My favorite DFW essay of all time is this one: <a href="http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazin...</a><p>(and previous discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6694749" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6694749</a>)