Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars Cultural Anthropology Willie looks back at the

Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career

the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him

forged from polyglot puns and portmanteau words

The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting

and will become busier still

Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars Cultural Anthropology Willie looks back at theFrom the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny? In