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Goths
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 35.00The Goth subculture emerged in the 1980s and has since spread around the globe, with large populations of adherents in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. Goth influence is reflected in the recent interest in vampires and by its presence in art, music, and literature. But what does it all mean? more...
Part-Time Perverts
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 45.00Perversion saturates everything from song lyrics to cinema to advertising and art. Caught in a quagmire that is at once sexy and revolting, thrilling and petrifying, individuals must manage their exposure and decide just how much they want these representations to influence their daily lives. So, how do we respond? more...
Queers in American Popular Culture
ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 185.00Queer culture isn't a small, isolated subset of society, nor is it a new movement. The acknowledged father of bodybuilding, Eugen Sandow, was gay and lived in the late 1800s. Burlesque troupes in the early 1900s often featured female impersonators performing risqu? dancesÑunbeknownst to their audiences. And the debate over gay marriage actually originated... more...
Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 380.00If you're dining out in Colombia, don't miss the candied hormigas, an unusual after-dinner sweet made from the world's largest species of ant. While the Guane Indians eat these queen ants fried as a savory, city dwellers prefer them enrobed in caramel or chocolate. more...
Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 35.00As timely as the latest tweet, this book tracks the digital revolution as a paradigm shift that is transforming popular culture in as yet unforeseen ways. more...
Armed America
F+W Media 2007; US$ 27.99As the 2004 Presidential Election was beginning to take shape, Kyle Cassidy took note of the important role the simple concept of gun ownership was playing. Hardly anyone he knew didn't have an opinion in the debate over owning guns. Why was a constitutionally protected right so heavily debated, and who exactly as these folks that own guns? "I began... more...
All in the Best Possible Taste
Simon & Schuster UK 2010; US$ 12.99Television past, as LP Hartley might have once said, is another country. And, in the early 1980s it certainly was a different beast. There were still only three channels to watch; the evening's programmes finished with the playing of the national anthem; and the biggest prize on TV was not Chris Tarrant's million pounds but a speedboat on Bullseye... more...
Deadliest Waters
Simon & Schuster UK 2010; US$ 12.99Sig Hansen has been a star of the Channel 4's The Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season, making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work, unpredictably dangerous weather, and a setting as unforgivable... more...
The Jack Factor
Scribner 2010; Not AvailableOriginally published in Fargo Rock City and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Rock , this essay is about Chuck's favorite heavy metal albums. more...
Deadliest Waters
Simon & Schuster UK 2010; Not AvailableSig Hansen has been a star of the Channel 4's The Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season, making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work, unpredictably dangerous weather, and a setting as unforgivable... more...









