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Sin City Vendetta

Author : D. E. Hall
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 141206046X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Sin City Vendetta written by D. E. Hall and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Las Vegas. Sin City. Adult Entertainment Capitol of the world. "What ever happens here, stays here." It thrives on money and juice. These two things mixed together make for a most serious and deadly elixir. But, the fact remains; they are what control nearly everything in this town. You can't get anywhere without them. The largest growing city in the country has what ever you want, no matter your taste, perversion, sickness or addiction. You can get it here, 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. All you need is money and juice. John Horne has lived here in this Sodom and Gomorrah, this cesspit of a city for the past 24 years. It never changes, ti only gets worse. He is trying to put his life back together. The past two or three years haven't been the best of times to say the least. Just two years before, his oldest daughter's boyfriend Roger is implicated in murder with two other young men. The ringleader was a Tyrone Crawford. That in itself was enough to rattle the very sanity and relationship with his daughter Tracy. Tyron's father, Charles is a major player in this town. He makes money and then cleans it for people; very huge sums of money for very influential people. He also fixes things. So, of course he fixed things for good ole Tye. that's where the trouble begins for John. After Tyrone turns state's evidence, cops a plea and walks, leaving the other two facing a death sentence, John's daughter becomes the target for a very vicious, deadly game to eliminate the last of the loose ends. Just barely getting over the divorce from his second wife, John finds himself going to Northern Nevada through Reno and racing through the streets of Las Vegas. Desperately trying to save his daughter, the only one who can finally put the finger on Tyrone and save his 5 yr. old grandson who has suddenly disappeared; the only person he can trust is his long time buddy Joshua. Along with the help of Joshua and the very dangerous yet dedicated underground associates of his, they plot to put an end to Tyrone's rampage and get him the punishment6 he deserves and is so long overdue."

Forbidden Fruit

Author : Peter Bronson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733995573
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Fruit written by Peter Bronson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history Newport Kentucky and Cincinnati's playground known as Sin City, from the underworld takeover in 1936 to the tragic Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977 that killed 165 people.

Big Damn Sin City

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 1616552379
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Big Damn Sin City written by Frank Miller and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest, baddest Sin City ever is here, just in time for for the release of the feature film, Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For! This imposing volume, suitable for home defense, contains all seven of Frank Miller's landmark Sin City yarns! In these tales of Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard, no corner of Basin City is left unturned, and no bloody deed is left undone. Written with unmatched intensity and drawn in the starkest black and white imaginable, the Sin City books make up the greatest crime saga in comics history, and Big Damn Sin City is the best way to discover or rediscover it!

Saving Sin City

Author : Mary Cummings
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681778068
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Saving Sin City written by Mary Cummings and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Stanford White was murdered by Harry K. Thaw in 1906, his death become known as “The Crime of the Century.” Thaw was the debauched and deranged heir to a Pittsburgh fortune with a sadistic streak. White was an artistic genius and one of the world’s premier architects, who became obsessed with a teenaged chorus girl, Evelyn Nesbit. Nesbit and Thaw would eventually marry, but Thaw’s lingering jealousy and anger culminated in White’s murder—and shocking trial about a murder committed in front of dozens of eyewitnesses.Promising young D.A. William Travers Jerome would find his faith in himself and the law severely tested as he battled colorful crooks, licentious grandees, and corrupt politicians. Cummings brilliant reveals the social issues simmering below the surface of New York that Jerome had to face. Filled with mesmerizing drama, rich period details, and fascinating characters, Saving Sin City sheds fresh light on crimes whose impact still echoes throughout the twenty-first century.

Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Fourth Edition)

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 150672289X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Fourth Edition) written by Frank Miller and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed crime noir from comics legend Frank Miller is presented with new cover art and pinup gallery. This tale of Marv and his angel is steeped in murder, mystery, corruption, and vengeance. There is no light in a place like Sin City—only misery, crime, perversion . . . But for a single moment, amid the filth and degenerates, the hulking and unstable ex-con Marv has found an angel. She says her name is Goldie—a goddess who has blessed this wretched low-life with a night of heaven. But good things never last—a few hours later, Goldie is dead—murdered by his side without a mark on her body. Who was she? And who wanted her dead? The cops are on their way—it smells like a frame job, and this time, they won’t let him live. Whoever killed Goldie . . . is going to pay. Marv’s got a soul to send to hell, and it’s going to get nasty. Frank Miller returns to his hit comic opus with original cover art for the fourth editions of the graphic novel series, beginning with Volume 1 The Hard Goodbye. This volume also includes a new pinup gallery featuring art from Joyce Chin, Amanda Conner, Klaus Janson, Paul Pope, Philip Tan, and Gerardo Zaffino! Devoted fans and new readers can again experience the groundbreaking and unparalleled noir masterpiece that has engrossed readers for nearly three decades! FOR MATURE READERS.

Comics and the City

Author : Jörn Ahrens
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826440193
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Comics and the City written by Jörn Ahrens and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes international essays on possibly the most important aspect of the aesthetics and narratives of comics - urban topography and environment.

The Guardian

Author : D. E. Hall
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595438431
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book The Guardian written by D. E. Hall and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The suspense opens when two patrol officers find a man bound to a cross and mumbling. The mutilation of all of his senses leaves everyone wondering just who could do such a horrendous thing and most curiously, why. Unbeknownst to them, across the way, observing the chaos of it all, a lone, dark figure is watching, knowing that he alone holds all the answers. It s not too long before this dark; stealth like figure goes from a wanted man to an ally of the ones who wanted him so badly. This one man, this lone, dark figure who watches from afar is the sole protector of the weak. He is the gladiator for the defenseless and has heard and seen enough. He is the champion of their cause, their protector, their savior from the hell in which they live.

V for Vendetta 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Author : Alan Moore
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1401296149
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book V for Vendetta 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition written by Alan Moore and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seminal graphic novel masterpiece V For Vendetta is available in hardcover in this new deluxe edition, featuring an essay from writer Alan Moore, sketches from artist David Lloyd and other bonus material! A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V For Vendetta takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil. Written by one of the greatest scribes in the history of the medium, Alan Moore, V For Vendetta is considered not only one of the most important graphic novel works ever, but also one of the great works in fiction. V For Vendetta 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition brings the groundbreaking title back into hardcover for the first time in years.

British Fantasy Cinema

Author : Carolyn Rickards
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474447929
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book British Fantasy Cinema written by Carolyn Rickards and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a fresh perspective on British fantasy film Combines a methodological approach of textual analysis, critical discourse and production histories to expand current knowledge and appreciation of British fantasy film Promotes new avenues for film studies by investigating a comprehensive range of British film titles previously disputed or overlooked in existing academic scholarship Informs a more general understanding which is focused on contemporary fantasy but contributes to a broader, historical assessment of the fantastic within British cinema In the period since 2001, cinema has witnessed a notable influx in fantasy film. Many constitute adaptations from British fantasy literature, often created and produced in the UK, and showcase domestic talent both in front and behind the screen. This includes massive box office hits such as the Harry Potter series (2001 – 2011) through to smaller scale and independent endeavours like Nanny McPhee (2005), MirrorMask (2005) and Franklyn (2008). However, such films have received minimal critical attention as British fantasy films. The reasons for this absence are manifold; leaving many films contested, ignored and omitted from established canons. This book re-addresses prevailing scholarship on the fantasy genre, national film production and representation on screen, providing readers with a revised appraisal of the contemporary film landscape. It delivers a fresh perspective across a broad range of films which all embrace the fantastic within British cinema.

Comics through Time [4 volumes]

Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2803 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Comics through Time [4 volumes] written by M. Keith Booker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 2803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing especially on American comic books and graphic novels from the 1930s to the present, this massive four-volume work provides a colorful yet authoritative source on the entire history of the comics medium. Comics and graphic novels have recently become big business, serving as the inspiration for blockbuster Hollywood movies such as the Iron Man series of films and the hit television drama The Walking Dead. But comics have been popular throughout the 20th century despite the significant effects of the restrictions of the Comics Code in place from the 1950s through 1970s, which prohibited the depiction of zombies and use of the word "horror," among many other rules. Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas provides students and general readers a one-stop resource for researching topics, genres, works, and artists of comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels. The comprehensive and broad coverage of this set is organized chronologically by volume. Volume 1 covers 1960 and earlier; Volume 2 covers 1960–1980; Volume 3 covers 1980–1995; and Volume 4 covers 1995 to the present. The chronological divisions give readers a sense of the evolution of comics within the larger contexts of American culture and history. The alphabetically arranged entries in each volume address topics such as comics publishing, characters, imprints, genres, themes, titles, artists, writers, and more. While special attention is paid to American comics, the entries also include coverage of British, Japanese, and European comics that have influenced illustrated storytelling of the United States or are of special interest to American readers.

Encyclopedia of Gender in Media

Author : Mary Kosut
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412990793
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gender in Media written by Mary Kosut and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Gender in Media critically examines the role of the media in enabling, facilitating, or challenging the social construction of gender in our society.

Postcolonial Comics

Author : Binita Mehta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317814096
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Postcolonial Comics written by Binita Mehta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines new comic-book cultures, graphic writing, and bande dessinée texts as they relate to postcolonialism in contemporary Anglophone and Francophone settings. The individual chapters are framed within a larger enquiry that considers definitive aspects of the postcolonial condition in twenty-first-century (con)texts. The authors demonstrate that the fields of comic-book production and circulation in various regional histories introduce new postcolonial vocabularies, reconstitute conventional "image-functions" in established social texts and political systems, and present competing narratives of resistance and rights. In this sense, postcolonial comic cultures are of particular significance in the context of a newly global and politically recomposed landscape. This volume introduces a timely intervention within current comic-book-area studies that remain firmly situated within the "U.S.-European and Japanese manga paradigms" and their reading publics. It will be of great interest to a wide variety of disciplines including postcolonial studies, comics-area studies, cultural studies, and gender studies.

The 21st Century Superhero

Author : Richard J. Gray II
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487305
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The 21st Century Superhero written by Richard J. Gray II and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the state of the genre today. Of particular interest is the way these narratives, however fantastic, abstract, futuristic or simplistic, resonate with specific events in the world and function as starting points for discussion of contemporary sociopolitical conflicts.

Confessions of an Ex-Feminist

Author : Lorraine V. Murray
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681491095
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of an Ex-Feminist written by Lorraine V. Murray and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confessions is the ; honest and heart-rending ; account of a woman who was born into a Catholic family, ; attended parochial schools and fully embraced the beliefs ; of her faith, but ran into major roadblocks in college. ; Amidst the radical feminist college environment of the ; 1960's, she lost her faith, and her morality, jumping ; aboard the bandwagon of "free love." She indulged ; in a series of love relationships in college, all of which ; crashed and burned. Despite the obvious contradiction ; between feminist teachings and her own experience, Murray ; still believed she had to free herself from the yoke of ; tradition. Attaining a doctorate in philosophy, with ; an emphasis on the feminist writings of Simone de Beauvoir, ; Murray taught philosophy in college. For many years, she ; launched a personal vendetta against God and the Catholic ; Church in the classroom, trying to persuade students that ; God did not exist, mocking values Catholics hold dear, and ; touted feminism as the cure for many social ills. When she ; discovered she was pregnant, Murray followed the route that ; feminists offer as a solution for unmarried women. Much to ; her surprise, her abortion was a shattering emotional ; experience, which she grieved over for years. It was the ; first tragic chink in her feminist armor. After her ; marriage in 1982, she anguished over the decision to have ; children, but became an advocate of the ; "child-free" movement, believing children were ; burdens and life could be happy life without them. Later in ; her forties, Murray experienced a mysterious series of ; events in which it seemed that "someone" was ; inviting her back to God. The mysterious calls came from ; different ports, including nature, books and other people. ; Gradually, she realized that the One seeking her was ; Christ, and the place He was calling her to was the ; Catholic Church. Eventually realizing it was only in the ; Church that she would find what she was seeking - the ; person of Christ and his love and mercy - Murray returned ; to the Church, and finally found healing and forgiveness ; for the abortion. Lorraine Murray's Confessions are ; a revelation. They reveal the nasty truth behind women's ; "liberation". Her experiences, and the lessons she ; learns from them, serve as a timely warning of the folly of ; feminism and the destructive impact that feminism has on ; those who fall under its malignant spell. - ; Joseph Pearce, author The Quest for ; Shakespeare "Confessions of an ; Ex-Feminist is the gripping story of millions of women ; who lost their religious and intellectual anchors during ; the tsunami of the fatal sixties and seventies. It is a ; movingly honest confession of how pride, arrogance, ; immaturity, ambition, craving to be "liberated", ; blinds the female soul. Abortion kills babies and wounds a ; woman's soul to its very core. But a prodigal daughter ; found her way back home, crushed by guilt, driven by ; repentance, and discovers that God's mercy is boundless. ; She is now given the crucial mission of shouting on roof's ; tops: feminism is the arch enemy of women. This book should ; become a vade mecum of young girls". - ; Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, author The Privilege ; of Being a Woman "Lorraine Murray's ; absorbing and poignant book traces her passage from the ; heart of the Catholic Church to the epicenter of the sexual ; revolution and back again. With candor, humor and a knack ; for storytelling, Murray reveals the mysterious ways God ; worked in her soul and leaves readers richer for having ; shared her journey." “/DIV>

Conversations with Steve Erickson

Author : Matthew Luter
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496833899
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Steve Erickson written by Matthew Luter and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much like his novels, Steve Erickson (b. 1950) exists on the periphery of our perception, a shadow figure lurking on the margins, threatening to break through, but never fully emerging. Despite receiving prestigious honors, Erickson has remained a subterranean literary figure, receiving effusive praise from his fans, befuddled or cautious assessments from reviewers, and scant scholarly attention. Erickson’s obscurity comes in part from the difficulty of categorizing his work within current trends in fiction, and in part from the wide variety of concerns that populate his writing: literature, music, film, politics, history, time, and his fascination with his home city of Los Angeles. His dream-fueled blend of European modernism, American pulp, and paranoid late-century postmodernism makes him essential to an appreciation of the last forty years of American fiction but difficult to classify neatly within that same realm. He is at once thoroughly of his time and distinctly outside it. In these twenty-four interviews Erickson clarifies how his aesthetic and political visions are inextricable from each other. He diagnoses the American condition since World War II, only to reveal that America’s triumphs and failures have been consistent since its inception—and that he presciently described decades ago certain features of our present. Additionally, the interviews expose the remarkable consistency of Erickson’s vision over time while simultaneously capturing the new threads that appear in his later fiction as they emerge in his thought. Conversations with Steve Erickson will deepen readers’ understanding of how Erickson’s books work—and why this utterly singular writer deserves greater attention.

Vegas Vendetta

Author : Peter Castrillo
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525506714
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Vegas Vendetta written by Peter Castrillo and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT’S THE 1960S. War is raging in Southeast Asia, and the draft board is looming over every young man’s shoulder, but recent high school graduate Peter Castrillo has a plan; enroll in college for as long as it takes to get a student deferment...and then head to Vegas! And Vegas is everything he dreamed it would be—parties at Sammy Davis’s place, hanging out at the bar with Elvis, and flirting with Mia Farrow in the elevators. It’s all bank-rolled lavishly by the clever cons that Peter and his pals devise, taking the casinos for a bundle in these low-tech security days. The drugs are plentiful, the girls are wild, and the glittery nights seem to go on forever. But when Peter makes the mistake of a romantic entanglement with the gorgeous trophy-wife of a venal Bulgarian mobster, his Vegas dream turns into a nightmare that he just might not survive. Based on true facts and dished out with equal portions of hilarity and horror, Vegas Vendetta tells one young man’s story of his quest to evade the draft, make money, meet women, and find excitement back in the days when Vegas truly was Sin City.

Books and Beyond [4 volumes]

Author : Kenneth Womack
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313071578
Total Pages : 1333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Books and Beyond [4 volumes] written by Kenneth Womack and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 1333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a strong interest in reading for pleasure or self-improvement in America, as shown by the popularity of Harry Potter, and book clubs, including Oprah Winfrey's. Although recent government reports show a decline in recreational reading, the same reports show a strong correlation between interest in reading and academic acheivement. This set provides a snapshot of the current state of popular American literature, including various types and genres. The volume presents alphabetically arranged entries on more than 70 diverse literary categories, such as cyberpunk, fantasy literature, flash fiction, GLBTQ literature, graphic novels, manga and anime, and zines. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading. Sidebars provide fascinating details, and the set closes with a selected, general bibliography. Reading in America for pleasure and knowledge continues to be popular, even while other media compete for attention. While students continue to read many of the standard classics, new genres have emerged. These have captured the attention of general readers and are also playing a critical role in the language arts classroom. This book maps the state of popular literature and reading in America today, including the growth of new genres, such as cyberpunk, zines, flash fiction, GLBTQ literature, and other topics. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's critical reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading. Sidebars provide fascinating details, and the set closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students will find this book a valuable guide to what they're reading today and will appreciate its illumination of popular culture and contemporary social issues.