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The tenacity of the cockroach
conversations with entertainment's most enduring outsiders
By Thompson, Stephen & Onion, The
- ISBN
- 978-0-60980-991-4
- Publisher
- New York : Three Rivers Press, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
Here are two quirky and entertaining collections of celebrity profiles. Since 1993, The Onion's entertainment section, "The Onion A.V. Club," has regaled millions with its profiles of artists and entertainers whose stars are not necessarily on the media ascendant. Section editor Thompson has culled some 68 of them from the last decade, arranged by tone into ten chapters. The dazzling diversity of entertainers and personalities on parade includes Merle Haggard, Elvira, Bob Barker, Joan Jett, James Elroy, Jello Biafra, Ron Jeremy (discussing his penis size), Mr. T., "Weird Al" Yankovic, The Unknown Comic, Henry Rollins (from whom the title is derive...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
