Part 1: Chapter 2
The Twist: The Sexual-Repression Revolution and the Craze to be Shaved
Mark Master from Pitchfork
Is Ian Svenonius serious? That question tends to come up in response to his writing. A few weeks ago, when The New Republicpublished an excerpt from his new essay collection, Censorship Now!!, some readers on social media questioned his sincerity and even his sanity. Many seemed to have already answered for themselves; their reaction was really less "is he serious?" than "surely he can’t be."
