Pure Drivel
Hyperion Press, 1998
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Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word.
From a wildly imaginative meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty, to a send-up of the warning labels on medicine bottles, these pieces, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker, hilariously and intelligently skewer the topics at hand.
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| A Public Apology |
The New Yorker |
November 17, 1997 |
| Writing is Easy! |
The New Yorker |
June 24, 1996 |
| Yes, In My Own Back Yard |
The New Yorker |
April 22, 1996 |
| Changes in the Memory After Fifty |
The New Yorker |
January 19, 1998 |
| Mars Probe Finds Kitten |
The New York Times |
July 10, 1997 |
| Dear Amanda |
The New Yorker |
February 16, 1998 |
| Times Roman Font Announces Shortage of Periods |
The New Yorker |
June 9, 1997 |
| Schrödinger's Cat |
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| Taping My Friends |
The New Yorker |
February 23, 1998 |
| The Nature of Matter and Its Antecedents |
The New York Times |
March 2, 1997 |
| The Sledgehammer: How it Works |
The New Yorker |
July 27, 1998 |
| The Paparazzi of Plato |
The New Yorker |
September 22, 1997 |
| Side Effects |
The New Yorker |
April 13, 1998 |
| Artist Lost to Zoloft |
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| How I Joined Mensa |
The New Yorker |
July 21, 1997 |
| Michael Jackson's Old Face |
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| In Search of the Wily Filipino |
The New Yorker |
July 6, 1998 |
| Bad Dog |
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| Hissy Fit |
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| Drivel |
The New Yorker |
December 22, 1997 |
| I Love Loosely |
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| Lolita at Fifty |
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| The Hundred Greatest Books That I've Read |
The New Yorker |
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| Closure |
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| The Y3K Bug |
The New Yorker |
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| A Word from the Words |
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