Not watching TV gets me in a lot of trouble in my household because my wife and daughter have a lot of shows they like to watch.

What’s old doesn’t need to be old-fashioned. It gets reborn.

At GQ, there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.

I'm just saying, take courage. That and pretty much that alone is never the incorrect thing to do.

One of the best things I’ve read about that inexplicably, but endlessly, fascinating group of people, the so-called Serious Collectors of 78s. Petrusich burrows into not just their personalities but the hunger that unites and drives their obsessions. She writes elegantly, and makes you think, and most important manages to hang onto her skepticism in the midst of her own collecting quest.

Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think.

A good writer wants from us — or has no right to ask more than — intelligence, good faith and time.