park. However, the self-published author has been reported missing by friends and family since January 30, 2023, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
A Better Way to Build Wealth w/ Sean O’Dowd
REI161: A Better Way to Build Wealth w/ Sean O’Dowd In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@jpatrickdonley) talks with Sean O’Dowd about why he thinks there is a better way to build wealth through starting a business and using the profits to buy real estate investments.
A Book: Chuck Klosterman: Trade Paperback: 9780735217966: Powell's Books
by Chuck Klosterman $18.00 New Trade Paperback Release Date: 2/7/2023 Upcoming Event It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: the Berlin Wall fell, and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. Landlines fell to cell phones, the internet exploded, and pop culture accelerated without the aid of technology that remembered everything.
2022
Nearly three years have passed since I started this newsletter. After the first year, it accrued 7~ thousand subscribers. After two years, there were 14~ thousand subscribers. Today, there are more than 27 thousand (free, not premium). With any luck, perhaps this figure will double again by this time next year. This Substack has become my main job. I have many ideas in mind for the upcoming new year. When I started grad school, I thought I’d be a psychologist with a writing habit.
Top 5 Books of 2022
Reflections on the year, both near and far It is a strange feeling to be rounding out yet another year still in the midst of a pandemic, but here we find ourselves again. With another revolution around the sun under our belts, it seems that this was a good year for reflection: on relationships past, on decades past, on what makes our differences important, on ancient times, and even on the pandemic itself. Here's a look at the best books of the year.
The Logic's Staff Picks: What to read, watch and listen to this holiday season
Article content At The Logic, we like to stay plugged into cultural touchstones as well as the latest tech and business developments: we’re voracious readers, movie and TV buffs, dedicated music fans, and frequent podcast listeners. We even have a staff book club that meets regularly to discuss the most groundbreaking nonfiction writing. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
The Logic's Staff Picks: What to read, watch and listen to this holiday season
Author of the article: The Logic Sebastian Leck Published Dec 16, 2022 • Last updated 14 minutes ago • 9 minute read Join the conversation The Logic's Staff Picks: What to read, watch and listen to this holiday season 2022 in review Article content At The Logic, we like to stay plugged into cultural touchstones as well as the latest tech and business developments: we’re voracious readers, movie and TV buffs, dedicated music fans, and frequent podcast listeners.
Long Road
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Why Does It Seem Like Everybody Hates Everything?
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Bestselling author Chuck Klosterman talks to Derek about the death of the monoculture, how the internet creates cults of fans and anti-fans, and how “hating things” became a mainstream personality trait and a political position. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com.
The Mystery of the Man Who Invented Movies, Then Disappeared, with Paul Fischer
76 minutes | May 3, 2022 The Mystery of the Man Who Invented Movies, Then Disappeared, with Paul Fischer Thomas Edison and the French Lumiere brothers have widely been credited with inventing motion pictures, but there’s another strong contender for the distinction: Louis LePrince, a driven inventor who dedicated every moment of his life and most of his money to making moving pictures not only possible but accessible enough to be widely available—and, in the process, to change the world.
The Mystery of the Man Who Invented Movies, Then Disappeared, with Paul Fischer - Pop Literacy
Thomas Edison and the French Lumiere brothers have widely been credited with inventing motion pictures, but there’s another strong contender for the distinction: Louis LePrince, a driven inventor who dedicated every moment of his life and most of his money to making moving pictures not only possible but accessible enough to be widely available—and, in the process, to change the world.
Where the Devil Don’t Stay
In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best and most consequential rock bands of the 21st century, a great live act whose songs deliver the truth and nuance rarely bestowed on Southerners, so often reduced to stereotypes.
Chuck Klosterman weighs in on Nirvana, the Internet and the 'ecstatic complacency' that defined the '90s
Remember the '90s? The last decade of the 20th century wasn't that long ago, but the historical landscape does at times resemble another world. With the Cold War newly over, the Berlin Wall coming down and Clintonian centrism riding high, political and cultural norms were suddenly up for grabs.
Hardcover Nonfiction
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Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Best Sellers Methodology A version of this list appears in the March 6, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending February 19, 2022. Lists are published early online.
12 Nonfiction Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022
Inequity permeates all sectors of society, but when it strikes at the health and survival of an individual, that raises the stakes exponentially. In his highly anticipated debut, Steven W. Thrasher, Ph.D., an award-winning journalist and a professor at Northwestern University, shines a sobering light on the disproportionate impact viruses have on marginalized communities.
A Complex Murder Board
During the ’90s, people said that author and artist Douglas Coupland was “the voice of Gen X” maybe because his first novel put it right there in the title, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (St Martin’s, 1991).
Hardcover Nonfiction
When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Best Sellers Methodology A version of this list appears in the February 27, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending February 12, 2022. Lists are published early online.
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Best Sellers Methodology A version of this list appears in the February 27, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending February 12, 2022. Lists are published early online.
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Klosterman tries to make sense of 'The Nineties'
“THE NINETIES: A BOOK” By Chuck Klosterman Penguin Press ($28) It's easy to encapsulate a well-documented recent decade like the 1990s, right? Just organize information from those years by category — popular TV shows, music trends, world events, politics, sports — and discuss accordingly. Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Clinton, the rise of the internet — presto. The nineties in brief.
Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis
Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your Plus plan is $7.95 a month after 30 day trial. Upgrade or cancel anytime. Feb 22 2022 From the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events.
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Feb. 12
Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores. International bestsellers for the week. Article content NEW RELEASES Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content 1. The Nineties: A Book, by Chuck Klosterman. 2. Recitatif: A Story, by Toni Morrison. 3. The Spanish Love Deception, by Elena Armas. 4. Abandoned in Death, by J.D. Robb. 5. Free Love, by Tessa Hadley. 6.
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Feb. 12
Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores. International bestsellers for the week. Article content NEW RELEASES Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content 1. The Nineties: A Book, by Chuck Klosterman. 2. Recitatif: A Story, by Toni Morrison. 3. The Spanish Love Deception, by Elena Armas. 4. Abandoned in Death, by J.D. Robb. 5. Free Love, by Tessa Hadley. 6.
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Feb. 12
Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores. International bestsellers for the week. Article content NEW RELEASES Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content 1. The Nineties: A Book, by Chuck Klosterman. 2. Recitatif: A Story, by Toni Morrison. 3. The Spanish Love Deception, by Elena Armas. 4. Abandoned in Death, by J.D. Robb. 5. Free Love, by Tessa Hadley. 6.
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Feb. 12
Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores. International bestsellers for the week. Article content NEW RELEASES Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content 1. The Nineties: A Book, by Chuck Klosterman. 2. Recitatif: A Story, by Toni Morrison. 3. The Spanish Love Deception, by Elena Armas. 4. Abandoned in Death, by J.D. Robb. 5. Free Love, by Tessa Hadley. 6.
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