David Rakoff was here. He made us laugh, he made us weep, he made us think. The Uncollected Works are some of his best and some of his not-so-best, but they are all him and as such, to be cherished Read More
The recent death from cancer of David Rakoff, the author of three acclaimed collections of essays, is a huge loss...
Famed humorist, author, and National Public Radio personality David Rakoff died on Thursday after a protracted battle with cancer. He was 47.
Rakoff published three essay collections:Fraud, Don’t Get Too Comfortable, and Half Empty. He was awarded the 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Humor for Don’t Get Too Comfortable. Read More
There are no sacred cows in humorist David Rakoff’s world. From the faux-preciousness of Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” to the consumeristic vapidity of Disney World to Jews’ secret love of forbidden grub, Rakoff eviscerates idyllic Americana beliefs left and right in his truth-telling crusade Read More
