Slam Dunks and No-brainers Pop Language in Your Life, the Media, And, Like... Whatever

Leslie Savan wrote a column about advertising and commercial culture for The Village Voice for thirteen years. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1991, 1992, and 1997. Her writing has appeared in Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Salon, and she has been a commentator for National Public Radio. Savan is the author of The Sponsored Life: Ads, TV, and American Culture. She lives with her husband and son in New Jersey. From the Hardcover edition.Savan, Leslie is the author of 'Slam Dunks and No-brainers Pop Language in Your Life, the Media, And, Like... Whatever', published 2006 under ISBN 9780375702426 and ISBN 0375702423.