Unraveling Desire and Danger: Why ‘Rough House’ Will Keep You Turning Pages Late Into the Night
The bear hug of influence this multibillion-dollar industry and its own faith-based religion of performative violence have upon our country — and beyond — beggars the imagination. This flamboyant and far too often grotesque pastime holds in thrall a bewildering array of VIP devotees: Zohran Mamdani, Lillian Carter (President Carter’s mother), Andy Kaufman, Roland Barthes, Dennis Rodman, Cyndi Lauper, Werner Herzog, Billy Corgan, et al. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine a different pop culture spectacle that could single-handedly promote, imbue, and validate virtually every aspect of two US presidencies, including, but certainly not limited to, the installment of our present Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, who was the co-founder and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, and one of only three members of Trump’s original Cabinet to survive his second term.
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