David Foster Wallace reads “Big Red Son“ (his 1998 visit to the Adult Video News Expo)

“Big Red Son“ is Wallace’s account of his visit to the AVN Awards, an event that has been dubbed the Academy Awards of pornographic film, and its associated AVN Expo. Originally published in the September 1998 issue of Premiere magazine as “Neither Adult Nor Entertainment“ under the pseudonyms Willem R. deGroot and Matt Rundlet. Check out these David Foster Wallace books on Amazon! The Life of David Foster Wallace: Conversations with David Foster Wallace: Infinite Jest: Join us on Patreon! Donate Crypto! Share this video! In “Big Red Son”—perhaps the finest essay in “new journalism” since Norman Mailer’s Armies of the Night—Wallace acts as correspondent in Las Vegas throughout the AVN awards by attending the ceremony, visiting the pre-ceremony porn convention in which industry heavyweights and the high-price ticket buying public intermingle and interact, and interviewing several pornographers, porn stars, and porn writers. “Big Red Son“ was republished in full in Wallace’s essay collection, “Consider the Lobster.“ Get Two Books FREE with a Free Audible Trial: Checking out the affiliate links above helps me bring even more high quality videos to you by earning me a small commission on your purchase. If you have any suggestions for future content, make sure to subscribe on the Patreon page. Thank you for your support!