Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

A Low Culture Manifesto

Paperback, 272 pages

English language

Published June 22, 2004 by Scribner.

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978-0-7432-3601-0
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"Countless writers and artists have spoken for a generation, but no one has done it quite like Chuck Klosterman. With an exhaustive knowledge of popular culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter, Klosterman attacks the entire spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges (of which there is none). And don't even get him started on his love life and the whole Harry-Met-Sally situation.

Whether deconstructing Saved by the Bell episodes or the artistic legacy of Billy Joel, the symbolic importance of The Empire Strikes Back or the Celtics/Lakers rivalry, Chuck will make you think, he'll make you laugh, and he'll drive you insane--usually all at once. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about art, entertainment, infotainment, sports, politics, and kittens, but--really--it's about us. All of us. As …

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Subjects

  • Popular Culture - General
  • American Essays
  • Social Science
  • Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Sociology
  • USA
  • Social Science / General
  • Civilization
  • Essays
  • 1970-
  • Popular Culture
  • United States