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Walter Kirn

Walter Kirn is an essayist, screenwriter, and novelist. His books include Up in the Air and Thumbsucker, both of which were made into movies. His latest book is Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade.

The Chinese Spy Balloon Over My House
Walter Kirn on the floating intruder Montanans weren’t supposed to notice.
Walter Kirn
O Holy Crap
My local Montana landfill is full of the remains of short-lived coffee grinders, pens, peelers, laptops. After Christmas, I’ll need to reserve a bigger…
Walter Kirn
Free Bird: On Elon Musk and Twitter
In more than a decade on Twitter, Walter Kirn watched as the platform manipulated reality in real-time. Now? ‘Let the wild rumpus begin.’
Walter Kirn
There Is No Such Thing as A.I. Art
DALL-E compiles, sifts, and analyzes. But it doesn’t dare. It doesn’t take risks. Only humans, our vulnerable species, can. Walter Kirn writes.
Walter Kirn
The Holy Anarchy of Fun
In our era of high vigilance, emergency measures and vast decrees, Walter Kirn makes the case for fun.
Walter Kirn
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