Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2021-09-14

Books mentioned on Ari Shaffir | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #359

2 books · With Ari Shaffir · Watch on YouTube

Mentioned: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino and others and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Trick Mirror

   Jia Tolentino, Juan Trejo · at 42:12

   Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino is a widely acclaimed collection of cultural essays that examines the illusions and complexities of modern selfhood in the digital age.

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   “Gia Tolantano, this this writer, she used to write for Vulture, I think. Uh one of those like things that makes everybody angry, you know? And she wrote this great book, Trick Mirror. And and it's all about internet culture and stuff like that.”

   Speaker Ari Shaffir | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #359 2021-09-14 Listen at 42:12

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2. 

   The Fountainhead

   Ayn Rand · at 1:18:45

   The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a classic philosophical novel that explores individualism, artistic integrity, and the conflict between independent creators and collectivist societal pressures.

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   “You know, there's one book that set me free more than anything. It was uh The Fountain Head. I read The Fountain Head. It was a girlandr. Yeah. Whatever. But um it set me free. She told me, she's like, "I think you'd like this."”

   Speaker Ari Shaffir | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #359 2021-09-14 Listen at 1:18:45

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible