GQ profiles Deadspin's Daulerio

You catch shit for not liking Tucker Max? Do you hang around with a bunch of frat boys? Tucker Max isn't funny in the slightest.

As for Deadspin, I don't really go there for similar reasons to you. I'll go read something if it's linked by someone I respect but for the most part I stay away from it. Everyone has their own filters so I don't think it's an issue that you don't go there. Also, after reading this profile I'm now less inclined to go to Deadspin.

 

My brother is in his early 30s and single, and loves Tucker Max and any comedy along those lines. When I get together with he and his other overgrown adolescent buddy, typically for sporting events, it's one Tucker Max-type story after another from them.

It's all good-natured, but basically the premise is that they think that anyone who likes, say, "30 Rock" over "Two and a Half Men" or "The New Yorker" instead of "Maxim" is just being pretentious. It's that not-uncommon dichotomy.

 

People in their early 30s love Tucker Max? Shit. I didn't even know Tucker Max was still doing whatever it was he did anymore. Didn't he peak about 5 or 6 years ago?

 

Admittedly, it is a small sample size.

My brother is basically Peter Pan with a little money.

 

He peaked?

 

Well this makes more sense. I figure there's probably a diner or two where you could find people who like Tucker Max who would ridicule you.

 

That "Fuck" column was good. Nice insight.

 

I agree with the Nate Jackson nod. He's very good. The best ex-player writing today. Fatsis, who wrote that book on the Broncos when he was playing, is like his mentor. Jackson does some Slate stuff with that crew too.

 

Better than Doug Glanville?

 

Both are good but I think Glanville's the more polished of the two. Dirk Hayhurst's book was pretty good, too.

 

John Ed Bradley is the best ex-jock-turned-writer, but I'm not sure he counts because he never was a professional athlete.

 

Dude, that's quite a statement on your workday.