Anomalies of the Early 21st Century / Some Case Studies deals with societal dropouts, switchers, or down-and-outers. In 66 reports - fictional, documentary, or in mixed form - it tells the stories of literal dropouts who actually leave their society to live self-sufficiently in the woods, those who refuse to conform to the mainstream, or those who are simply forced to drop out - the unemployed and homeless. Furthermore, it also discusses the winners, the happy few of neoliberal over-capitalization. Anomalies of the Early 21st Century is narrated against the backdrop of the global market fundamentalism of the past 25 years, where all those who deviate from its beliefs are branded as sentimental, naive, or simply failures. The portraits dedicated to these fallen individuals are illustrated with internet images of both well-known and lesser-known personalities.