Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Kurt Vonnegut died tonight.

Despite being the voice of an earlier generation, I believe he still had a profound impact on each successive generation of youth. He will always be, I think, a university student's writer, an author whose books wide-eyed undergrads discover and read with electric recognition.

And he remained funny and sharp as he got older, even a couple of years ago when he appeared on The Daily Show. There was someone who did not mellow with age.