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Lost in the Funhouse was Barth's first book after the 1967 "The Literature of Exhaustion", [4] an essay in which Barth claimed that the traditional modes of realistic writing had been exhausted and no longer served the contemporary writer, but that the exhaustion of these techniques could be turned into a new source of inspiration.
This he extended to a full-length book, The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin’ (1997). [7] Zehme's other books include Intimate Strangers, Lost in the Funhouse, and Carson the Magnificent, which was completed posthumously by Zehme's “first-ever research assistant” Mike Thomas and published in 2024. [7] [8] [9]
John Simmons Barth (/ b ɑːr θ /; [1] May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the ...
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Joe Bolton (September 8, 1910 – August 13, 1986) was an American radio and television personality whose entire television career was associated with New York City's independent station WPIX Channel 11 from its first day of broadcasting on June 15, 1948, until his retirement in 1975.
The Food and Drug Administration's new rules on "healthy" food labels are voluntary and are scheduled to take effect at the end of February.
3. Bojangles. Bojangles is a game of highs and lows. I hate some things (read: fries) and adore others (read: sweet potato pie) and the new nuggets, or, “Bo Bites” as they are called, really ...
Cartoon of the Clifton character. Tony Clifton is a character created by comedian and performance artist Andy Kaufman in the late 1970s. An absurdly foul-mouthed and domineering lounge singer claiming to hail from Las Vegas, the tuxedo-clad Clifton often led unsuspecting audiences through awkward yet elaborate lounge singer performances.