Dean Van Nguyen
@deanvannguyen
Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
For the starting XI graphic, instead of staying silent, the players should have a tagline like the Real Housewives
As someone who finds the pageantry of weddings a bit weird, The Drama really hit the spot
Paperbacks, my favourite format—they made books more accessible and affordable to the masses. Like everything else beautiful, the humble paperback is getting squeezed by new technologies, so I’m super happy that Words for My Comrades will be available in this size from May 7
When these protests end up expediting the introduction of 15-minute cities
My addition to the discourse is that this is a great movie about ballet
#NowWatching Robert Duvall in Jack Reacher. I really like these silly movies and this one has bonus Werner Herzog #BeyondFriday