{"product_id":"cat-is-art-spelled-wrong-9781566894111","title":"Cat Is Art Spelled Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Coffee House Press, a major nonprofit publisher, recently launched a Kickstarter for a book examining the Internet's cat video fetish. The book, if the Kickstarter campaign reaches its $25,000 goal, will be titled \u003ci\u003eCat is Art Spelled Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, and examine themes like what makes something art, whether art is good or bad, and how taste develops. In other words, cat videos can actually be . . . pretty serious.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coffee House Press one-ups all boring Kickstarter campaigns with Catstarter, a campaign to fund a book on cat videos.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coffee House Press's upcoming book, titled \u003ci\u003eCat is Art Spelled Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, takes the opportunity to examine a seemingly irrelevant subject from new perspectives--from 'the line is between reality\/self on the internet' to 'how cat videos demonstrate either that nothing matters, or that any art matters if anyone thinks it does.' Thus, it's an earnest attempt to uncover more about human nature--especially in today's internet-driven world.\"--\u003ci\u003eCool Hunting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen writers, all addressing not just our fascination with cat videos, but also how we decide what is good or bad art, or art at all; how taste develops, how that can change, and why we love or hate something. It's about people and technology and just what it is about cats that makes them the internet's cutest despots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: Sasha Archibald, Will Braden, Stephen Burt, Maria Bustillos, David Carr, Matthea Harvey, Alexis Madrigal, Joanne McNeil, Ander Monson, Kevin Nguyen, Elena Passarello, Jillian Steinhauer, Sarah Schultz, and Carl Wilson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566894111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Casey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38399898353845,"sku":"9781566894111","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7fc498b7-032e-482e-ae6b-4720c6b7277a.jpg?v=1612161004","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cat-is-art-spelled-wrong-9781566894111","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}