Dave Tompkins has contributed to the New Yorker, Grantland, and the Paris Review. His first book is How to Wreck A Nice Beach. He's currently writing a natural history of Miami Bass.

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A Submarine Trip to the Scariest Thing off the Coast of Florida

Dave Tompkins

Nov 10, 2015 10:21 AM

Why the Fat Boys Still Matter

Dave Tompkins

July 11, 2012 4:04 PM

Inside the Egghead Circus at Bell Labs

Dave Tompkins

March 31, 2012 12:34 AM

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