Anyone expecting critics to be rigid autocrats will be a bit thrown by the new book by New York Times writer A.O. Scott. “Better Living Through Criticism” is as much about self-doubt and ambivalence as it is about a critic’s certainty, but it manages to be thrilling and grimly funny at times as well.
Critics Are Human, Too: “but I Don’t Think You’re Doing The Artist Or The Audience Or The Art Form Itself Any Favor If You Pat T
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Sun, 02/07/2016 - 9:59am
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