June 7th, 2010 / 2:25 pm
Web Hype

“When someone was going through a particularly hard time, we sent each other packages.”

While we’re on the recommendation circuit, let me recommend Elizabeth Ellen’s brilliant essay “Stalking Dave Eggers” in the latest issue of Bookslut. It’s funny, sad, thoughtful, full of amazing parenthetical asides, wide-ranging in a clever way and honest in the best of ways. Click if you want to read about how we live in the age of clicking.

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46 Comments

  1. reynard—

      agreed

  2. d—

      This reminds me of the film about suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge and how many of the people who jumped had extensive/obsessive internet relationships. I think the film is called The Bridge?

  3. Dan Wickett—

      It’s an excellent essay and I think would have been better served had the original title been maintained: How I Stopped Loving Dave Eggers and Stole Your MFA

  4. Hank—

      I really don’t remember that part of “The Bridge,” but I found that documentary to be incredibly depressing.

  5. Kate—

      so fucking brilliaPr

  6. Kate—

      brilliant sorPr

  7. Kgm—

      She is amazing

  8. Laura van den Berg—

      I love this. Go Elizabeth!

  9. Laura van den Berg—

      I love this. Go Elizabeth!

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  12. Donald—

      Agh. Between university work and jobhunting, I have no time to read any of this stuff at the minute. There are so many great-looking posts going up on here every day, taunting me.

      As soon as my holidays begin I’m going to dedicate a day just to catching up with HTMLGiant.

  13. Donald—

      Agh. Between university work and jobhunting, I have no time to read any of this stuff at the minute. There are so many great-looking posts going up on here every day, taunting me.

      As soon as my holidays begin I’m going to dedicate a day just to catching up with HTMLGiant.

  14. reynard—

      agreed

  15. d—

      This reminds me of the film about suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge and how many of the people who jumped had extensive/obsessive internet relationships. I think the film is called The Bridge?

  16. Dan Wickett—

      It’s an excellent essay and I think would have been better served had the original title been maintained: How I Stopped Loving Dave Eggers and Stole Your MFA

  17. Hank—

      I really don’t remember that part of “The Bridge,” but I found that documentary to be incredibly depressing.

  18. Mike Young—

      don’t feel stressed! these things aren’t going anywhere

      good luck with yr hunt

  19. Mike Young—

      don’t feel stressed! these things aren’t going anywhere

      good luck with yr hunt

  20. Kate—

      so fucking brilliaPr

  21. Kate—

      brilliant sorPr

  22. Kgm—

      She is amazing

  23. Laura van den Berg—

      I love this. Go Elizabeth!

  24. Roxane Gay—

      I love this essay so damn much. I was just blown away. I can’t stop re-reading it. As Kate said, so fucking brilliant.

  25. Roxane Gay—

      I love this essay so damn much. I was just blown away. I can’t stop re-reading it. As Kate said, so fucking brilliant.

  26. Donald—

      Agh. Between university work and jobhunting, I have no time to read any of this stuff at the minute. There are so many great-looking posts going up on here every day, taunting me.

      As soon as my holidays begin I’m going to dedicate a day just to catching up with HTMLGiant.

  27. Mike Young—

      don’t feel stressed! these things aren’t going anywhere

      good luck with yr hunt

  28. mimi—

      Yeah, Dave Eggers hair IS pretty __________________ (fill in the blank).
      a) awesome
      b) weird
      c) unbelievable
      d) surreal
      e) chick-magnet worthy
      f) all of the above

  29. mimi—

      Yeah, Dave Eggers hair IS pretty __________________ (fill in the blank).
      a) awesome
      b) weird
      c) unbelievable
      d) surreal
      e) chick-magnet worthy
      f) all of the above

  30. Roxane Gay—

      I love this essay so damn much. I was just blown away. I can’t stop re-reading it. As Kate said, so fucking brilliant.

  31. mimi—

      Yeah, Dave Eggers hair IS pretty __________________ (fill in the blank).
      a) awesome
      b) weird
      c) unbelievable
      d) surreal
      e) chick-magnet worthy
      f) all of the above

  32. thad—

      that’s really good,
      how do we live in the age of clicking

  33. thad—

      that’s really good,
      how do we live in the age of clicking

  34. thad—

      that’s really good,
      how do we live in the age of clicking

  35. Lily Hoang—

      I’m in love with this. Thank you, Elizabeth for writing & Mike for posting!

  36. Lily Hoang—

      I’m in love with this. Thank you, Elizabeth for writing & Mike for posting!

  37. lily hoang—

      I’m in love with this. Thank you, Elizabeth for writing & Mike for posting!

  38. elizabeth ellen—

      yes, thank you, mike! and lily/all.
      p.s. dave eggers’ hair is g) sooooo 2001

  39. elizabeth ellen—

      yes, thank you, mike! and lily/all.
      p.s. dave eggers’ hair is g) sooooo 2001

  40. lorian—

      i think i could’ve been like this with david foster wallace. i think i am like this. such a great piece

  41. lorian—

      i think i could’ve been like this with david foster wallace. i think i am like this. such a great piece

  42. alexis—

      That was great. Just great.

  43. alexis—

      That was great. Just great.

  44. elizabeth ellen—

      yes, thank you, mike! and lily/all.
      p.s. dave eggers’ hair is g) sooooo 2001

  45. lorian—

      i think i could’ve been like this with david foster wallace. i think i am like this. such a great piece

  46. alexis—

      That was great. Just great.