{"product_id":"more-fun-please-exploring-the-strange-intersection-of-identity-and-pop-cuture-9781945665431","title":"More Fun, Please: Exploring the Strange Intersection of Identity and Pop Cuture","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pop culture odyssey in search of answers to \"\u003ci\u003eWho am I?\" and \"What the heck am I doing here?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Fun, Please: Exploring the Strange Intersection of Identity and Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e lovingly dissects the overt and underlying influences of popular culture on personal development and evolution, and how pop culture defines personal interpretations of \"fun\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a reminiscence of the author's \u003ci\u003eabuela\u003c\/i\u003e spoiling him at a young age with episodes of \u003ci\u003eThat's Incredible!\u003c\/i\u003e and bowls of Jell-O, to launching a Las Vegas heavy metal band at the age of 35, to discovering Amiri Baraka's early poem about a comic book superhero, this unexpected series of engaging pieces offers a radically different way of thinking about the often-misunderstood pleasures of \u003ci\u003eSmokey and the Bandit\u003c\/i\u003e, Saturday morning cartoons, and roller-skating rinks. Sometimes serious, occasionally silly, \u003ci\u003eMore Fun, Please\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire both pop culture aficionados and overworked busy people to dig in a little deeper into consciously experiencing more fun. Please! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tampa, FL to mixed-race parents, Jarret Keene is currently an assistant professor at University of Nevada at Las Vegas, where he teaches American literature and the graphic novel. He has written a travel guide (\u003ci\u003eThe Underground Guide to Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e), a rock-band biography (\u003ci\u003eThe Killers: Destiny Is Calling Me\u003c\/i\u003e), and poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eMonster Fashion.\u003c\/i\u003e He has also edited short-fiction anthologies including \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Noir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead Neon: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the series editor for Las Vegas Writes, sponsored by Nevada Humanities and published by Huntington Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manic D Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919134920978,"sku":"9781945665431","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0361c97f-b8ea-4af3-874b-a5dbfcd96ea7.jpg?v=1738887950","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/more-fun-please-exploring-the-strange-intersection-of-identity-and-pop-cuture-9781945665431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}