February 2012
6 posts
To Quote a Modern Hip-Hop Song
“Come. These are the tales of The Cool. Guaranteed to make you go and fail from your school And seek unholy grails like a fool And hang with the players of the pool Fast talkin’ on the hustle No Heaven up above you No Hell underneath ye And nowhere will receive thee So. Shed no tear When we’re not here And keep your faith, As we chase The Cool”
January 2012
7 posts
Capital 'C' Cool?
‘Cool’ is an admired aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style, influenced by and a product of the Zeitgeist. ‘cool’ is Humphrey Bogart, a black Aston Martin, and not looking back at explosions, etc.
What is Cool?
Let’s try to learn something from the four photos I’ve just posted. Looking again, we observe that these photos all have a few things in common: 1. Black & White 2. Straight face 3. Sharp, clean attire 4. Cigarettes But I want to examine that last one in particular. Cigarettes are an example of something that become cool almost purely through the marketing genius of the tobacco...
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What is cool?
Oh, this one’s a toughie. According to some people, cool is dead. But I’m assuming that’s not the answer you’re looking for, and it’d be in poor form for my first post to be such a cop-out. I am, however, not above seeking wikipedia for assistance as a guideline. According to the all mighty Wiki, cool can really be divided into four facets, where the term is either...