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Lileks's drawings, and architecture, usually accompanied with his humorous analysis and commentary. His section dissecting the works of Cheesecake artist Art Frahm , for instance, observes the devastating effects of celery on the gravitational pull of women's underwear. His books ''The Gallery of Regrettable Food'' and ''Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s'' follow a similar form.

Lileks writes columns for the '' Star Tribune '', the Newhouse News Service and '' The Washington Post ''. He was formerly a regular columnist for the '' Minnesota Daily '' in school and later '' St. Paul Pioneer Press ''. He has also hosted a radio show called ''The Diner'' on KSTP 1500 AM, a Twin Cities ABC affiliate, and has been a "monologist" for the public affairs program '' Almanac '', carried on Minnesota PBS stations.


BIBLIOGRAPHY


  • ''Falling up the Stairs'' ( 1988 , ISBN 052524655X)

  • ''Notes of a Nervous Man'' ( 1991 , ISBN 0671737015)

  • ''Mr. Obvious'' ( 1995 , ISBN 0671737058)

  • ''Fresh Lies'' ( 1995 , ISBN 0671737031)

  • ''The Gallery of Regrettable Food'' ( 2001 , ISBN 0609607820)

  • ''Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s'' ( 2004 , ISBN 1400046408)

  • ''Mommy Knows Worst: Highlights from the Golden Age of Bad Parenting Advice'' ( 2005 , ISBN 1400082285)



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