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Is Weezer Cool Again?

Craig Wright
November 18, 2015

Photo by Scott Greenstone. Graphics by Stacy Yurishcheva.

Was Weezer ever cool? Is it their inherent uncoolness that makes them cool? We investigated what Weezer means to the current generation of students at University of Oregon, and studied the nature of uncool-as-cool through the eyes of music critics from Grantland, The Oregonian and The Village Voice. What we found?
Everyone has a Weezer story.
Read the E1 piece here.

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