Title: My misspent youth : essays /
Authors: Daum, Meghan.
Publisher: Open City Books,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Daum, Meghan, Anecdotes.; Popular culture United States History Anecdotes.; United States Civilization Anecdotes.; United States Social life and customs Anecdotes.
Abstract: In these essays the author speaks to questions at the root of the contemporary experience, from the search for authenticity and interpersonal connection in a society defined by consumerism and media; to the disenchantment of working in a "glamour profession"; to the catastrophic effects of living among New York City's terminal hipsters.
Contents: Foreword -- On the fringes of the physical world -- Publishing and other near-death experiences -- My misspent youth -- Carpet is Mungers -- Inside the tube -- Toy children -- According to the women I'm fairly pretty -- American shiksa -- Music is my bag -- Variations on grief.