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"David Foster Wallace, whose darkly ironic novels, essays and short stories garnered him a large following and made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, was found dead in his California home on Friday, after apparently committing suicide, the authorities said. Mr. Wallace, 46, best known for his sprawling 1,079-page novel “Infinite Jest,” was discovered by his wife, Karen Green, who returned home to find that he had hanged himself, a spokesman for the Claremont, Calif., police said Saturday evening."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/books/14wallace.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Sucks.

9/14/2008 10:16:29 AM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 11:02:20 AM

hangin in a juuury

9/14/2008 11:39:50 AM

and Infinite Jest soars to the top of the best seller list!

9/14/2008 11:45:27 AM

i have no idea who this is

he must be hugely influential

9/14/2008 11:46:56 AM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 12:29:48 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 12:40:04 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 1:11:48 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 1:35:52 PM

I was pretty convinced that David Foster Wallace was the smartest man in the world. Now, I'm more sure of it.

9/14/2008 1:54:28 PM

go cry emo kids.

[Edited on September 14, 2008 at 2:07 PM. Reason : i don't know who this guy is either.]

9/14/2008 2:06:54 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 8:41:15 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 8:46:24 PM

I can't read

9/14/2008 8:47:36 PM

i too have no idea who this is

9/14/2008 8:55:33 PM

haha, I saw three names and thought it was this guy: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004977/

y'all figure it out

9/14/2008 9:35:45 PM

I too have no idea who this is.

9/15/2008 3:17:53 PM

i thought it was this david wallace:

9/15/2008 3:44:55 PM

the CFO. not his initials, common mistake.

9/15/2008 4:00:52 PM

I was shocked when I found out about this this weekend. He was one of the most influential American thinkers. it was indeed a shame.

Also, I think the title should be "hung", not hanged.

9/15/2008 4:12:15 PM

pictures are hung on a wall, people are hanged by the neck

according to google

9/15/2008 4:15:47 PM

hanged is correct when talking about a person

9/15/2008 4:27:36 PM

i have no idea who this is

9/15/2008 4:41:25 PM

hung is correct when talking about me

HEY-OHHHHH!

9/15/2008 4:52:15 PM

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"He was one of the most influential American thinkers i have no idea who this is he must be hugely influential"

9/15/2008 5:18:19 PM

this is really shitty news. Infinite Jest is one of the best novels I've ever read, and certainly hits a high point of my reading in the last 5 years. What a sad thing to hear tonight

9/15/2008 9:20:19 PM

he was basically just a Pynchon wannabe

I should read Infinite Jest sometime, regardless

9/15/2008 9:23:30 PM

that said, anyone who wants to be Pynchon has very little reason to live.

9/16/2008 8:33:59 AM

i have no idea who this is

9/16/2008 9:29:36 AM

who dis be?

9/16/2008 9:47:00 AM

haha nutsmackr got owned trying to peer down from his "ivory tower"

9/16/2008 9:55:39 AM

haha nutsmackr got owned trying to peer down from his "ivory tower"

[Edited on September 16, 2008 at 10:25 AM. Reason : don't mind me folks, i'm just here to copy and paste my accord.]

9/16/2008 10:25:19 AM

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"he was basically just a Pynchon wannabe"

uh, no.

9/16/2008 10:43:06 AM