Stephen Metcalf (writer)

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Stephen Metcalf
BornJanuary 25, 1964
New York City
EducationWesleyan University
University of Virginia
Yale University
Occupation(s)Critic-at-large and columnist at Slate magazine
Notable credit(s)Slate magazine, Culture Gabfest
SpouseKoethi Zan

Stephen Metcalf is a critic-at-large and columnist at Slate magazine. He is also the host of the magazine's weekly cultural podcast the Culture Gabfest.

Biography[edit]

Metcalf attended Phillips Exeter Academy but, "three weeks shy of graduation, was asked by the school administration, in no uncertain terms, to leave."[1] He then matriculated at Wesleyan University,[2] later earning a master's degree from the University of Virginia. After spending some time working on a Ph.D. in the English graduate program at Yale University, he moved to New York City where he worked as a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton during her senate campaign and as a freelance writer.[3] Subsequently, he joined Slate as a staff writer. He is Slate's "critic-at-large", writes the magazine's Dilettante column and serves as host of the magazine's culture podcast.[4]

Metcalf's work has appeared in The New York Times, the New York Observer, New York (magazine), the Atlantic (magazine), and The New Yorker (magazine). He is currently working on a book about the 1980s, according to Slate (magazine).[5]

He currently resides in Upstate New York with his wife, novelist Koethi Zan, and their two daughters, Stella and Kate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stephen Metcalf, "The Secret of A Separate Peace, Slate Magazine
  2. ^ "Slate Culture Gabfest: Monopoly edition" (audio). Slate. July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Sandeva, Zhana (February 10, 2011). "Columnist balances academic and popular writing". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". Slate. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Stephen Metcalf". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

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