Criticism

The Artist Vs. The Critic

Howard Sherman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Theatre, Theater, Criticism, Critics, Reviews, Theater Critics, Metropolitan Opera, The Australian, Met Opera, Met Opera Opera News, Opera News Reviews, Opera News, Peter Gelb, Officer and a Gentleman, Culture News

Artists writing to newspapers to complain about reviews is hardly a new phenomenon. However, in my experience, it's an impotent gesture at best and a counterproductive one at worst.

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An Impossible Conversation About the Met's Spring 2012 Costume Institute Exhibit

Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Art, New York, Humor, Met Ball, Prada, Elsa Schiaparelli, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fashion, Criticism, Impossible Conversation, Comedy, Culture, Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, Comedy News

"I still really liked the exhibit. The clothes were very pretty and it made me feel inspired to go out and be a more powerful woman." "You just want to justify spending too much money on a summer wardrobe." "Yeah, pretty much, yes."

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To Be or not to Be... Hopeful

Graham Milne | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Francois Truffaut, Hope, Writing, Optimism, Margaret Thatcher, Albert Camus, Joseph Kony, Zombie Apocalypse, Cliffs Notes, Criticism, Facebook, William Shakespeare, Books News

"If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim." - Margaret Thatcher (great line regardless of whether yo...

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Soul-Talk: The Myth Of The Spiritual Path

Russell Bishop | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Self-Talk, Oprah, Self Talk vs. Soul Talk, Oprah Lifeclass, Soul-Talk, Deepak Chopra, Criticism, Mindfulness, Spiritual Journey, Spirit, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

The problem with the spiritual path is that there is no path to spirit because there is nowhere to go. You're already there but may not have yet awakened to that fact.

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Learning From Jealousy

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Judgment, Talent, Failure, Jealousy, Success, Envy, Fear, Criticism, Wisdom, Relationship Jealousy, Jealous, Jealousy Envy, Emotional Intelligence, Jealousy Is, Healthy Living News

Every situation is an opportunity to learn if you're willing to see it as such. Dealing with jealousy -- whether directed at someone else or at you -- is no exception.

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Soul-Talk: Are You Stuck In The Toxic Apology Trap?

Russell Bishop | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Self-Talk, Criticism, Resentment, Apologies, Apology, Forgiveness, Self Talk vs. Soul Talk, Soul-Talk, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Surely you have had someone give you a half-hearted apology that left you feeling cold inside. In fact, haven't you been the one giving that "I'm-kind-of-sort-of-sorry" apology yourself?

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Taking a Permanent Vacation

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Self-Criticism, Creativity, Stress, Expectations, Working, Attitude, Writing, Intuition, Perspective, Balance, Vacation, Work-Life Balance, Criticism, Reading, State of Mind, Relaxation, Productivity, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

There is nothing like a vacation. The to-do lists go away, the nagging "should" voices quiet, and time seems to slow down.

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China's New Dragon Stamp Draws Fire

AP | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Uproar, Fear, Beijing, Dragon, Stamp, Scary, Xudong, Lunar New Year, Chen Shaohua, Criticism, China, World News

BEIJING -- A stamp designed to mark China's upcoming Year of the Dragon is drawing unusual criticism for its fang-bearing monster. The stamp went on ...

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A Realistic Look At How To Handle Criticism

The Grindstone | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Career Advancement, Careers, How to Handle Criticism, Work Advice, Criticism, Career Advice for Women, Women News

The annual performance review process isn't really a beloved business tradition. In general, employees hate them. And I think that feeling stems from ...

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Six Tips for Writing the Perfect Piece of Hate Mail

Keli Goff | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Hate Mail, Keli Goff, Media Criticism, Criticism, Blog Comments, Comments, Culture News

Here is a list of helpful hints to help you or the self-appointed critic in your life draft an effective piece of hate mail or blog comment that actually provokes thought as opposed to simply provoking chuckles.

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Michael Kaiser and the Role of Critics -- Nature Versus Nurture?

Robert Bettmann | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Michael Kaiser, Internet, Art, Art Criticism, Bloggers, Art Critics, Criticism, Arts Bloggers, DC News

Isn't it true that great art reflects the ideals and inspirations of people today? What's wrong with a knee-jerk reaction to art? What's wrong with popularity?

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Exclusive Interview With Award-Winning Fiction Writer Richard Burgin

Anis Shivani | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Short Stories, Gloria Vanderbilt, Writing Workshops, Jorge Louis Borges, Short Story Writing, Novel Writing, Creative Writing Mfa, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Richard Burgin, Middlebrow Culture, Criticism, Boulevard Magazine, Books News

Richard Burgin has long been a mainstay in American literary circles, as five-time winner of the Pushcart Prize, editor for more than a quarter century of the award-winning journal Boulevard, and author of numerous critically acclaimed short story collections.

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The Death of Criticism or Everyone Is a Critic

Michael Kaiser | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Blogs, broadwayworld.com, Broadway, Arts, Criticism, Journalism, Film Criticism, New Media Criticism, Art Criticism, Arts Criticism Online, Arts Criticism, Media Criticism, Arts News

One of the substantial changes in the arts environment that has happened with astonishing speed is that arts criticism has become a participatory activity rather than a spectator sport.

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5 Ways To Tame Your Inner Critic

Mike Robbins | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Dalai Lama, Consciousness, Gps-Soul, Authenticity, Louise Hay, Judgmental, Criticism, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living Spirit, Appreciation, Gratitude, Compassion, Happiness, Self-Help, Healthy Living News

When we take a step back and remember that most of the time people aren't "out to get us," we can save ourselves from unnecessary overreactions and stress.

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Unintentional Innuendo: What Is It And Are You Doing It Too?

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Gossip, Praise, Social Skills, Criticism, Miscommunication, Management, Impression, Communication, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Giving False Praise, Innuendo, Healthy Living News

Why don't we just come out and say what we really mean? The short answer is that there is an awful lot of social pressure to avoid directly criticizing other people.

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Soul-Talk: Are You Substituting Criticism For Caring?

Russell Bishop | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Self-Criticism, Self-Talk, Criticism, Emotional Intelligence, Soul-Talk, How to Criticize, Healthy Living News

If you have a natural bent toward criticism, your favorite target is most likely your own self! If you are your own worst critic, then what you dish out to the rest of us probably doesn't even register as criticism.

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Useful Feedback Vs. Criticism, From Arianna Huffington

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Success, Women, Video, Career, Criticism, Arianna Huffington, Women News

Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group, discusses how to distinguish useful feedback from outright c...

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Meanest Book Reviews

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Book Reviews, Literary Criticism, Dorothy Parker, Criticism, Reviews, Meanest Book Reviews, Books News

From barnesandnoble.com Bad reviews are a fact of literary life, even for the most successful writers. Take Steig Larsson -- perhaps the hottest ...

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Are You Your Own Worst Critic?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Reconnect With the Real You, Passion, Criticism, Being Yourself, Your Own Critic, Wisdom, Identify Your Identity, Living Up to Expectations of Others, Healthy Living News

Many of us consider ourselves to be our own worst critics and I used to think so, too. I was always so hard on myself to the point of perfectionism. Then one day I began to see things differently.

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Social Media Reputation Management Tips

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Media Reputation, Social Media, Brand Protection, Twitter, Yelp, Youtube, Media Criticism, Criticism, Facebook, Social Media Reputation, Business News

With increasing numbers of people heading online as their first step to research your company, product and even for your personal information, it only...

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Dear Architecture Criticism: Evolve Already!

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Architecture, Criticism, New York Times, Washington Post, Landscape Architecture, Green News

Unfortunately, major daily newspaper critical analysis of landscape architecture doesn't appear to be following the same trend as the profession's growth.

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Won't Be SPOILED Again... Why I No Longer Read Roger Ebert's Review Prior to Seeing the Movie

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Entertainment, Roger Ebert, Spoilers, Essays, X-Men: First Class, Super 8, Criticism, Movies, Entertainment News

I still trust Roger Ebert as a film critic. But sadly, I no longer trust him not to ruin the surprises on a whim. I will read Roger Ebert's reviews for as long as he writes them. But I no longer read them before I see a given film.

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TV Now

Paul Reiser | Posted 06.14.2011

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Last time I had a show on television it was 1999. It used to be you offer up an artistic endeavor and the appropriate reviewer would weigh in, hopefully with nice things to say. Now everyone has something to say.

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As John Paul Beatification Nears, Criticism Mounts

AP | By NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, John Paul Beatification, Vatican, Beatification, Criticism, Pope John Paul II, Religion News

VATICAN CITY -- Few deny that Pope John Paul II was a towering figure of the 20th century, a great pope of great consequence. His record-fast beatific...

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'Tax Freedom Day' May Overstate Middle-Class Tax Burden

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Ezra Klein, Kail Padgitt, Federal Deficit, Tax Freedom Day Critique, US Government, Tax Freedom Day, Net National Product, Tax Foundation, Robert Stoker, Taxing the Poor, Cbpp, Criticism, Business News

One hundred and one days. That's how long it will take Americans to earn enough income to pay off their total 2011 tax obligation to the U.S. gover...

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