https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2011/09/18/death-of-the-cool/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:23:24 -0400<![CDATA[Back when I was a kid, I desperately wanted to be cool. I endlessly played my Miles Davis Birth of the Cool LP and devoured Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti &#8212; not to mention Kerouac whom I saw when I was fifteen reading from The Subterraneans at Hunter College auditorium while swigging from a bottle of Scotch he had brought with him. (I thought that was cool.)]]>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:43:15 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2011/09/18/death-of-the-cool-n218021