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Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman (born June 5, 1972) is an American

United States

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Author

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and essayist who has written for The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
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, The Believer
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, and The Washington Post
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, and has written books focusing on American popular culture.
Klosterman was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,438 households, and 911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,516.4 people per square mile . There were 1,582 housing units at an average density of 674.0 per square mile...

, the youngest of seven children to Florence and William Klosterman. Though he was born in Minnesota, he grew up on a farm in nearby Wyndmere, North Dakota

Wyndmere, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 214 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 608.7 people per square mile . There were 247 housing units at an average density of 282.1 per square mile...

. Klosterman was raised Roman Catholic.