The award-winning cultural critic and author of Fargo Rock City questions the nature of how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with the choices of notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the complexities and appeal of anti-heroes. Reprint. The cultural critic questions how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the appeal of anti-heroes.