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By his own admission, not a great businessman, but I think fits within the HN world for thinking creatively outside the box. He ran the Paris Review at a loss,
by jimmydddd 10y ago
By his own admission, not a great businessman, but I think fits within the HN world for thinking creatively outside the box. He ran the Paris Review at a loss, but was trying to change the world by discovering new important authors. Also, writing about and participating in sports like boxing and hockey were, at the time, well outside the norms for those of his social status and upbringing.
- dfsegoat 10y agoHe was also a prolific generalist and was able to communicate across many fun topics: The only book of his I actually have ever read was his book "Fireworks: A history and celebration" - literally about fireworks, their history and how fireworks transcend culture and customs. He actually had his ashes loaded into a pyrotechnics shell. [0] - https://www.amazon.com/Fireworks-History-Celebration-George-Plimpton/dp/0385154143 https://www.amazon.com/Fireworks-History-Celebration-George-... [1] - http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/8127347/sent-bang http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/8127347/sent-bang