Articles

The Illumination Business

Why drama critics must look at and look after the theater
March 12, 2013
John Lahr

Select, Shape, Celebrate

The critic’s calling is to elevate the good and ignore the bad
March 12, 2013
Maria Popova

Concision and Clarity

Robert Christgau reflects on the art of writing well about music
March 12, 2013
Brett Anderson

Consumer Retorts

When everybody’s a critic, what’s the role of a professional reviewer?
March 12, 2013
Kimberly D. Kleman

The Reviewer Reviewed

A critic-turned-novelest explores the borders between journalism and fiction
March 12, 2013

Minimize Description, Maximize Observation

Pulitzer-winner Blair Kamin schools Harvard students in the art of architecture criticism
March 12, 2013
Dina Kraft

But Is It Art?

How the roles of curator and critic can be complementary rather than combative
March 12, 2013
Paola Antonelli

Critical Condition

“If you are counting full-time critic jobs at newspapers, you may as well count tombstones.” That was the response of Johanna Keller, director of the Goldring Arts Journalism Program at…
March 12, 2013
James Geary

The Abnormality of Daily Life

The stench seeps through the walls of the morgue. It wafts through schools, businesses and homes, impregnates clothing, sticks in throats and noses, provokes nausea, obliges one to walk faster.…
March 11, 2013
Marcela Turati

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March 11, 2013