Jessa Crispin

Jessa Crispin is the editor and founder of the publication The Culture We Deserve. In 2002, she launched Bookslut.com, one of the first and most treasured literary websites of the era; it ran for 15 years. She has published four books, most recently What is Wrong with Men: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity, and How (of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything.

What Is an American Hero, Anyway?

Lists of great artists say more about the list-maker than the artist

By Jessa Crispin | Friday October 24, 2025

What Is an American Hero, Anyway?

By Jessa Crispin | Friday October 24, 2025

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