| Chuck Klosterman | |
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 Klosterman at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival |
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| Born | June 5, 1972 Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States |
| Occupation | Author, columnist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Music Pop culture Sports |
Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman (born June 5, 1972) is an American journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post, and has written books focusing on American popular culture.
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Life and career
Klosterman was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Florence and William Klosterman,[1] and grew up on a farm in nearby Wyndmere, North Dakota.[2] Klosterman was raised Catholic.[3] He graduated from Wyndmere High School in 1990 and from the University of North Dakota in 1994. After college he was a journalist in Fargo, North Dakota and later an arts critic for the Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio, before moving to New York City in 2002.
Klosterman was a senior writer for Spin and had a column titled "My Back Pages" (formerly "Rant and Roll Over" and "### Words from Chuck Klosterman"). In March 2006, it was reported that Klosterman was fired after the magazine was sold and editor-in-chief Sia Michel was replaced, along with many other staffers. He still regularly contributes as a featured columnist to Esquire and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post.
Klosterman participated in an e-mail exchange on ESPN's Page 2 with writer Bill Simmons in August 2004.[4] In September 2005, Simmons interviewed him in his "Curious Guy" segment.[5] Though initially recognized for his rock writing, Klosterman has written extensively about sports and began contributing articles to Page 2 on November 8, 2005. [6] The ESPN site featured his week-long blog from Super Bowl XL in early 2006,[7] and a weekend-long blog covering his experience at the 2007 Final Four.[8]
In 2008, Klosterman spent the summer as the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2009, Klosterman married journalist Melissa Maerz.[9]
Books
Klosterman is the author of six books:
- Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta (2001), a humorous memoir/history on the phenomenon of glam metal
- Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto (2003), a best-selling collection of pop culture essays
- Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story (2005), a road narrative focused on the relationship between rock music, mortality, and romantic love
- Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2006), a collection of articles, previously published columns, and a semi-autobiographical novella
- Downtown Owl: A Novel (2008), a novel describing life in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota
- Eating the Dinosaur (2009), a collection of previously unpublished essays[10]
References
- ^ "Maerz-Klosterman". Inforum. 2009-08-09. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/248993/. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2003-04-27). "Everyone Knows This Is Somewhere". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/nyregion/everyone-knows-this-is-somewhere.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (2003-09-14). "Outside the Tastee Freeze". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/books/outside-the-tastee-freeze.html. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck and Simmons, Bill (2004-08-17). "Face-Off: A late wake-up call". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/faceoff/040817/part1. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (2005-09-27). "Curious Guy: Chuck Klosterman". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050927. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2005-11-08). "Just keep my sports the same". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/051108. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2006-01-30). "Dying a Super Death". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/blog/monday. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2007-03-30). "Taking aim at the Final Four". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/finalfour/day1&sportCat=ncb. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ http://www.mndaily.com/2009/09/30/klosterman-and-maerz-two-hipsters-say-i-do
- ^ "Eating the Dinosaur - Book Summary & Video". Simon & Schuster. http://books.simonandschuster.com/Eating-the-Dinosaur/Chuck-Klosterman/9781416544203. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
External links
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Official sites
- Official website
- Chuck Klosterman at Simon & Schuster
- Chuck Klosterman at The Lavin Agency
- Chuck Klosterman archive at ESPN.com
- Chuck Klosterman's America articles at Esquire
Interviews
- Gage, Chris (2003-09-12). "Q&A: Chuck Klosterman". Mediabistro.com. http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a752.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- "Chuck Klosterman, Senior Writer for Spin". Gothamist. 2004-02-03. http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/02/03/chuck_klosterman_senior_writer_for_spin.php. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- Parker, T. Virgil (2006-10-18). "Chuck Klosterman: Articulating the Unintelligible". Glide Magazine. http://www.glidemagazine.com/index.php?task=Articles§ion=93&id=51441. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- Ohanesian, Liz (2008-09-24). "Last Night: Chuck Klosterman and Spike Lee Double-Header at Book Soup". LA Weekly. http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/last-night-chuck-klosterman-an/. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
Criticism
- Dodero, Camille (2006-10-05). "Hunting the wild Klosterman". The Phoenix. http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid24250.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- Johnson, James H. (2006-10-12). "Chuck Klosterman Is His Own Worst Metaphor". The Simon Magazine. http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/between_the_covers/01252_chuck_klosterman_own_worst_metaphor.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- Hepola, Sarah (2008-09-24). "Diagnosing Chuck Klosterman". Salon. http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/24/klosterman/. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
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