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The Advanced Genius Theory
Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?
- 288 pages
- English
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About this book
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The Advanced Genius Theory, hatched by Jason Hartley and Britt Bergman over pizza, began as a means to explain why icons such as Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Sting seem to go from artistic brilliance in their early careers to "losing it" as they grow older. The Theory proposes that they don’t actually lose it, but rather, their work simply advances beyond our comprehension. The ramifications and departures of this argument are limitless, and so are the examples worth considering, such as George Lucas’s Jar Jar Binks, Stanley Kubrick’s fascination with coffee commercials, and the last few decades of Paul McCartney’s career. With equal doses of humor and philosophy, theorist Jason Hartley examines music, literature, sports, politics, and the very meaning of taste, presenting an entirely new way to appreciate the pop culture we love . . . and sometimes think we hate. The Advanced Genius Theory is a manifesto that takes on the least understood work by the most celebrated figures of our time.
The Advanced Genius Theory, hatched by Jason Hartley and Britt Bergman over pizza, began as a means to explain why icons such as Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Sting seem to go from artistic brilliance in their early careers to "losing it" as they grow older. The Theory proposes that they don’t actually lose it, but rather, their work simply advances beyond our comprehension. The ramifications and departures of this argument are limitless, and so are the examples worth considering, such as George Lucas’s Jar Jar Binks, Stanley Kubrick’s fascination with coffee commercials, and the last few decades of Paul McCartney’s career. With equal doses of humor and philosophy, theorist Jason Hartley examines music, literature, sports, politics, and the very meaning of taste, presenting an entirely new way to appreciate the pop culture we love . . . and sometimes think we hate. The Advanced Genius Theory is a manifesto that takes on the least understood work by the most celebrated figures of our time.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- A Few Words About the Structure of the Book
- Chapter One Falling Out of Love
- Chapter Two Stages of Advancement
- Chapter Three Advanced Musicians
- Chapter Four The Most Advanced Musicians Ever
- Chapter Five The Second Tier
- Chapter Six Who Was the Most Advanced Beatle?
- Chapter Seven The Curious Cases of Sting and Bono
- Chapter Eight On the Bubble
- Chapter Nine The Stage and Mostly Screen
- Chapter Ten “A” Is for Advanced: Orson Welles
- Chapter Eleven Overt Riders, Overt Bulls
- Chapter Twelve Marlon Brando: The Third Fat Man
- Chapter Thirteen Steve Martin: Advancement Is Not Pretty
- Chapter Fourteen Fine Artists, but Are They Advanced?
- Chapter Fifteen Writers
- Chapter Sixteen Advancement and the 2000 Presidential Election
- Chapter Seventeen The Advanced World of Sports
- Chapter Eighteen What Might Have Been and What Might Yet Be
- Chapter Nineteen The Advanced State of Mind, or How to Like Everything
- Acknowledgments
- Index