The Professor of Cool
Long before I put much thought into what the word “cool” actually means, unsurprisingly, I thought that David Bowie was the coolest guy of all time. Joel Dinerstein has something to say on the topic. Joel is a Professor of…
Bowie, Icon of Cool
Tomorrow on my YouTube interview show, my guest will be Joel Dinerstein, Professor of English at Tulane University and one of the leading scholars of the idea of cool, especially in American culture. Joel is best known for treating cool…