Dave Itzkoff is a culture reporter at "The New York Times", where he writes regularly about film, television, theater, music, and popular culture. He has previously worked at "Spin", "Maxim", and "Details", and his work has appeared in "GQ", "Vanity Fair", "Wired", and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, "Cocaine s Son" and "Lads". He lives in New York City.