Jim Holt is a longtime contributor to the New Yorker -- where he has written on string theory, time, infinity, numbers, truth, and bullshit, among other subjects -- and the author of Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes. He is also a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the London Review of Books. He lives in Greenwich Village.
Hes an accomplished magician and clown and has used his magic in a few TV shows
(January 2006) Living in Moscow, Russia and has been there for the last 3 years while his wife runs Condenast Zao - they publish Russian Vogue, AD, GQ and Glamour. Due to leave at the end of April possibly to live in England for a few years.
Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins (1968-1974) and Oakland Athletics (1974-1976).
Having just enough life to enjoy being dead.
