David Itzkoff

David Itzkoff is an American journalist and writer. He graduated from Princeton University in 1998. His career includes working for Spin, Maxim, and Details magazines. His work has appeared in GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, and other publications. Currently, he is a cultural reporter for the New York Times and is a lead contributor to their ArtsBeat blog. His first memoir was entitled Lads: A Memoir of Manhood (2004). His other books include Cocaine's Son: A Memoir (2011), Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man (2014), and Robin: The Definitive Biography of Robin Williams (2018).