The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a canonizing institution. Jann Wenner has worked to make Rolling Stone the keeper of the canon since 1970. I don't like that, because he uses institutional power and he uses economic power to enforce those standards.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a canonizing institution. Jann Wenner has worked to make Rolling
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a canonizing institution. Jann Wenner has worked to make Rolling
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a canonizing institution. Jann Wenner has worked to make Rolling
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a canonizing institution. Jann Wenner has worked to make Rolling
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