內容簡介
從披頭四到泰勒絲
從柯比．布萊恩到閃電波特
藉最敏銳的觀察家之眼、最與眾不同的角度，回顧過去十年的歷史
《紐約時報》暢銷作家、文化評論家查克．克羅斯特曼（Chuck Klosterman）文章精選集！
克羅斯特曼的作品內容廣泛，他寫文化、運動，也探討人際關係與道德界線等議題。他曾出版九本書籍、共同創立運動與流行文化部落格「Grantland」、曾擔任《紐約時報雜誌》專欄作家、擔任電影與電視製作人，也曾為多家媒體如《GQ》雜誌、《Esquire》雜誌、《告示牌》雜誌（Billboard）與《衛報》（The Guardian）撰稿，舉凡在書籍、雜誌、報紙或網路專欄，都可以見到他文章的蹤影。
本書精選他過去十年來的文章，每一篇都附有全新簡介與腳註，內文部分則力求以原本的樣貌呈現，如未曾公開過的篇章與離題的片段，主題多樣化、涵括美國流行文化領域，包括知名影集、傳奇樂團披頭四與流行天后泰勒絲、籃球選手柯比．布萊恩與短跑選手閃電波特，作家強納森．法蘭岑，甚至也寫殭屍和類固醇，藉最敏銳的觀察家之眼，以與眾不同的角度，回顧過去十年的歷史。
Chuck Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms of culture and sports, while also addressing interpersonal issues, social quandaries, and ethical boundaries. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped found and establish Grantland, served as the New York Times Magazine Ethicist, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such as GQ, Esquire, Billboard, The A.V. Club, and The Guardian.
Chuck Klosterman's tenth book (aka Chuck Klosterman X) collects his most intriguing of those pieces, accompanied by fresh introductions and new footnotes throughout. Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions. Subjects include Breaking Bad, Lou Reed, zombies, KISS, Jimmy Page, Stephen Malkmus, steroids, Mountain Dew, Chinese Democracy, The Beatles, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Brown, the Cleveland Browns, and many more cultural figures and pop phenomena. This is a tour of the past decade from one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times.