Camille Palia says he hasn't seen the prequels, but thinks Revenge of the Sith is one of the greatest sequences in modern art. The Rolling Stones have a new album coming out this year and you're disappointed that they've kept on going - it's a mark against them according to Camille. You were very critical of the Beatles during their heyday; do you still think they are good? "I'm so interested in exposing myself to those horrible arena conditions for music"
Camille Paglia joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on the brilliance of Bowie, lamb vindaloo, her lifestyle of observation, why writers need real jobs, Star Wars, Harold Bloom, Amelia Earhart, Edmund Spenser, Brazil, why she is most definitely not a cultural conservative, and much more.
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