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Steinberg has written for a wide variety of publications, including ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times Sunday Magazine]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'', ''[[Men's Journal]]'', ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' and ''[[Spy (magazine)|Spy]]''. He has also written for many web sites, including [[Salon.com|Salon]] and [[Forbes.com]].<ref name="suntimes.com"/> His essay on corruption appears in the fall 2009 special Chicago issue of ''Granta'', the British literary quarterly. |
Steinberg has written for a wide variety of publications, including ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times Sunday Magazine]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'', ''[[Men's Journal]]'', ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' and ''[[Spy (magazine)|Spy]]''. He has also written for many web sites, including [[Salon.com|Salon]] and [[Forbes.com]].<ref name="suntimes.com"/> His essay on corruption appears in the fall 2009 special Chicago issue of ''Granta'', the British literary quarterly. |
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He is the author of six books: ''If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks'' (St. Martin's: 1992); ''Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops'' (Doubleday: 1994); ''The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances'' (Doubleday: 1996); ''Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea'' (Ballantine: 2002); and ''Hatless Jack'' (Plume: 2004) an examination of the decline of the men's hat industry, played out against the career of John F. Kennedy. His most recent book is a memoir of |
He is the author of six books: ''If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks'' (St. Martin's: 1992); ''Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops'' (Doubleday: 1994); ''The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances'' (Doubleday: 1996); ''Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea'' (Ballantine: 2002); and ''Hatless Jack'' (Plume: 2004) an examination of the decline of the men's hat industry, played out against the career of John F. Kennedy. His most recent book is a memoir of his struggle with alcoholism titled ''Drunkard'' (Dutton: 2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagoist.com/2007/03/27/interview_suntimes_columnist_neil_steinberg.php|title=Interview: Sun-Times Columnist Neil Steinberg|accessdate=2007-08-19}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mentorcle.com/courses/?courseID=1030|title=Interview: MentorCLE|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' called it "at once hysterically funny and cringe inducing." |
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His next book, ''You Were Never in Chicago,'' a memoir of life as an outsider in the city, is being published in late 2012 by the University of Chicago Press. |
His next book, ''You Were Never in Chicago,'' a memoir of life as an outsider in the city, is being published in late 2012 by the University of Chicago Press. |
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In September 2005, Steinberg was arrested for [[Domestic violence|domestic]] [[Battery (crime)|battery]] and with interfering with the reporting of the incident.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coburn|first=Marcia Froelke|title=The Last Round|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2008/The-Last-Round/|publisher=''[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]''|accessdate=17 August 2011|date=June 2008}}</ref> The charges were dropped after Steinberg conformed with a court-ordered alcohol treatment program.<ref>{{cite web|last=Esposito|first=Stefano|title=Charges against columnist dropped|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1597971.html|publisher=''Chicago Sun-Times''|accessdate=17 August 2011|date=2005 November 24}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 23:16, 19 August 2011
Neil Steinberg is a news columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He joined the staff in 1987, and his column appears four times a week.[1]
Steinberg has written for a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Details, Men's Journal, National Lampoon and Spy. He has also written for many web sites, including Salon and Forbes.com.[1] His essay on corruption appears in the fall 2009 special Chicago issue of Granta, the British literary quarterly.
He is the author of six books: If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks (St. Martin's: 1992); Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops (Doubleday: 1994); The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances (Doubleday: 1996); Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea (Ballantine: 2002); and Hatless Jack (Plume: 2004) an examination of the decline of the men's hat industry, played out against the career of John F. Kennedy. His most recent book is a memoir of his struggle with alcoholism titled Drunkard (Dutton: 2008).[2] The New York Post called it "at once hysterically funny and cringe inducing." His next book, You Were Never in Chicago, a memoir of life as an outsider in the city, is being published in late 2012 by the University of Chicago Press.
In September 2005, Steinberg was arrested for domestic battery and with interfering with the reporting of the incident.[3] The charges were dropped after Steinberg conformed with a court-ordered alcohol treatment program.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b "Neil Steinberg biography:: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES". Chicago Sun-Times. 2001-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Interview: Sun-Times Columnist Neil Steinberg". Retrieved 2007-08-19."Interview: MentorCLE". Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ Coburn, Marcia Froelke (June 2008). "The Last Round". Chicago. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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