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Archive for December, 2006

Criticism of criticism

A long long thread in the Gazebo archives called Criticism of criticism. Lots of things I’d love to excerpt and highlight, but it’s late. Check it out.

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

The New York Times asks the question and spends a lot of energy putting together a critique of influential critics in the fields of Art, Books, Dance, Film, Food, Music, Music: Classical and Theater.
Any field missing, you think?
Some interesting generic meditations on the role and influence of the critic and if you are hungry for [...]

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Baroque In Hackney comments on the recent hoo-hah involving online reviewing and the importance of literary criticism. She makes some important distinctions. Worth reading.

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Seals!

Looking today at Imagining Seals by Susanna Roxman.
Seals are one of the many other things I’m a sucker for. At least, seals as more-than-seals. The Selkie-folk, you know.
I came therefore very disposed to like this one, but ended up rather disappointed. The first three strophes are the best part – starting out with that watch-out-what-gets-into-your-mind [...]

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