Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
Takes a critical approach to the spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, breakfast cereal, serial killers, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges.
Takes a critical approach to the spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, breakfast cereal, serial killers, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571232208 (0571232205)
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: Faber
Pages no: 253
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
Culture,
Sociology,
Music,
Pop Culture
Chuck Klosterman is a clever guy. That much I can say unequivocally, everything else is up in the air. Here is the thing. Mr. Klosterman is willing to take on some weird questions How is Pamela Anderson a reflection of our changing attitudes about sex? How has The Real World changed how Americ...
In Chapter 13 of this book, Klosterman dissects those answers offered by The Matrix, Memento, Vanilla Sky, and Waking Life to the question, “What is reality?” All of these movies follow protagonists whose chief antagonists are their own perceptions of reality, and after a few insights, Klosterman pu...
Oversimplified, generalized and cynical self-described BS. I spent the entire time reading this book vacillating between red-eyed fury and intellectually stimulated amusement.
For the parts that one has experienced, this author can have you literally laughing out loud. This book provides a refreshing laugh when looking at a lot of our lives through a different perspective. The title was definitely eye catching and for the most part, the text between the pages held up it's...
While I don't agree with everything Chuck Klosterman says (still not sure how calling yourself 'creative' is a bad thing), he presents topics in a fascinating way. Try it, it's weird.
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