Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: The Encyclopedia of Modern Life is a book by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur. It was published in Britain

United Kingdom

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 in 2005. The authors give satirical criticisms of people, places, institutions and phenomena seen in modern British life. Subjects include Live 8

Live 8

Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...

, 50 Cent

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

, Chris Martin

Chris Martin

Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...

, Philip Green

Philip Green

Sir Philip Green is a British businessman. Green was born into a Jewish family in 1952, beginning as a businessman at the age of 15. The first and last quoted company Green took lead of was "Amber Day", from which he stepped down as CEO and Chairman in 1992...

 and The Daily Mail. The jacket copy

Blurb

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 describes the book as a "broadside against consumer capitalism," and this is a recurring theme throughout. The book displays a broadly left-wing view of life.

The book was also made available as an audio CD read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt is an English actor. He is best known for his starring role as "Mac" McCartney in the comedy television series Green Wing, the second series of which finished on Channel 4 in May 2006...

 and Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

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In November 2006, Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit?: Volume Two

Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: Volume Two

Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit: Volume 2 is a book by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur, published by Sphere Books, a division of Little, Brown in 2006. It is a companion volume to 2005's Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit? by the same authors...

was released as a sequel, with the same authors turning their attentions to Lemsip

Lemsip

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 medicine and Bratz

Bratz

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dolls amongst other subjects. The book features the tagline "Because if anything, it all just keeps getting worse".