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When I curated the photography exhibit American Cool in 2014, I hoped it would spin off specific regional exhibits —NY Cool, LA Cool, Miami Cool, UK Cool — since each of these places boasts its own unique brand. That never happened, but hav...
If there’s one rule to this game
Everybody’s gonna name
It’s be cool
If you’re worried or uncertain
If your feelings are hurtin’
You’re a fool— if you can’t keep cool
Joni Mitchell is singing about romance on “Be Cool,” but her s...
Timing is everything. My hometown Knicks are charging towards their first NBA Championship in fifty years, and so I’m kicking off this Substack with a profile of Walt Frazier, aka Clyde. The playmaker and ball thief of the great 1968-1974 K...
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Joel Dinerstein is a cultural historian and a Professor of English at Tulane University. He is the author of six books, including The Origins of Cool and American Cool. His Ted Talk is entitled "Why Cool Matters.”
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