By: Joshua Glenn

Ed Gentry’s white tennis shoes — from Deliverance.

By: Joshua Glenn

Chaplain Tappman’s rubber-soled shoes — from Catch-22.

By: Joshua Glenn

Stephen Dedalus’ broadtoed boots — from Ulysses.

By: Joshua Glenn

Her stories are miracles of imaginative engineering.

By: Joshua Glenn

“‘Grow up!’ — that is the motto of Highbrow.”

By: Joshua Glenn

His sci-fi was notable for being pastoral and nostalgic.

By: Joshua Glenn

Charming vs. Creepy is the battle of our age.

By: Joshua Glenn

Where did the term “gonzo” originate?

By: Joshua Glenn

Our favorite jackasshole.

By: Joshua Glenn

Chewie is middlebrow! Darth Vader is quatsch!

By: Joshua Glenn

Or is it “Plastic Man”?

By: Joshua Glenn

Professor Cone’s device finally works!

By: Joshua Glenn

The Dalai Lama is irrationally compassion­ate.

By: Joshua Glenn

Lipsyte trumps Eggers

By: Joshua Glenn

He searched far and wide for dialectical synthesis, only to reject it.