Posts tagged as Will Leitch
Awl Pals Are Everywhere, But Especially At This Place Thursday Night
This Thursday you probably want to head over to (Le) Poisson Rouge for the fifth anniversary of the Varsity Letters reading series, which will feature, among others, Awl pals Katie Baker, Ben Cohen, Dan Shanoff and Will Leitch. Good times.
Old-School Letter Writers? Way Worse Than Blog Commenters
They say blog commenters are the worst people ever. But "they" have never worked at a magazine or newspaper. Here's New York magazine columnist Will Leitch's snailmail correspondence today.
Performances By Actors Doing Woody Allen Impressions In Woody Allen Movies, In Ascending Order Of Quality
16. Jason Biggs, Anything Else
15. Kenneth Branagh, Celebrity READ MORE
Mexico: God, Drugs and Ultraviolence
"Frederick Loos was cussing like a sailor the other night, which was surprising given that he is a Roman Catholic priest and his foul-mouthed discourse was delivered from the pulpit to hundreds of faithful gathered before him. He spoke of God, the need to serve him and how he can transform lives. But interspersed in his sermon was the most colorful of street Spanish, which brought smiles to the faces of many of the gang members, addicts and other young people pressed in tight to listen." READ MORE
Cooking the Books: Will Leitch and Emily Gould Make Tofu Dogs
Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and editor emeritus of the glorious Deadspin, enters the dangerous studio of Cooking the Books, where he finds Emily Gould wearing some sort of sports outfit? Sexiness ensues. Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier.
Six Minutes in Heaven: Will Leitch, How Are Your Sales?
In the early fall of 2008, Will Leitch, a St. Louis Cardinals fan, attended a baseball game at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago. So Leitch–decked out in Cardinals gear–masochistically forced himself to watch his team's hated rival, the hometown Cubs, clinch their second consecutive National League Central Division title in front of their adoring faithful. I do not know why he did this. And then he wrote a whole book about it? That can't be right. READ MORE
The Bookmobile: An Excerpt From "Are We Winning?"
Will Leitch's Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball is out today. The book is one of those rare blends that conveys both the excitement of sports fandom and the importance of family. While there is certainly plenty for even the casual baseball observer to enjoy, Are We Winning? is at its strongest when it examines the bonds between fathers and sons, the rituals and shared experiences that make up our personal histories. (It is pretty much a slam-dunk Father's Day gift, should you need one of those.) If you can put up with Leitch's shameless St. Louis Cardinals boosterism, you will find yourself unexpectedly moved. Here's a taste. READ MORE
"Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It's the only thing you can control."
People will tell you to read Will Leitch's story about Roger Ebert, and they will be correct to do so. Even if you think that after the Esquire profile and Ebert's response you are all Eberted out, you should still give this a shot.
The End of the 00s: The Stupid Kids of 1999, By Will Leitch
In January 2000, the world was conquerable. New York City was cleaner, crime was down, Disney was taking up half of Times Square and you could buy a pack of cigarettes for three bucks. There were jobs everywhere, and it felt like the city was an infinite playground. It was what brought me here. It's what brought thousands of us. It's difficult to comprehend now, and you probably won't even believe me when I say it, but the dot-com boom that led to the influx of stupid young things into New York City was not, inherently, about money. READ MORE
