num_pages: 294
description: Call it an encyclopedia of low-brow aesthetics. In Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic, the writer whom Steven Millhauser called "the most original essayist since George Orwell" examines with devastating wit and in a style distinctly his own the contagious appeal of that which is not art, the uses of the useless, the politics of product design and advertising. Here is a psychic voyage into the aesthetic unconscious of the consumer, as well as "the perfect companion for any foray through Restoration Hardware or the freezer compartment at Dean &amp; DeLuca" ( Village Voice Literary Supplement ). From teddy bears to Mars Bars to Leonardo DiCaprio, this is the refuse of consumerism unflinchingly—and very entertainingly—observed.
language: English
title: Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic: The Aesthetics of Consumerism
titlecomplete: Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic: The Aesthetics of Consumerism
genres: Cultural, Philosophy, Criticism, Sociology, Psychology, Business, Pop Culture, Essays, Nonfiction, Theory
ratings_count: 242
publisher: Da Capo Press