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90% of it was then as well, we just don't reread or remember those. You don't think that there are five cultural critics(whatever that includes) on par with Thompson or mailer? There might be more noise, but there's a lot more signal as well.

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>* You don't think that there are five cultural critics(whatever that includes) on par with Thompson or Mailer?*

No, I really don't. Not to mention others -- heck, Hemingway himself was a reporter and cultural commentator too.