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Ryan Marnane

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Ryan Marnane is a Ph.D. candidate, adjunct prof and graduate assistant at Salve Regina University, in Newport, R.I. He also teaches literary and cultural studies at Bryant University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Why's This So Good? David Foster Wallace and the brilliant "Consider the Lobster"

Why’s This So Good? David Foster Wallace and the brilliant “Consider the Lobster”

Take a moment to bask in the splendor of the piece that maddened many Gourmet readers in 2004
August 1, 2017
Why’s This So (Damn) Good (and Topical)? David Foster Wallace and “McCain’s Promise"

Why’s This So (Damn) Good (and Topical)? David Foster Wallace and “McCain’s Promise”

The late writer, who went on the 2000 campaign bus "with a whole bunch of actual reporters," makes the case for voting in a cynical time -- and seems to…
November 8, 2016