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December 26, 2011
The Dumbest Thing A Professional Critic Wrote in 2011
Like all noble arts, reviewing is at its heart a craft, one in which a uniquely personal impulse is worked over and given shape within the boundaries of formal constraints. Those constraints vary by the critic, of course, but the chief responsibility is a clear constant: to justify his or her subjec ... More >>
Film
March 26, 2008
Skinny Is the New Fat
Simon Pegg may not have the ideal physique to play hefty, but he's a good fit for Run Fat Boy Run.
Culture
November 5, 2003
Taut Dog
Suzan-Lori Parks embraces naturalism and shows off a new, clean writing style
Culture
October 8, 2003
Pet Theory
As long as Micah Cohen's onstage, The Dog Problem is fun
Culture
June 6, 2001
Love and War
Charles Mee's plays can be funny, but here the humor comes too late
Culture
May 2, 2001
Floyd Collins
TheaterWorks plumbs a simple story and comes up with complications
Culture
March 15, 2000
Chekhovian Heebie-Jeebies
TheaterWorks plumbs a simple story and comes up with complications
Culture
March 18, 1998
Stage
TheaterWorks plumbs a simple story and comes up with complications
Music
July 2, 1997
Get It While You Can
Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin
News
February 14, 1996
Hinkle, Hinkle, Little Star (Part II)
There are two joys in life - making things and breaking things - and pirate journalist Warren Hinkle has excelled at both

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