making us a nation of easy marks for con artists and strong men
it's almost impossible to avoid exhortations to exercise: Walk 5K to cure cancer
an improbable band of Soviet citizens held unauthorized public gatherings
intellectual imagination
Episodes such as the boycott sparked by Madonna's "Like a Prayer" video and the tearing-up of Andres Serrano's Piss Christ in Congress are early skirmishes in the culture wars--but here the creators (not the politicians) are the protagonists
How to Be Normal: Essays making us a nation ofPhil Christman is one of the best cultural critics working today. Or, as a reviewer of his previous book, Midwest Futures, put it, one of the most underappreciated writers of [his] generation. You may also know Phil from his columns in Commonweal and Plough, or his viral essay What Is It Like To Be A Man?, the latter adapted in his new book, How to Be Normal. Christman's second book includes essays on How To Be White, How to Be Religious, How To Be