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I wear the black hat grappling with villains (real and imagined)

The cultural critic questions how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the appeal of anti-heroes.

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Main Author: Klosterman, Chuck, 1972- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scribner, 2013.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Villains in mass media.
Villains in popular culture.
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I Wear the Black Hat One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real. -- Klaus Kinski, super nihilist. I'm gonna quote a line from Yeats, I think it is: "The best lack all conviction, while the best are filled" . . . oh, no. It's the other way around. "The best lack all conviction, and the worst are filled with a passionate intensity." Now, you figure out where I am. -- Lou Reed, super high. I'm not a good guy. I mean, I don't hurt anybody. But I don't help, either. -- Louis C.K., super real. Excerpted from I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) by Chuck Klosterman All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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