Daring Spectacle: Adventures in Deviant Journalism Review
Mark Morford is not for the faint of heart, the reticent, or the humorless. If you are politically conservative and like it that way, you probably will just get angry with him as have others. But if you love biting sarcastic humor, razor-sharp observations, and fearless observation through eyes that see the world from a far-left vantage point, then you will love this book. Best read in small doses in places where loud guffaws won't offend others.
Daring Spectacle: Adventures in Deviant Journalism Overview
The Daring Spectacle is award-winning San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate columnist and culture critic Mark Morford s hilarious modern record of sex and media, politics and pop culture, love and lust, as told in ninety-two delectable parts not including all the delicious photos and terrifying hate mail. Since its inception in SFGate.com nearly 10 years ago, Morford s hyperliterate, often controversial, smartly unhinged Notes & Errata column has achieved an avid cultlike status, and is regularly one of the most read and emailed works on the entire site. The book contains nearly 100 columns, 50 pieces of nicely shocking hate mail, with fresh commentary added to every column, along with photos, snippets, banned work, and various journalistic sacrilege that all points to one undeniable fact: There's simply no other opinion columnist quite like Morford in American media today. Please undress accordingly.
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Customer Reviews
When the Title is a Lie, What Can You Expect? - Gregory L. Lipford -
Mr. Morford has never been a journalist, so you might expect someone who chooses such a misleading and overblown title to present a hyperdefensive, angry and not-entirely-honest perspective. This grows tiresome in a hurry, unless of course you share Mr. Morford's hatred of anything "tainted" with a connection to traditional American culture. In that case, you will take delight.
Daring Spectacle: Adventures in Deviant Journalism - David F. Daniels - Green Bay, WI
Sassy but insightful humor concerning a number of topics, mostly controversial. Only good for those who understand sarcasm and humor at its best.
Highly recommended!
Delicious, just delicious. - A. Blazer - Ashland, OR
Need to laugh?
Need to think a bit about the things you usually ignore?
Read the book.
Read the book with a drink in your hand and your favorite Republican nearby. It's guaranteed to make you do both of the above.
A great read! - L. Marie - Michigan
The Daring Spectacle is a fun and entertaining read, full of some of Mark's best columns. As Mark notes in the forward - don't read all the way through in one sitting like a regular book: jump around, put it down, pick it back up. Take a few days, a few months, and just keep coming back to it.
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