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Critique

What Is a Dramaturg?

Bess Rowen | Posted 01.20.2013 | Arts
Read More: Theatre, Dramaturg, Theater, Dramaturgy, Labyrinth Bank Street Theater, New York Theater, Critique, Arts News
Bess Rowen

Several years ago I couldn't tell you what that word meant, and as I write this Microsoft Word has underlined it with a red squiggly line. Despite Word's harsh judgment, and my own former ignorance, a dramaturg is an important member of the theatrical equation, and one that is too rarely discussed.

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Don't Be Too Quick to Judge Yourself

Intent | Posted 10.22.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Self Help, Criticism, Intent, Our Own Worst Critic, Critique, Self-Critic, Criticizing Ourselves, Intent of the Day, GPS for the Soul, Daily Intent, Self-Critical, Critic, Healthy Living News
Intent

The negative thoughts and feelings that are inflicted upon us might also come from inside of us too. While honest self-reflection is healthy and can lead to positive change, it's also important to be kind to ourselves and remember the things we do well. 

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Creativity Exercises (PHOTOS)

Peter Carroll | Posted 06.02.2012 | Arts
Read More: Creativity, Photography, Chuck Close, Rut, Wisdom, Freeman Patterson, Andrew Zuckerman, Exercise, Slidefreestyle, Peter Carroll, Critique, Artistic Rut, Exposure, Photography Advice, Photo Critique, Arts News
Peter Carroll

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Writer's Groups: What to Do With Critique & Advice

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Book Publishing, Writing Fiction, Writers, Critique, Writing a Novel, Novel Writing, Writers-Workshop, Books News
Randy Susan Meyers

If you're in a writing workshop, by the time you've finished your book you've collected a notebook of criticism and compliments. Be wise with both.

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"There Is a Crack in Everything; That's How the Light Gets in"

Melanie Drane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Mending, Re-Purpose, Re-Use, Critique, Restore, Workshop, Writing, Robert Johnson, Jane Hirshfield, Prompts, Repair, Poems, Breaking, Environment, Revision, Stories, Anu Tuominen, Revise, Jung, Books News
Melanie Drane

Mending is always accompanied by an element of risk. Something may function again, but differently, so that every successful re-use is accompanied by a sense of luck and relief.

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The IFC Media Project

Meghan O'Hara | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Journalists, Ifc, Television, Critique, Bill Kristol, Gideon Yago, Pete Hamill, IFC Media Project, New York Times, Panel Discussions, Journalism, Entertainment, Media, Media News
Meghan O'Hara

The goal of The IFC Media Project is to delve into the media, to look at the forces and interests that shape our news, at how it is gathered and how it is packaged.

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