Not the parent, but I like String Theory [1], which is about non-superstar pro tennis, and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again [2], which is about a vaca

Not the parent, but I like String Theory [1], which is about non-superstar pro tennis, and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again [2], which is about a vacation on a cruise ship. The second one looks a lot like snarky "I'm the only cool person here" journalism, but IMO that sort of (typically bad) journalism exists in large part because Wallace could do it really well. Oops, I misread your comment as "what", not whom. For whom, I dig George Saunders. Here's a piece he wrote about a visit to the mysterious "Buddha boy" a while back [3]. Saunders to me is pretty much Wallace's spiritual successor as far as style and tone goes. [1] http://www.esquire.com/sports/a5151/the-string-theory-david-foster-wallace/ http://www.esquire.com/sports/a5151/the-string-theory-david-... [2] https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazi... [3] http://reprints.longform.org/the-incredible-buddha-boy http://reprints.longform.org/the-incredible-buddha-boy