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Jason Guriel

Toronto
As seen in: The Atlantic, Slate, The Globe and Mail, ELLE, Poetry Magazine, Poetry Off the Shelf, The New Republic, Literary Hub, Longreads, The Walrus Magazine and
Writer. Fan Mail: A Guide to What We Love, Loathe & Mourn, The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles, On Browsing, Forgotten Work. @TheAtlantic @AirMailWeekly @thewalrus
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Bring Back the Gatekeeper, Please

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By Jason Guriel
| The Walrus Magazine Verified
WHEN WILLIAM GIBSON was starting out as a short story writer, he made a point of avoiding what he later called the “paper Internet”—the fanzine ecosystem where novices could place their work for free. As he explained in his 2012 book Distrust That Particular Flavor, Gibson felt he needed the go-ahead of a proper gatekeeper.
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February 21, 2026 - Air Mail

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By Jason Guriel, Hilary Rose Verified, Stephen Bates
| AIR MAIL Verified
HIS ROYAL AWFULNESS BACK TO THE FUTURE OH, BROTHER! THEY’RE HERE! RUSSIAN DOLL HELLO, GOODBYE THE ABOMINABLE SNOW BUNNIES BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE! Issue No. 345 “My parents make me run this Fortune 500 company so that it looks good for college.” sip Desolas Mezcal Too often drinking mezcal can feel like getting mugged: a rush of black smoke, a choking greasy grip, and a knock on the head… dine Ambassadors Clubhouse There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of...
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"Infinite Jest," David Foster Wallace's Satirical Epic, 30 Years On-And Prescient As Ever

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By Jason Guriel
| AIR MAIL Verified
Last fall, Harper’s magazine published a much-discussed dispatch about an online cult of porn obsessives. These self-described “gooners” fashion elaborate “gooncaves”—lined with screens and stocked with every convenience—so that they can withdraw from the world in their pursuit of perpetual stimulation. “What are these gooners actually doing?” the writer, Daniel Kolitz, asked. “Wasting hours each day consuming short-form video content.
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