Why Write Criticism?, and More

For Greil Marcus, it’s to achieve the effects of art.

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"The schism between ‘woke’ and more traditional left-wing attitudes reflects more than a divergence over style or tactics”... more »

Why write criticism? For Greil Marcus, it’s to achieve the effects of art — the same sense of mystery, awe…