“A thoughtful, entertaining, and occasionally profound critical study of the texts that entertain, move and, sometimes, shape us." —The Spectator (London) “A bold, witty, and brilliantly argued analysis of the role pop culture has played in the rise of American extremism." —Ruth Reichl
“You'll never look at your favorite movies and TV shows the same way again. And you shouldn't." —Steven Soderbergh
A bestselling cultural journalist shows how pop culture prepared Americans to embrace extreme politics
Almost everything has been invoked to account for Trump's victory and the rise of the alt-right, from job loss to racism to demography—everything, that is, except popular culture. In The Sky Is Falling bestselling cultural journalist Peter Biskind dives headlong into two decades of popular culture—from superhero franchises such as the Dark Knight, X-Men,...
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“A thoughtful, entertaining, and occasionally profound critical study of the texts that entertain, move and, sometimes, shape us."—The Spectator (London)
“A bold, witty, and brilliantly argued analysis of the role pop culture has played in the rise of American extremism."
—Ruth Reichl
“You'll never look at your favorite movies and TV shows the same way again. And you shouldn't."
—Steven Soderbergh
A bestselling cultural journalist shows how pop culture prepared Americans to embrace extreme politics
Almost everything has been invoked to account for Trump's victory and the rise of the alt-right, from job loss to racism to demography—everything, that is, except popular culture. In The Sky Is Falling bestselling cultural journalist Peter Biskind dives headlong into two decades of popular culture—from superhero franchises such as the Dark Knight, X-Men,...