Marcela Turati tried to hide her tears, but the rainy season was still weeks away and teardrops were hard to disguise.As I approached her, she quickly turned her face, trying…

Why drama critics must look at and look after the theater

The critic’s calling is to elevate the good and ignore the bad

Robert Christgau reflects on the art of writing well about music

When everybody’s a critic, what’s the role of a professional reviewer?

A critic-turned-novelest explores the borders between journalism and fiction

Pulitzer-winner Blair Kamin schools Harvard students in the art of architecture criticism

How the roles of curator and critic can be complementary rather than combative

“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…

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.…