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Criticism

Movies & TV

Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes

What happens when humans, not algorithms, are in charge.

Simon van Zuylen-Wood Wired Jan 2020 Permalink

Arts

Clip-On Tie

The author recalls his time as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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David Berman died Wednesday.

David Berman The Baffler Dec 1994 15min Permalink

Media

The Art of the Pan: What’s the Point of a Bad Review in 2019?

On the art of the takedown.

Rob Harvilla The Ringer Jan 2019 20min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Morality Wars

Should art be a battleground for social justice?

Wesley Morris New York Times Magazine Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Arts

Thank You for Killing My Novel

His book panned in the New York Times after being misread by the critic, an author responds.

Patrick Somerville Salon Jul 2012 10min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Trash, Art, and the Movies

There is so much talk now about the art of the film that we may be in danger of forgetting that most of the movies we enjoy are not works of art.

Pauline Kael Harper's Feb 1969 1h Permalink

Arts Music

How to be a Rock Critic & Here's How

Ah yes, you should also know that most of your colleagues are some of the biggest neurotics in the country, so you might as well get used right now to the way they're gonna be writing you five and ten page single spaced inflammatory letters reviling you for knocking some group that they have proved is the next Stones.

Lester Bangs Shakin' Street Gazette Oct 1974 20min Permalink