Why Bob Dylan Is Both Totally Uncool and Totally OK

Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in literature this year. He’s a musician mostly, which is confusing in light of this specific prize (it’s usually given to writers who do not add music to their words) but perhaps even more confusing is that at 75, he’s still making earnest, straightforward folk music. Folk music is confusing for the snarky Internet, and liking folk music is even more confusing. Moreover, liking Bob Dylan, now that he’s been awarded the Nobel Prize, and