IN MEMORIAM: Author and actor David Rakoff, 1964-2012

I was sad to hear David Rakoff passed away after struggling with cancer. If you don't know him, you should check out these books/films.

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IN MEMORIAM: Author and actor David Rakoff, 1964-2012

POSTED: Friday, August 10, 2012, 10:02 AM

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I was sad to hear David Rakoff passed away after struggling with cancer. If you don't know him, you should check out his books/films:

Don't Get Too Comfortable is one of my favorites books — hysterical, observant, trenchant. All those things you want books to be. Just read a few pages and you'll be hooked. Seriously funny.

David only starred in five films (Capote, among them) but it was his appearance in The New Tenants, an Oscar-winning short from a few years ago that made me seek him out. His opening monologue (which is the first three minutes) is unbelievably great. Dark as hell, but even more poignant given his passing this morning. If you've not seen this short (or if you have), at least play this up till the other guy says, "Are you done?!"

NOTE: David drops some F-bombs, so if you can't watch at work ... save for later.

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