Countless writers and artists have spoken for a
generation, but no one has done it quite like Chuck
Klosterman. With an exhaustive knowledge of popular
culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant
prose out of unlikely subject matter, Klosterman attacks
the entire spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV,
Internet porn, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and
the real difference between apples and oranges (of which
there is none). And don't even get him started on his love
life and the whole Harry-Met-Sally situation.
Whether deconstructing Saved by the Bell episodes or the
artistic legacy of Billy Joel, the symbolic importance of
The Empire Strikes Back or the Celtics/Lakers rivalry,
Chuck will make you think, he'll make you laugh, and he'll
drive you insane -- usually all at once. Sex, Drugs, and
Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about art, entertainment,
infotainment, sports, politics, and kittens, but --
really -- it's about us. All of us. As Klosterman realizes
late at night, in the moment before he falls asleep, "In
and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is
that nothing is ever 'in and of itself.'" Read to believe.
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