On Songs & Albums My Favorite Music Reviewer Speaks Andy Whitman, my favorite writer at Paste Magazine, delivered a lecture at the Trinity Arts Conference last week. I missed it. My work schedule prevented me from attending, and it hurt to miss out. Nobody writes about music with more passion than Andy. And few can draw from such a
On Books & Writing On Criticism My good friend, Mike Demokowicz, a photographer and educator who has taught me a great deal, sent along this quote in an email today. It made me think of Anton Ego's speech in Ratatouille... only it's richer and more complete. It's Bill Jay, from
On Movies & Media Some Christian Film Critics are Spoiling "Superman Returns." A responsible and principled film critic will follow a few simple rules: ABOVE ALL, he will not include plot spoilers in his review that will detract from the moviegoer's ability to enjoy surprises during the movie. He will not rush to be the first with a review of
