Having produced illustrative cartoons for the "New Statesman" in the early 1980s, Will Self went on to publish spot cartoons for many different journals. The best of these are reproduced in this volume together with features and critical articles written for others. The material is mostly concerned with the politics, culture and ritual of intoxication. From Cryonicists in LA to narcs in Amsterdam, Self examines examples of weirdness. He is the author of "The Quantity Theory of Insanity", shortlisted for the 1992 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and winner of the 1993 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and of "Cock & Bull", "My Idea of Fun" and "Grey Area".