Tag Archives: Popular Culture
The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium
by Mark Dery“An exhilarating, dissonant ride . . . Dery, one of our most astute contemporary cultural critics . . . relishes his role as curator…
Pot Planet
by Brian Preston“A gimlet-eyed and often hilarious account of the author’s round-the-world reefer safari. With Britain’s downscaling of penalties for marijuana possession currently stirring up controversy,…
Nineteen Sixty-Eight in America
by Charles Kaiser“A splendidly evocative account of a historic year—a year of tumult, of trauma, and of tragedy.”—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Naked at Lunch
by Mark Haskell SmithFrom naked grocery shopping to the Big Nude Boat, a comic novelist turned narrative journalist lays bare the world of the nudist.
Leisureville
by Andrew D. Blechman“Engaging . . . [Blechman] confronts the troubling trend toward isolation and escapism.” —Publishers Weekly
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
by Bill Brewster“Brewster and Broughton . . . have written a lively and—to anyone with a more than casual interest in the history of popular music…
Land of Lincoln
by Andrew Ferguson“Ferguson’s story, a fascinating collection of his reporting, is about us as much as Lincoln. It is a vibrant and consistently surprising account that…
Hold On, Honey, I’ll Take You to the Hospital at Halftime
by Norman Chad“Chad is a hilariously funny TV sports critic whose philosophy is that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing to excess.” –Publishers Weekly
Guitar
by Tim Brookes“Brookes takes us on a riveting autobiographical odyssey through a charged, emotional world atremble with soulful yearnings, suspense and evolving American musical styles. ….
