Just in case you thought The Onion was only good for fake news (“Hostel-Dwelling Swede Getting Laid Big-Time”) be pleasantly surprised by their most recent creation, The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Entertainment’s Most Enduring Outsiders. This book is a collection of interviews conducted over the last few years by The Onion’s A.V. Club. The club is a subsection of the normal pseudo-newsmaker and prides itself on seeking out cult icons who have yet to become bland and overused like your average Kelly Clarkson or good ol’ Britney. Here are just a few tasty tidbits:

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