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Canceling My Father, Norman Mailer

Canceling My Father, Norman Mailer

Michael Mailer writes “Canceling my father, Norman Mailer: The US needs to stop eating its own” in the Boston Globe. He argues, “It needs to stop canceling great writers who made essential contributions to our cultural vibrancy. Committing bad acts does not invalidate their cultural legacies.”

Canceling my father, Norman Mailer: The US needs to stop eating its own - The Boston Globe
It needs to stop canceling great writers who made essential contributions to our cultural vibrancy. Committing bad acts does not invalidate their cultural legacies.
The Boston GlobeMichael MailerUpdated February 3, 2022, 3:00 a.m.

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