{"product_id":"the-fountain-9781952600043","title":"The Fountain","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo no-talents nobodies have each created a masterpiece in a kiddie art exhibit at a museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. That critic over there wants to rep them. Be their manager. Guide their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat critic? He's going to find out that maybe, just maybe, they both drank from a fountain on the third floor of the museum. \u003cem\u003eMaybe\u003c\/em\u003e it's the water that made them geniuses. Regardless, their legacy is secure. They will be remembered. Celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow jealous would you be? Just one drink. And you could be the celebrated one. But shortly thereafter, you die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaybe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fountain follows four characters pulled into an existential riptide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJasper P. Duckworth\u003c\/em\u003e, a washed-up art critic and failed playwright, who wants to champion the fountain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRoss Robards\u003c\/em\u003e, a successful TV show artist and veteran, who wants to destroy the fountain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the middle of this impending minor apocalypse are two underground artists: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eB\u003c\/em\u003e, a middle-aged sculptor, always on the verge of a big break. Will he drink?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJawbone, \u003c\/em\u003e B's talented, but self-destructive rival. Will she drink?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWould you drink? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever had a creative idea, urge, or just wanted to call bullshit on something hanging in a museum, you might feel the pull of \u003cem\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary dramedy in the vein of Vonnegut, Palahniuk, and Monty Python.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Pinckney Benedict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarning: Side effects may include: ego inflammation, FOMO, flashbulb eyes, aphenphosmphobia, loss of privacy, stalkeritis, champagne lips, laryngospasm, combat finger, IBS, loss of common sense, cocaine tongue, chronomentrophobia, and a slight chance of a minor apocalypse. Consult your spiritual advisor before imbibing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Tit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388599079186,"sku":"9781952600043","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fdd4bf1-a85c-4c41-82df-da8be03b932a.jpg?v=1728903019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fountain-9781952600043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}