Consider the lobster
Today’s article remains one of the best plot twists in the history of journalism. Starting out as an innocuous review of the Maine Lobster Festival for the readers of the culinary magazine Gourmet, the piece meanders into the history of the lobster, before boiling down to the point the author wants to make… well, we’ll keep that a secret. This remains one of our favorite David Foster Wallace pieces, and you’ll soon know why.
Reading time: ~25 minutes