"The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste"
by Jane & Michael Stern
HarperCollins, 1990
     The A to Z of bad taste. Accordion music to zoot suits, fuzzy dice to roller derby. The kitsch, the strange, the weird and the just plain tacky. This book goes beyond each fad to the core of why elements of bad taste endure. It's also pretty darn scarry to see the extremes that our culture will go. Are we really any better off since the invention of cheese in a can or leopard skin jump suits? Come to think of it, without these things, the American bachelor we celebrate would really not be here. We, my friends, are the last bastion of hope when it comes to bad taste. So hang up that velvet painting and enjoy! (If you like this book, you might want to get your hands on the 'zine "Beer Frame: The Journal of Inconspicuous Consumption.")

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