Chuck Klosterman is the best-selling author of eight nonfiction books (most notably “Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs” and “But What If We’re Wrong?”) and three works of fiction (most recently the short story collection “Raised in Captivity”). He has written for the Washington Post, The New York Times, SPIN, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, The Believer, Billboard, The Onion’s A.V. Club, and ESPN. He served as The Ethicist for The New York Times Magazine for three years, appeared as himself in the LCD Soundsystem documentary “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” and created the website Grantland with Bill Simmons. He is a native of North Dakota and currently lives in Portland with his wife and two kids.