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.

Freaky things happen all the time in the world. I suppose everything has to happen for the first time at some point.

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.

We live in such constant nearness to the abyss of past time that the moment is endlessly sucked into.

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

The city of Cork - the urban center, where all the shops and bars and everything are - is actually an island, a river island.

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.