{"product_id":"catalog-living-at-its-most-absurd-isbn-9780452297814","title":"Catalog Living at Its Most Absurd","description":"\u003cb\u003eStarted in 2010, Catalog Living takes a humorous look at the people who live inside home furnishing catalogs. The site has received over 4.3 million hits and has been featured in stories by \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR’s Marketplace, and \u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e. Catalog Living was named one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine’s Top 25 Blogs of 2011.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillions have already been to Gary and Elaine’s. Isn’t it time you dropped by? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever flipped through the pages of a Pottery Barn catalog and thought, “Who actually lives that way?” Rest assured, you are not alone. Pushed too far by a photo depicting a plate of figs placed under a table, actor and Second City-alum Molly Erdman created Gary and Elaine, a well-heeled and deeply superficial couple living happily amongst abundantly pillowed chairs, giant abacuses, and decorative fruit. Inspired by Erdman’s popular blog Catalog Living, \u003ci\u003eDecorating Takes (Wicker) Balls\u003c\/i\u003e takes home décor catalog photos and sends them up with wickedly funny captions mockumenting Gary and Elaine, their lives, and their absurdly over-decorated rooms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for www.catalogliving.net:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“‘Catalog Living’” taps into thoughts many have had … about how things are sold to us.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Hilarious.\"—TheFrisky.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laugh-out-loud.\"—\u003ci\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All-new adventures in domestic ridiculousness.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Second City alum Molly Erdman's uber-popular blog, Catalog Living, has drawn followers for its wickedly funny take on the lifestyles proposed by shelter magazines and retail catalogs depicting rooms Erdman finds ridiculous... Erdman's dig at the overwrought images shelter magazine and catalogs create, shoot and stick in our mailboxes may be the most honest take on the business yet—and hysterical.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian \u003c\/i\u003e(Portland, Oregon)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mix of Catalog Living posts—photo-with-caption format—and humorously written, yet sound, decorating advice.\"—Curbed.comMOLLY ERDMAN is a writer, actor, and comedian who honed her skills as a member of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe. She lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303863734501,"sku":"NP9780452297814","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452297814.jpg?v=1767723481","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/catalog-living-at-its-most-absurd-isbn-9780452297814","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}