Paul Newman

Another great loss. 

I remember my first time watching The Sting on an old, crusty VHS copy that I found. And I thought of Paul Newman, "This is what it means to be a badass mofo."

- Kwok

David Wallace

The suicide of one my heroes -- a man I would consider a spiritual & moral teacher of a sort, a writer & thinker who I once (stupidly, presumptuously) tried to adapt into film -- has left me wrangled and warped, and nothing I could say here would serve to emphasize how bedrock-shaking and sad the news was on Sunday morning, and since I've never had the pleasure of meeting the man, I've been spending my time going through the memories of those who have:

Remembering David Foster Wallace on Slate

Memories of David Foster Wallace on Mcsweeneys.net

David Foster Wallace on KCRW

I am going to miss being inside of your head.

Chris