He would have been 50 today.

Here are some good things to read:

A letter from Wallace to Don DeLillo on Letters of Note

David Foster Wallace at 50: Why he still matters and always will by Alexander Nazaryan at the New York Daily News

46 Things to Read and See for David Foster Wallace’s 50th Birthday by Carrie Frye at The Awl

Clips from a long 2003 interview, and links to the full exchange

Flavorwire: Tattoos inspired by David Foster Wallace

Galleycat: Seven Books that Inspired David Foster Wallace that You Can Get as Free eBooks

Consider the Human by Kevin Bloom in The Daily Maverick