JOHN JEREMIAH SULLIVANTHE BOOKEVENTS

PULPHEAD NOTES

Sentences from John Jeremiah Sullivan's book Pulphead. Photography from the book tour.
  • November 29, 2011 4:51 pm

    The Miz

    “Are you a fan of the show?” I asked her.

    “Oh yeah,” she said, “I’ve already seen MJ here, and Cameran [two other, more recent Real World faves]. There’s been a bunch of Real World people here.”

    “I’ve been watching it since high school,” I said.

    “Oh, me too!” she said.

    Then I reflected that, for me, this meant since the show debuted; for her, it meant since last season; which in turn caused me to reflect mournfully on what a poseur she was. Did she even remember the Miz’s cast? Probably she knew him only from The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, which—although he is awesome on that—is not the best place to get insight into what makes him such a powerful fun-generator.

    -“Getting Down to What Is Really Real”

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