The POPE OF TRASH returns!

ROLE MODELS by John Waters (2010 Farrar, Straus and Giroux / 304 pp. / hc)
Like his classic memoirs SHOCK VALUE and CRACKPOT, John Waters's ROLE MODELS is another collection of essays from the undisputed "Pope of Trash," and I actually found much of this one a bit funnier than his previous offerings.
The opening chapter dealing with Waters's fascination with singer Johnny Mathis is as heart-felt as it is hilarious, while his brief tribute to Tennessee Williams is unusually serious for the...