Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

From the author of Fargo Rock City--the heavy metal memoir The New York Times Book Review hailed as "ridiculously engaging"--comes another hilarious and discerning take on popular culture, exploring everything from the crucial role of breakfast cereal to how John Cusack films destroy the modern meaning of love. In Fargo Rock City, Chuck Klosterman established himself as one of the funniest and most insightful writers of his generation, with an exhaustive knowledge of eighties culture and an enviable ability to spin brilliant prose from unlikely subject matter. Now, in the natural successor to that acclaimed debut, he examines every cultural phenomenon of modern times, from Internet porn to tribute bands, from Billy Joel to basketball rivalries, in a book as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. Part hipster rant, part (semi-) sophisticated cultural criticism, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is filled with observations that will have every reader laughing in recognition. Reality television is both tragic and irresistible. Internet porn completely baffles him. The Dixie Chicks are the new Van Halen because teenage girls are the new teenage boys. Each topic is connected by small passages that pull together a massive cultural quilt, one that Chuck has stitched to "play-fully help people understand what they know through who they are." Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is an intelligent look at the "trivial" subjects that shape our lives, and a compulsively readable gem.