Benjamin's Mess: Sketches, Tirades and Spoofs by David Benjamin

David Benjamin's anthology, Almost Killed by a Train of Thought, won the 2019 NYC Big Book Award as the year's Best Essay Collection. In this sequel ...

Benjamin messes around with subjects that range from politics and journalism to technology and travel, life in Paris and personal reminiscence. Among the surprises, Benjamin's eclectic vision shines a revealing glow on ...... the ghastly thing on the bedside table ... Abraham Lincoln's discovery of the bikini ... The second coming of Jesus in the age of American narcissism ... the irresistible fakeness of Las Vegas ... the romance of Miss September, 1963 ... the attack of the sentient refrigerator ... God's second thoughts about the Creation ... the great Morovian housecat holocaust ... And much, MUCH more.--David Benjamin