My Dog is Tom Cruise, Noah Baumbach’s frisky Shouts & Murmurs, of Merrill Markoe’s dog’s-eye-view essay on Letterman many eons ago, which was also published in the Letterman book I scored while babysitting, circa 1991. I wonder if David Letterman will start writing for The New Yorker when he retires? Call me snowbrow, or even glowbrow, but look at the evidence: Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Paul Simms (a former Letterman writer), Garrison Keillor, etc. Some were early contributors, some mid-career, some late. I rest my case. For me, it would certainly unite past and present obsessions neatly; I mentioned Letterman in several of my college application essays. And I got in, too.
Letterman on his Belgian Airhead, Bob [TV Acres]
When, if ever, did Letterman jump the shark? [Jump the Shark]