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Walker
3rd January 2002, 18:36
A cautionary essay for all of us especially those who are looking for the really real and pure true way. Rosenbaum is a great essayist and I recommend any of his essays. They range from Dylan and Jagger to Shakespeare, Phylby and Skull and Bones to the Kennedys, cat rescue to culture.

A quote: “It’s easy to say that the obvious contradiction in the quest for authenticity should be evident: consciously seeking it means it can never be un-self-consciously attained. The seeker can never actually be authentic—only seek to be.”

The whole thing:
http://www.observer.com/pages/story.asp?ID=5257