Wendy A. Woloson, "Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America" (U Chicago Press, 2020)
New Books in Critical Theory
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Why Fake Vomit Isn't What It Used to Be
The last chapter of crap focuses on novelty goods, like cigars and joy buzzers. And we don't really see novelty goods too much anymore. The internet has replaced material novelty goods. But if you go on Amazon, if you look at the reviews for things like plastic vomit, they say like, this isn't convincing. It's not what it used to be.
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