well reading this was incredibly satisfying:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/books/review/chuck-klosterman-but-what-if-were-wrong.html
say what you will about his nonexistent intellect and awful prose, klosterman writing a book posited on the theory that everyone is a dumbass is an incredibly canny move
― maura, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:03 (seven years ago) link
Nice kicker at the end of that.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
so this is like an expanded version of that horrible thing he wrote about tune-yards, where he was weirdly concerned with how our future selves would feel about the music?
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:47 (seven years ago) link
lol :(
― maura, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
chuck is so bad that, if someone wants me to explain why he's terrible, i'd just rather not
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 30 June 2016 15:07 (seven years ago) link
in a certain way, he reminds me of alain de botton
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 30 June 2016 15:08 (seven years ago) link
The Facebook algorithm is advertising Klosterman’s new novel to me. It says the book is “wise and funny,” and I’m like, are we talking about the same guy?
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 11 November 2021 13:23 (two years ago) link
He could arguably be funny now and then, but the "wise" part clearly has him confused with another Klosterman.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 November 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
Gotta say, love him or hate him, ol Klosty's house style is key to surviving as a culture writer in 2021.
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 11 November 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
What would you even call it? Kind of a folksy Gen X Ted Talk vibe?
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 11 November 2021 16:23 (two years ago) link