Carl Wilson is a Canadian music critic who has written for many publications including The Globe and Mail. As of 2022, he writes for Slate. He started the Zoilus blog."Top 10 Blogs", by Jeffrey Haas, Now Magazine, Vol. 24 No. 17, December 23–30, 2004. He is most well known for his book Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste."Is disdain for Céline Dion innate or learned? And what’s wrong with liking her music anyway?", by Sam Anderson, New York Magazine, December 17, 2007. It was published in Continuum's 33 1/3 series. Though set up as a critique of Celine Dion's album Let's Talk About Love, Wilson attempts to critique himself and music criticism in general. In 2014, an expanded version of Let's Talk About Love was released, featuring essays by, among others, James Franco, Mary Gaitskill, Nick Hornby, and Krist Novoselic."Let’s Talk About Love, by Carl Wilson: Review", by Jason Guriel, National Post, June 6, 2014.
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