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''Eating the Dinosaur'' is the sixth book written by Chuck Klosterman, first published by Scribner in 2009. In the mold of Klosterman's earlier ''Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs'', the book is a collection of previously unpublished essays concerning an array of pop culture topics. The book cover was designed by Paul Sahre. ==Essays== ''Eating the Dinosaur'' consists of 13 essays: *''Something Instead of Nothing'': an examination of the journalistic interview employing interviews with Errol Morris, documentary filmmaker, and Ira Glass, radio producer and host *''Oh, the Guilt'': a comparison of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana front man, and David Koresh, Branch Davidian leader *''Tomorrow Rarely Knows'': an analysis of time travel in fiction with a particular focus on Shane Carruth's 2004 film, ''Primer'' *''What We Talk About When We Talk About Ralph Sampson'': an exposition about the career and legacy of basketball star Ralph Sampson *''Through a Glass, Blindly'': a discussion of voyeurism in real life and in media, such as Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, ''Rear Window'' *''The Passion of the Garth'': a critique of Garth Brooks' alter ego project, Chris Gaines *''Going Nowhere and Getting There Never'': an exploration of the automobile's place in the American cultural psyche *''"The Best Response"'': a series of "best responses" to controversial questions *''Football'': a piece about conservatism and progressivism in American football *''ABBA 1, World 0'': a retrospective of the unique style, particular appeal to American audiences, and lasting relevancy of Swedish pop music group, ABBA *''"Ha ha," he said. "Ha ha."'': a criticism of laugh tracks in sitcoms *''It Will Shock You How Much It Never Happened'': a discussion of PepsiCo's advertising strategies *''All The Kids Are Right'': an examination of pop music's aesthetic legitimacy *''T is for True'': an analysis of irony and literalism in media and the works and psyches of Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo, German filmmaker Werner Herzog, and American politician Ralph Nader *''FAIL'': an exegesis of Theodore Kaczynski's manifesto, ''Industrial Society and Its Future'', a.k.a. the "Unabomber Manifesto" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eating the Dinosaur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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