Drew Magary
| Drew Magary | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | journalist, humorist, columnist, novelist |
| Genre | Science fiction, Humour |
Drew Magary is an American[1] journalist, humor columnist, and novelist. He is a columnist for Deadspin and a correspondent for GQ and has written three novels.
Early life
Drew Magary attended Colby College where he majored in English.[2]
Career
Journalism
Magary is a correspondent for GQ magazine. Magary interviewed Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for GQ and the article became widely covered for Robertson's comments.[3] Magary is also a columnist for the sports website Deadspin, and often writes material for the site with a humorous bent.[4] In addition to the main Deadspin site, he also contributes to its culture sub-site The Concourse and humor sub-site Adequate Man. His "Why Your Team Sucks" column is one of the most popular columns on Deadspin, in which he dissects and mocks the weaknesses of every NFL team.[5]
He has also written articles for NBC, Maxim, the NFL humor site Kissing Suzy Kolber, Rolling Stone, Comedy Central, New York, ESPN, Yahoo!, Playboy, The Wire, The Atlantic and Penthouse.[6][7][8]
Chopped
In 2012, Magary applied to appear on an amateurs episode of the cooking competition show Chopped. He posted the answers to the application's questions in an installment of his humor column on Deadspin.[9][10]
In April 2015, Magary appeared on the ninth episode of Chopped's 22nd season, which featured other amateur home cooks, and won the episode's $10,000 prize.[11] After the episode aired, his Deadspin colleague and former NFL player Chris Kluwe posted a satirical review of the episode.[12]
Bibliography
Fiction
- The Postmortal: A Novel (2011), science fiction novel, nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award
- The End Specialist (2011), science fiction novel, nominated for an Arthur C. Clarke Award.
- The Hike (2016), science fiction novel
Non fiction
- Men with Balls: The Professional Athlete's Handbook (2008), sports humor book
- Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood (2013), non-fiction memoir
References
- ↑ Hater's Guide to the World Cup Deadspin
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1c7qsp/i_am_drew_magary_deadspin_columnist_gq/
- ↑ Drew Magary GQ
- ↑ "Drew Magary: Articles - Deadspin". Kinja.com.
- ↑ http://deadspin.com/tag/why-your-team-sucks-2016
- ↑ Drew Magary Huffington Post
- ↑ What I Read Drew Magary The Wire
- ↑ Drew Magary The Atlantic
- ↑ Magary, Drew. "Our Drew Magary Applied For A Spot On Chopped; This Is His Application". Deadspin. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Chou, Jessica. "The Best 'Chopped' Application You'll Read All Day". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Food Network Gossip: Deadspin's Drew Magary Competes On Chopped Amateurs". www.foodnetworkgossip.com.
- ↑ Kluwe, Chris. "Drew Magary Won Chopped Last Night And It's A Goddamn National Disgrace". Deadspin. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links
- 'Someone Could Get Hurt': Q&A with Drew Magary by Kat Kinsman, CNN July 8, 2013
- Drew Magary Interview Guy Code Blog, MTV June 14, 2013
- I am Drew Magary Reddit.com