{"id":85458,"date":"2015-05-05T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T23:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=85458"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:47:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T01:47:49","slug":"available-now-the-paris-review-commencement-gift-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/05\/available-now-the-paris-review-commencement-gift-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Available Now: <i>The Paris Review<\/i> Commencement Gift Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gradbox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gradbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gradbox.jpg 3180w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gradbox-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gradbox-1024x607.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere happen to be whole large parts of adult American life,\u201d\u00a0David Foster Wallace said, \u201cthat nobody talks about in commencement speeches\u201d\u2014but too many graduation gifts hint at these parts. <em>Real Simple<\/em>, for instance, recommends a leather mousepad (succumb to carpal tunnel syndrome in style!); <em>Esquire <\/em>recommends booze.<\/p>\n<p>The best gifts are practical and inspirational. 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