Island Universe: Essays and Entertainments

From 30 years of published work, this selection includes the landmark essays “Death by Poetry,” and “Prisoner of War,” the notorious “Seinfeld Sucks” review, interviews with Star Trek stars William Shatner and Patrick Stewart, and commentary on cultural phenomena such as Lawrence Welk, Newt Gingrich, feminism, poetry, Wigstock, war, self-help, Elvis Presley, and My So-Called Life.