{"product_id":"american-pop-moments-taylor-prescott-9798294626921","title":"American Pop-Moments: Clinton, Lewinsky, and the Rise of Spectacle Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClinton. Lewinsky. Drudge. Leno. Cable news. The internet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998, a White House scandal became something entirely new: \u003ci\u003econtent.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pop\u003c\/i\u003e series comes a gripping cultural excavation of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and the media spectacle it unleashed-a moment that redefined not only the presidency, but the way Americans consume politics itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eAmerican Pop: Moments: Clinton, Lewinsky, and the Rise of Spectacle Politics\u003c\/b\u003e, cultural historian Taylor Prescott charts the story behind the story: how a late-night news leak, a navy-blue dress, and a televised impeachment trial collided with emerging technologies, partisan cable networks, and the rise of late-night political comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was more than a political crisis-it was the \u003cb\u003ebirth of scandal culture\u003c\/b\u003e, where the private became public, shame became currency, and the internet began rewriting reputations in real time. Monica Lewinsky became the first viral celebrity. Matt Drudge broke the traditional news cycle. CNN and Fox News discovered their most bankable product: nonstop outrage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrescott deftly explores how this scandal created the blueprint for modern politics: endless coverage, performative outrage, media fragmentation, and the collapse of editorial gatekeeping. With the sharp, immersive style readers have come to expect from the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pop\u003c\/i\u003e series, this volume uncovers how the Clinton impeachment became the \u003cb\u003etemplate for the Trump era, social media politics, and the age of performative governance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Prescott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294626921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Taylor Prescott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437513978111,"sku":"9798294626921","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3866bdac-8ed5-46d6-bfce-f5fbc87f87d3.jpg?v=1777162331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-pop-moments-taylor-prescott-9798294626921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}