5 Reasons to Keep Track of John Waters

The icon’s “This Filthy World” romp is edgy and relevant.

William Burroughs once referred to John Waters as “The Pope of Trash.” To be sure, the prolific writer-author-artist-filmmaker of such 1970s and ’80s envelope-pushers as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Hairspray, Polyester, and Cry Baby, has earned that title—in the very best, and creative way, of course.

Funny enough, Waters says that the culture may have caught up with him. “When I was young I…