Neil Steinberg
Encyclopedia
Neil Steinberg is an American news columnist
for the Chicago Sun-Times
. He joined the staff in 1987, and his column appears four times a week.
Steinberg has written for a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post
, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Rolling Stone
, Sports Illustrated
, Details
, Men's Journal
, National Lampoon and Spy
. He has also written for many web sites, including Salon
and Forbes.com. His essay on corruption appears in the fall 2009 special Chicago issue of Granta, the British literary quarterly.
He is the author of six books: If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks (St. Martin's: 1992); Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops (Doubleday: 1994); The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances (Doubleday: 1996); Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea (Ballantine: 2002); and Hatless Jack (Plume: 2004) an examination of the decline of the men's hat industry, played out against the career of John F. Kennedy. His most recent book is a memoir of his arrest for domestic battery and his struggle with alcoholism titled Drunkard (Dutton: 2008). The New York Post called it "at once hysterically funny and cringe inducing."
His next book, You Were Never in Chicago, a memoir of life as an outsider in the city, is being published in late 2012 by the University of Chicago Press.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
. He joined the staff in 1987, and his column appears four times a week.
Steinberg has written for a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
, Men's Journal
Men's Journal
Men's Journal is an American men's lifestyle magazine focused on outdoor recreation and comprising editorials on the outdoors, environmental issues, health and fitness, style and fashion, and "gear". It is owned by Jann Wenner of Wenner Media....
, National Lampoon and Spy
Spy (magazine)
Spy was a satirical monthly magazine founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter, who served as its first editors, and Thomas L. Phillips, Jr., its first publisher. After one folding and a rebirth, it ceased publication in 1998...
. He has also written for many web sites, including Salon
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
and Forbes.com. His essay on corruption appears in the fall 2009 special Chicago issue of Granta, the British literary quarterly.
He is the author of six books: If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks (St. Martin's: 1992); Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops (Doubleday: 1994); The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances (Doubleday: 1996); Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea (Ballantine: 2002); and Hatless Jack (Plume: 2004) an examination of the decline of the men's hat industry, played out against the career of John F. Kennedy. His most recent book is a memoir of his arrest for domestic battery and his struggle with alcoholism titled Drunkard (Dutton: 2008). The New York Post called it "at once hysterically funny and cringe inducing."
His next book, You Were Never in Chicago, a memoir of life as an outsider in the city, is being published in late 2012 by the University of Chicago Press.