Even though in ELA, for our personal memoir project, Mr. Finkelman assigned Dante as my critique partner, which meant he had to read my first two paragraphs. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Radium, where my father worked, covered with poems, or short critiques of books or plays. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Despite Wallace’s critique, despite the fact that other astronomers with telescopes and observing sites as good as Lowell’s could find no sign of the fabled canals, Lowell’s vision of Mars gained popular acceptance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dyson’s critique was a fair one, but like other media commentators, he remained silent about where all the absent black fathers could be found. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The idea is that a student turns in a story, which is then read and thoughtfully critiqued by everyone in the class. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So long as some readily identifiable African Americans are doing well, the system is largely immunized from racial critique. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wrote opera critiques for the Chicago Tribune. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes he gets up and asks me to critique his art. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Start from the beginning.” she said, and the piano-playing critique resumed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“He gives me a critique. Now he’s a critic.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, my mother looked comfortable there on the sofa, as if she was settling in for a long evening of critiquing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Deloria was the author of many books, including Red Earth, White Lies, a critique of mainstream archaeology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And, of course, she kept her head down throughout it all, doing enough to keep Brullo from critiquing her, but not enough to make him praise her the way he did Cain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Monsieur seems like a tiny general, walking up and down the line, making comments, critiques. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’s this all-star a-hole who believes he can say the most offensive things imaginable in critique if he precedes them with “No offense, but.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her head ached from filling out college and scholarship applications, revising her admission essay, and working on a lengthy blog post critiquing the designs shown at Paris Fashion Week. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

J. Robert Oppenheimer made many enemies with his persistent critique of US nuclear policy and the rush to the Super, but none as implacable as Lewis L. Strauss. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While they tried things on I merely watched and critiqued, not in the mood to shop for myself, though I did need new shoes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Meggers reacted to Roosevelt’s critiques by sneering at her “polemical tone” and “extravagant claims.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps as a result, the most persuasive scientific critiques on Clovis initially came from fields that overlapped archaeology, but were mainly outside of it: linguistics, molecular biology, and geology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The last four pages are a detailed critique of the performance. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Since Sebond had harnessed faith and reason together, Montaigne’s critique set out to undermine faith by showing that all claims to knowledge are overstated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want a critique! I want six hundred dollars.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I hope other scholars and advocates will pick up where the book leaves off and develop the critique more fully or apply the themes sketched here to other groups and other contexts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The way the festival is set up, each school performing a full-length play is to be critiqued afterward by drama directors from other Pennsylvania high schools. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s impossible to critique CJ’s work because it’s always mangled, glued together like this. I mean, we’re talking serious Humpty Dumpty every time.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He would be waiting outside in his squadron car preparing an exhaustive critique of Ben’s performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it implied a startling critique of the academy’s tendency toward parochialism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember inviting your critique of my plan.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The quiet complicity of minority officers in the War on Drugs serves to legitimate the system and insulate it from critique. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even her professors were a little wary of her—her bizarre, impractical building plans, presented on cheap brown paper, her indifference to their passionate critiques. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you have completed it, I shall ask you to submit to me a written critique and analysis of its message to humanity!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of these artists articulate a sharp critique of American politics and culture, and some reject the misogyny and violence preached by gangsta rappers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

During class critiques the teacher would lift my latest project from the table and I'd watch her arm muscles strain and tighten against the weight. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

There were rumors that, this year, the winners would get the chance to have their concept critiqued by Jenny Lindt herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Come critique time, most students behaved as if the assignment had been to confine the stories in a dark, enclosed area and test their reaction to sensory deprivation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

On Saturday mornings, he got up to listen to the five coaches tear the team apart during the critique of the game on film. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m impressed that she didn’t critique my serving-bowl-holding abilities or something. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Miniature golf was ruined with a lengthy dissertation on impact, trajectory, and wind velocity, and our sand castles were critiqued with stifling lectures on the dynamics of the vaulted ceiling. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The truer critique would be just the reverse: not that schools change ghetto students too much, but that while they might promote the occasional scholarship student, they change most students barely at all. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could be you’re not giving it a chance. It’s a critique, you know?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He flicks his rubber band as his eyes scan my body, mentally critiquing my lack of physical fortitude. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After each show they gather backstage and critique each other’s performance soberly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Only a few weeks after the Time cover story, however, the locomotive of adoration was sidelined by a more substantial critique. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mostly, though, it seemed he was just making noise in general, surfacing on cable shows to offer yammering, inexpert critiques of Barack’s foreign policy decisions and openly questioning whether he was an American citizen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t realize yet that one day she’s going to fail at something, and our mother will be there to critique exactly how she failed, step-by-step. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was predicated on a searing critique of large corporations, particularly railroads, and the wealthy elite in the North and South. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Officers critiqued the permissiveness they perceived in each other more than any other quality. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has this gorgeous lilting South Carolinian accent that she uses to give a sermon at the end of every critique. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They had complaints and critiques they couldn’t keep to themselves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In the tiny classrooms, students gathered around conference tables and critiqued the concept of America as a shining city on a hill, or compared the writings of Charles Darwin and Ursula K. Le Guin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He never told me that they could be funny, or that they could critique their own faction from the inside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Threepenny Opera wasn’t intended just as escapist fun in hard times, but also as a piece of biting Marxist satire critiquing the corruption of capitalism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The “bridge from the primary schools” to high school, MacMillan later wrote, in a blistering critique of England’s treatment of its colonies entitled 'Warning from the West Indies, “is narrow and insecure.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

"Black Jesus" is a searing critique of the ingrained racism of Florida’s prison system. Through his art, a former prisoner diagnoses the systemic sickness of Florida’s penitentiaries 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

Yet it’s tonic to read Toni Morrison, in her introduction to these collected poems, slap down this critique of Clifton’s work. Books of The Times: ‘The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010’ 2012-10-11T16:46:12Z

The texts range from biting political critiques to a playful ode to a sweet potato. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

It isn’t a critique of aesthetic or romantic ennui, but an example of intellectual timidity. ‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: Andrew Garfield Gets Lost in a Haze of Pop-Culture Allusions 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

In response, Hollywood has nimbly absorbed its critiques and converted them into inspirational messaging and digestible branding exercises, just in time for the unfurling of the red carpets. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

There was always a lot of intense activity, people looking at paintings and critiquing them. 'Pitmen Painters,' story of miners-turned-artists, opens April 26 2012-04-18T22:32:07Z

Her intention was to honor the letter as the great work of American literature that it is, but the resonance of its social critique and its gospel of love persuaded her to expand the offering. 'Never Givin' Up' recites MLK's 'Letter' to call for justice 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Ishmael Reed, who has been nominated twice for a National Book Award, has chosen to fight fire with fire — collecting his critique of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed show into a play. Historians irked by musical ‘Hamilton’ escalate their duel 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

So it’s fitting that Edward Tufte, the statistician whose critiques of charts and graphs have shaped the field of information design, should take an interest in them. The Scan: Science Events: Unusual Vision and D.I.Y. Neuroscience 2014-04-28T17:45:47Z

A social critique rooted in a character-driven drama strikes me as enormously difficult to pull off. Writing middle-aged men in crisis: Novelists Lindsay Stern and Andrew Ridker in conversation 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Consider Ben’s Chili Bowl, the subject of a recent critique in these pages and best savored for its history, period. Founding Farmers review: Zero stars for the mega-popular D.C. eatery 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

It is interesting that those who claim to defend the creation narrative from rationalist critiques ignore the fact that its deepest moral implications, a profound human bond and likeness, have been scientifically demonstrated. The Truth and Fiction of Adam and Eve 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

But in the Age of Trump, Fox is drawing disapproving, even scathing, critiques from an unlikely source: conservatives. Guess who’s taking aim at Fox News now? Conservatives. 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev's Oscar-nominated film "Leviathan" has won acclaim around the world but is dividing opinion back at home, where some see it as a critique of President Vladimir Putin and Russia itself. Oscar-nominated 'Leviathan' ruffles feathers in Russia 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Paradise, Nevada” brims with big ideas, even if they don’t always cohere into a single systemic critique. Review | ‘Paradise, Nevada’ tries to capture our anxious American essence with a collision course through the gaming industry 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

For decades, the museum world has been critiqued for undervaluing the contributions of minority artists — particularly African Americans. A Tribute to Black Artists Could Signal a Change for Museums 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

"Polite Society" is an auspicious feature film debut for Manzoor who critiques arranged marriages and social classes along with the patriarchy with humor, dancing, and some fabulous needle drops. "Polite Society" filmmaker on combining Bollywood, martial arts and "angry women being rageful" 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

Every glance felt like an insult and every comment was a critique. How to decide if in-laws are too close — or close enough for comfort 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

Newly aware that these inner critiques were more glove than hand, so to speak, I was able to dismiss them. Prince’s genius changed my life: How I quit my network job — and found religion — to his funky beat 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

Whether critics consider this a timely critique of colonialism or another white-savior movie, Mr. Skarsgard is primarily focused on the opinion of one specific person. Alexander Skarsgard, of Sound Mind and Body to Play Tarzan 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Universal Studios submitted “Get Out” in the Globes’ best comedy or musical category, kicking off an internet kerfuffle, with critics saying “comedy” minimized the film’s critique of racism. ‘I’d Never Seen My Fears as an African-American Man Onscreen’ 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Many critics have deemed Phillips’ film a failure in its chosen creative mission, generally on charges of inadvertently glorifying the character it’s supposed to be critiquing. Forget Joker: here's the film you should see about an extremist loner 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Along with the alt-right, it focused on so-called reactionary philosophy, a critique of Western democracy as it is now practiced. London Gallery LD50’s Alt-Right Show Should Be Its Last, Critics Say 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

One of the challenges, then, was how to critique a narrative that was inextricable from the writer, who was sitting right there, taking notes. Elif Batuman’s Alter Ego Goes Back to College. Her Minor: Overthinking. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

Even the president’s ad-libs are laden with statistics and a philosophical critique of the modern Republican Party. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

But, she continues, "that doesn't mean she doesn't happen" — we can critique how she's been idealized, but that in itself doesn't make her pain less real. "Conversations with Friends" challenges us to rethink the desirability of the woman in pain 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

“What I sought to interrogate and critique was the modern-day epidemic of human trafficking and endured labor,” Zhao said. She Pulled Her Debut Book When Critics Found It Racist. Now She Plans to Publish. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Both theories critique the impoverished nature of the sort of knowledge work that values insight and explanation over manifestation. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z

Why does she want to draw our attention back to Nochlin’s critique? Review | Zoe Leonard speaks straight to your soul 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z

He recovered enough to point out that “Nice Southern girls don’t do that!” and then he critiqued her kicks and flicks. 'Dancing with the Stars' Watch: Chaos Rules on The Switch Up 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

There were arson attempts on the theatre in 2009, over a production of Animal Farm that took George Orwell's satire of the corruption of socialist ideas and spun it into a critique of Palestinian politics. Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary 2011-04-11T18:02:15Z

The play was written as an allegorical critique of the mid-20th century rise of totalitarian regimes — Nazi, fascist, communist, nationalist — but applies to any doctrine invoked as a pretext for tyranny. The 99-Seat Beat: DACA drama, Lenny Bruce and new Nick Payne 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

But through him, Hosseini turns a simplistic critique of the US into a nice irony. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – review 2013-05-26T09:00:01Z

After the site's sales team persuades a restaurant to be featured, BlackboardEats sends anonymous reviewers who pay for their meals and write critiques for the website. I CAME HERE WITH A COUPON ? DOES THE RESTAURANT VALUE ME? 2011-04-12T21:41:05Z

The post attacks Gunter’s critique and suggests she is “taking advantage of the attention and issuing attacks to build her personal platform.” Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop calls criticism from scientists “dangerous” 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

Luckily, there were many people who found it easy to question whether Kardashian West could represent this disparity to Trump without bringing her body and appearance into the critique. Kim Kardashian meets Trump and critiques that don't reek of sexism 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

In fact, we’ve seen the same pattern play out, time and again: An artist will launch a withering critique and instead of taking offense, the market simply tightens its embrace. Banksy and the tradition of destroying art 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

That Bertolucci, who died Monday, couched an essentially humanist critique within a movie consumed with romantic desire was also very much in keeping with an oeuvre that proved as confounding as it was essential. Perspective | More than anyone, Bernardo Bertolucci exemplified the pain and pleasure of the male gaze 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

It's more comic caper than hard-hitting social critique. Too Clever by Half – review 2013-07-18T16:53:53Z

That paradoxical killing of the thing one loves is both the nub of Ms. Opie’s political critique and the melancholy viewpoint her film shares with “Vertigo.” ‘Vertigo,’ Through Two Artists’ Eyes 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

Quickly flipping pages in her briefing binder, McEnany launched into an extended critique of the New York Times, which broke the Russia story last week. The political theater of Kayleigh McEnany’s scripted walk-offs 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

She suggested costume changes to producers and followed up with notes critiquing her castmates mistakes - a misplaced hand, a forgotten step. Vegas dance community remembers slain performer 2011-01-15T00:42:08Z

In a departure from the usual cinematic practice that amounts to a critique of prevailing assumptions about the power of visual representation, Mr. Diaz insists that words can carry meaning more effectively than pictures. Review: ‘The Woman Who Left’ Is an Epic, Intimate Tale of Injustice 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Prior to winning office Zelenskyy was already a very famous and successful comedian across Europe who built a career on braiding his comedy with political critique. "Servant of the People" is an example of a politician living up to the promise he plays out on TV 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

It is an immense critique of the present: a political contribution by Norman – refracted through Burke – driven by a deep sense of personal obligation. Book reviews roundup: Edmund Burke, Inferno and Five Days in May 2013-05-24T15:00:02Z

Herewith, excerpts of some of the most intriguing critiques: 'Much anger' and 'ahhh-mazinggg': Yelp reviews the new Broad museum 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Can you talk about the political dimension of your film and your critique on authority? "It is a civil war": "Heroic" director on how the Mexican military makes ordinary men into killers 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

In both books, she plays with genre in a slippery but propulsive way, fusing together fantasy, crime fiction and a hint of social critique. A serial killer haunts Lauren Beukes' riveting 'Broken Monsters' 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Then there was the introduction of Sandy, Hannah's new boyfriend, who's black and thus a direct response to the critique of Girls' lily-white first season. Girls season two premiere review: 'These people are not meant to be loved' 2013-01-14T16:19:00Z

Not content to stay inside the gallery, Mr. Hollein struck a deal with a large Frankfurt department store to paper its windows with a huge mural by Barbara Kruger critiquing the satisfactions of shopping. With Choice of New Director, the Met Gets a Scholar and a Showman 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

However, with the growth of the red carpet styling business has also come an accompanying explosion in red carpet critique – the next morning’s sometimes brutal best and worst dressed lists. Oscars: the secrets of the Hollywood stylist 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

I heard a few people critique that Harris was not funny enough to pull off the gig, and that what the Oscars needed was a true stand-up comic. Oscars: Why Neil Patrick Harris (and everyone else) is wrong for the job 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Furthermore, teachers may also critique or grade students' dietary recalls, which can be problematic. Should "food diaries" be assigned in schools? Experts point to potential dangers for youth 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z

From a Japanese viewpoint, Tabaimo’s biting social critique packs the hardest punch. Tabaimo Video Show at James Cohan Gallery 2011-10-16T04:15:07Z

After Miranda’s students read, poets in attendance probed them about their lines and critiqued their work. A poetry museum that eschews having a home 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

The blistering critique by the newspaper’s restaurant critic Pete Wells plunges in the steak knife — describing the South Williamsburg eatery’s porterhouse as “far from the best New York has to offer.” Peter Luger given zero stars in brutal New York Times review 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

That may be because that title is the product of another man's vision, created to reflect and critique some past version of America whose themes and refrains are still with us. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

The composer Shostakovich received a scathing critique of his experimentalism in 1936, infamously titled "Muddle Instead of Music" and published in the Soviet Union's most important newspaper. Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition 2013-02-03T10:01:13Z

Honestly, I think there is something sinister about capitalizing on the nostalgia of a Hollywood artifact, casting an all-Latinx Sharks cast, while still using the liberal language of “inclusion” and “diversity” as armor against critique. The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Still, Affleck clearly hopes to provide not mere entertainment, but a critique of US capitalism – and in so doing illuminates the essential hypocrisy of the gangster genre. Live by Night: how the gangster film went from top of the world to sleeping with the fishes 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

The video for the band's single Cough Cough critiques the west's dependence on oil Looking back, he says the style arose from a lack of confidence. Everything Everything: Arc boasts "proper songs" 2013-01-24T08:03:39Z

One of my critiques of the 20th century is the concept of avant-gardism and the idea that because you reject history you are ahead of other people. ‘We Have to Skype’: A Two-Choreographer Support System 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

The second wave is focused on cultural critique. Perspective | For today’s feminist writers, sex makes a comeback 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

Speaking just feet away from Obama at the National Prayer breakfast, Carson gave a blistering critique of the Affordable Care Act. He’s already a famous surgeon and author, so why is Ben Carson toying with a longshot presidential bid?

The media have critiqued the team’s name for decades, but the clamor against it has been loudest in recent years. Some in the news media are still offended by Redskins name, even if Indians aren’t 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

“And then, as it was being critiqued, it went into this ironic concept.” Serena Shahidi Is Redefining the ‘Girlboss’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

Your critiques undoubtedly convey a hazy sense of dissatisfaction, but they’re pretty lame in the “Now, what?” department. Social Q’s: When a Diner Whines to the Waiter 2012-08-23T20:25:11Z

Though Buñuel preferred not to specify the symbolism in his work, this dark fantasy, a macabre comedy, has long been seen as a critique of the elite classes during the Franco years in Spain. Review: In This Opera, You Can Depart, but You Can Never Leave 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

I'd like to see him sit through a critique in even the kindest MFA workshop. How are we supposed to celebrate July 4 after Juneteenth? 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the issue, among those who critique Madonna’s work with a younger cohort, is one of framing. Madonna and Taylor Swift's Joint Performance Was the Best Sort of Collaboration 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

Bacevich’s critique of American foreign policy over the past decades targets the notion of “American exceptionalism” and the dissonance between the windy rhetoric of the country’s political leaders and the harsh realities of the world. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

If that wasn't gutsy enough, his film is a horror fantasy that harshly critiques Disney's style of mass entertainment. The Carpetbagger: Disney World Horror Fantasy Raises Knotty Copyright Issues 2013-01-19T16:52:45Z

Besides friendships and power struggles, the series also offers a critique of the class system, which is an ongoing theme in k-dramas. "The Marvels": Here's your primer to Park Seo-joon, your new MCU hero 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

In fact this book can be particularly dark at times, as KrazyKesh commented in his terrific critique: "There is an element of horror as a lot of characters are described and introduced as killers". Reviews roundup: your top reads this month! 2013-06-08T08:01:00Z

Then he assembled a panel of psychiatrists to critique the president’s mental fitness. Want to impeach the president? This billionaire is on the case. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

However, several news sites had already published strongly worded critiques of Stewart. Variety magazine regrets misleading headline on Kirsten Stewart video 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

Didactic, self-righteous and smug, full of easy slogans, this sort of art leaves people just as boxed in as the systems it supposedly critiques. ArtsBeat: Rabih Mrou? at COIL Festival: Making Sense of a Mysterious Disappearance in Lebanon 2012-01-09T19:00:24Z

In hindsight, that critique seems wildly, comically off base. The Man Behind ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Sweden’s Latest Hit Novel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

There’s potential for a real critique, which applies to both trashy true-crime and more high-minded investigations. ‘Based on a True Story’ Review: Only Murders on the TV 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

The show is thick with references  in which a feminist critique of male painters is couched in innuendo rather than diatribe. Jutta Koether: ‘Champrovent’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

One central challenge, however, was how — and whether — the creators and cast of “Based on a True Story” could avoid committing the same crimes as the genre it claims to critique. ‘Based on a True Story’: The Vogue of Killer Content 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

Long before Gadsby integrated art history and feminist critique into formally tricky stand-up routines, comedians had to wear their intelligence lightly. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

When women got dressed again in the following decade and turned to the cooler modes of image appropriation and media critique, Ms. Minter instead raised the heat. Lush Morsels From an Artist’s Erotic Imagination 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

It adds a 15-minute section to the play in which one of the actors reads a critique of modern society and then asks others what they think. Ibsen Play Is Canceled in China After Audience Criticizes Government 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

It is a vindication of Lee, whose constant drum-beat warnings about America’s racist inclinations were critiqued as outmoded under Obama, but now now sound like a sobering case of I Told You So. Why BlacKkKlansman should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Notable outfits celebrated the history behind the era of industrialization and showcased embroidered statements critiquing present-day social issues. 6 Met Gala attendees who made political fashion statements, from Hillary Clinton to Blake Lively 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z

But other songs tackle familiar topics as previous Bush albums — ghosts, death, despair — and serve as pointed critiques of humanity. Kate Bush's bewitching "The Dreaming" turns 40 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

Correction: “I like to listen to championship games,” while he marks up and critiques newspapers and trade journals. Ralph Nader builds his dream museum. Of tort law. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z

Some critics saw in this early work an incisive critique of packaging and advertising in late-capitalist society. Christo, Artist Who Wrapped and Festooned on an Epic Scale, Dies at 84 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z

Unless you are accustomed to be being picked apart, most humans bristle at being critiqued, children most of all. Perspective | How do I criticize my young child without her getting upset? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

The experience that the watching and the critique of new serial television resemble above all is the college experience. Why Movies Still Matter 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Katie’s critique: “An exquisite macro shot bursting with pollen wins our monthly theme of ‘Flower Power.’ Reader’s Lens | ‘Flower Power’ contest winner 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

A few scenes pondering the effects of consumerism attempt a clunky counter argument, but for the most part this gesture at critique merely slows down the narrative. The opulence and drama of the Asian jetset in 'China Rich Girlfriend' 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Q: In that film, you critique the cliches of the movie musical by staging a song-and-dance number in a diner with seemingly ordinary people. ‘Colossal’ director on his lifelong fascination with creature features 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

As you saw with Paula, she was always nice, but she got a little more tough as she went along, realizing, you get over feeling bad for them and start giving them real critiques. "American Idol's" David Archuleta on the new season 2011-01-29T00:29:56Z

Don’t misunderstand this magical flourish; though often discomfitingly dreamlike, the book is a critique of damnably real power. Review | Yu Miri’s ‘Tokyo Ueno Station’ focuses its attention on the shamefully overlooked 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

The essay bumped and blundered through a forest of dark themes and discontent, from a lengthy lament about environmental destruction to a brief critique of golf and bowling. How publishing a 35,000-word manifesto led to the Unabomber 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Like her husband, she’s a psychotherapist at the Foundation, but she publishes a feminist critique of family life that becomes popular among female readers and notorious among some men. Review | Ben Lerner’s brilliant new novel, ‘The Topeka School,’ captures America’s brutal divisions 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

“I think my daughter’s generation and the generation of Elle Fanning are not really bound by the same taboos that I grew up under, of narcissism as a critique,” he explained. Nicolas Winding Refn Dissects His Bloody Confection 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

There were also instances in which critiques of religion, most notably Islam, went beyond what was both intellectually warranted and strategically desirable. From the Enlightenment to the Dark Ages: How “new atheism” slid into the alt-right 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

Unlike the digital personal essayist in her description, Tolentino considers the modern self not as something to be exposed or exploited, like a mineral deposit, but as something to construct and critique. Jia Tolentino on the ‘Unlivable Hell’ of the Web and Other Millennial Conundrums 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

In her critique Mariakozhuhar praised the storyline and challenged alannahbee2's contention that the ending 'left something to be desired': 'After reading this book I was left completely speechless. Reader reviews roundup 2013-07-26T08:01:00Z

Forrest’s life is a meaningless joke; the job he’s shackled to is degrading and pointless; and the life he’s critiquing, barely worth living. Hate your job, or your life — or both? Find catharsis in the cruel humor of “Review” 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Now certainly this film is an extremely strong critique of the military's handling of this issue. The Carpetbagger: A Documentarian Focused on Trauma in Its Many Forms 2013-01-23T17:00:25Z

With books that range in style from comedy and romance and drama to satire and postmodern mashup and critique, she can’t be pigeonholed. How Muriel Spark Came Home to Scotland 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

But other than those critiques, the pop culture world wasn’t vocal enough on Stefani’s appropriation of Asian culture for personal gain. Before We Embrace Gwen Stefani's Comeback, She Owes Us An Apology 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

A megalomaniacal Hollywood director invites the spy to critique the script for his war movie and then hires him to share his native expertise during filming in the Philippines. Viet Thanh Nguyen, Prizewinning Author of ‘The Sympathizer,’ Still Wrestles With ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

The longer I’m in school, the more exhausting these critiques become. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

“Marriageology” accepts this premise without much in the way of either endorsement or critique; the book’s approach is practical, its imagination conventional. People Are Still Getting Married, and This Book Is Here to Help 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

There is a critique now of the site as being too detached from the city. Richard Meier on the Getty Center as it turns 20 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Members of the public gave verbal critiques of the work and participated in dance workshops and traditional Native American story circling. Contra-Tiempo's 'Agua Furiosa' stirs up a maelstrom of issues 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

But I think you can critique a show without reviewing the audience. Pain Threshold: Game of Thrones, Hannibal and the “Not for Me” Moment 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

There is a critique of our country built into the bones of this musical. Hitting the Right Notes When Setting History to Song 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

What begins as an incisive critique of how economists and policymakers abandoned community ends as a dismaying illustration of the problem. An Economist’s Argument for Preserving Communities 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

I, for one, found something cathartic in Dr. Illouz’s brief critique, when she called Ms. Winfrey “absurd” for “making suffering into a desirable experience.” Beliefs: The Church of Oprah Winfrey and a Theology of Suffering 2011-05-28T00:30:15Z

Bopping around stages, high ponytail bouncing, Ms. Hanna became the face of this movement, which was small and short-lived but had a lasting effect on female-centric music and cultural critique. Music: A Feminist Riot That Still Inspires 2011-06-03T17:48:59Z

The European Broadcasting Union tries to hold to the ideal of a purely musical competition without political overtones, but some countries have tried to insert sly political critiques into their entries. How Eurovision helps define Europe’s boundaries (and why Ukraine will likely win) 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

To that end, both he and Mr. Martins do not offer critiques to apprentices and new corps members, other than brief mid- and end-of-year evaluations. Feet Still, but Hearts Leaping 2010-08-31T18:39:00Z

At the same time, he understands how his critique of online culture looks coming from him. Bo Burnham, Discovered on the Internet, Now Challenges It 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

“To remove this work art from view is not an interesting critique but a crass gesture that will end up on the wrong side of history,” the art critic Jonathan Jones wrote in The Guardian. Gallery Wanted to Provoke Debate by Removing Naked Nymphs Painting. It Succeeded. 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

If you critiqued the right, you hated the country.  Jon Stewart’s real threat to Fox News: You don’t get to define patriotism! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

How refreshing to read a sharp, astringent critique of the kind of self-indulgent meanderings that too many people seem to feel they must share with the world, complete with knowledgeable fact-checking. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

That’s why the radical move in fundamentalism is not to say they believe too much — that’s the liberal critique of fundamentalism — but no, the radical critique is they don’t believe enough. Christians should abandon Christianity 2013-04-21T16:00:00Z

Such a critique may be the necessary condition of serious change, but it can lead us dangerously astray. Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

At times his building too plainly matches the architecture of the cheaply built residential complexes it so clearly wants to critique and supersede. Maltzan's One Santa Fe apartment complex plays with notion of density 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

She portrays herself as an anti-institutional autodidact, but somewhere along the way she developed a trenchant critique of exo-cities and a honed spirituality. There's no pretending in Chrissie Hynde's spare, deft memoir 'Reckless' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

A critique of him and, to a lesser extent, Lilas is implicit throughout, and yet the filmmakers' final, redemptive gestures celebrate them. 'Swim Little Fish Swim' drowns in tired take on 'artistes' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

I asked her if she felt that her critique of the source of cultural donations made her feel a responsibility to manage who buys her own work. Nan Goldin Survived an Overdose to Fight the Opioid Epidemic 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

“When we were in school, we had critiques,” she said. It’s an Art Gallery. No, a Living Room. O.K., Both. 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

“Breaking Bad,” “The Sopranos,” “Mad Men,” and “The Wire” critique the myth of the self-made man. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z

"And since this is going to be the final critique I'm ever gonna give, I would just like to say that was outstanding." `American Idol' finale is a Bowersox lovefest 2010-05-26T01:24:00Z

It was also here that Moorcock gave a platform for some of the most insightful critiques of Tolkien’s vast influence. The Anti-Tolkien 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Rather than a desire to "liberalize" the church, many believers and leaders now recognize that even cultural change can be a critique of an unchanging doctrinal schema. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

Racette brings that cross-cultural adventure to an opera embraced in the East and the West but also recently critiqued, in some circles, for its European, Imperialist-era view of all-consuming love and self-sacrifice. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z

Most of the comedy derives from similar tensions; though “& Juliet” is jokey, and its authorship is entirely male, its feminist critique is real enough, winking alternately at Shakespeare’s assumptions and ours. Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink) 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

Childress was supposed to be the first Black female playwright on Broadway, with a play critiquing the racism and misogyny of the theater industry. Alice Childress Finally Gets to Make ‘Trouble’ on Broadway 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

Mr. Asher’s approach, which came to be called institutional critique, focused on the web of underlying and often hidden conventions that surrounded art and how art was viewed, valued and used in society. Michael Asher, Artist, Dies at 69 2012-10-17T18:59:19Z

Over the years, Mr. Ni did not hold back in his critiques of the Chinese Communist Party, and he described Hong Kong as a refuge for free thinking. Ni Kuang, Prolific Hong Kong Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 87 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Rather than critiquing this sort of behavior, or even presenting it neutrally, Cops portrays it as good policing. Cops: the violent legacy of a TV show that sculpted America's view of police 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

He has offered a trenchant critique of the limits of global capitalism. Kojin Karatani Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

It's not easy, however, to critique the men in your lives the same way. What happened when I discovered my brother was a sexual predator 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

On camera, Matthews opened himself up to charges of sexism — in particular for the loaded terms he used to critique Hillary Clinton. The end of the Chris Matthews era: How the bombastic host got forced out at MSNBC 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

Earlier this month, the Daily Mail took it upon itself to publish a rather scathing critique on the so-called 'sick-lit' genre. John Green: 'I'm tired of adults telling teenagers that they aren't smart' 2013-02-27T16:04:45Z

Post critics have previously been recognized for their critiques of art, architecture, dance, television, movies, fashion, classical music and photography. Washington Post wins Pulitzer Prizes for criticism, photography; affiliated cartoonist also honored 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

It is indeed high time to move beyond the malevolent-overlord thesis of some recent tech critique. The Problem Is in the Internet’s Bones 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

The bad news is how this sort of blustery, hyper-masculinized ire at times feels too close, in tenor, to the figures and institutions it’s critiquing. Fight the Power, With a Supergroup? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Every day the president blithely discredits any journalistic organization that critiques his administration’s action as “fake news.” When laughing matters: Late-night comedy gets serious in an absurdist era of governance 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

I write a lot in the book about the messages, the kind of critique that was present all the time: the critique of difference. Growing up in "Another Appalachia" is more relatable than you think: "I keep finding myself here " 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

It is a remarkable document: at once a cogent, self-sufficient musical narrative and, possibly, a coded critique of the mode of listening that had helped to make a phenomenon of the Third. Cult Fame and Its Discontents 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

Over its four seasons, “Barry” often risked becoming the sort of thing that it critiqued: A stylish antihero show that makes ultraviolence entertaining. In the ‘Barry’ Finale, Hollywood Gets Away with Murder 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

“They just assumed I was being ironic and this was some kind of critique of art history, which it wasn’t,” he told “CBS This Morning” in 2018. Duncan Hannah, Artist and ’70s Chronicler, Dies at 69 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

After all of Lucas’s provocations, this is one of the few things that is truly disturbing, because it suggests the hollowness of the putative critique implied in her work. Review | Artist Sarah Lucas takes all the fun out of being naughty 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

But the grab bag of personal and political solutions they present in the film confuses two distinct targets of critique: the technology that causes destructive behaviors and the culture of unchecked capitalism that produces it. ‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Unplug and Run 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, the world needs scathing critiques of Guy Fieri restaurants to the approximate degree that the world needs Guy Fieri restaurants. The Grey Lady’s critic is as nasty as Guy Fieri’s food 2012-11-16T16:51:00Z

I don’t think it’s because they are critiquing that—they use it when they use it. ArtsBeat: MoMA PS1's Young Architects Program Announces Winner 2011-02-16T19:26:24Z

Makeup companies offer her complimentary calendars, but those are often dependent on a good review, so she spends her own money to ensure she is free to critique them. Advent calendars are raking it in while counting it down 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

"An art manifesto would be recognised as an artwork in itself anyway, critiqued by art critics not political journalists." We mean it, maaan!: the lost art of the pop manifesto 2010-04-29T20:30:00Z

Every few weeks, everyone will bring in their ‘finals’ and we’ll read and critique them. Here's the Extensive Process Behind Every Final Jeopardy Question 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

At once an insistently feminist memoir and a far-reaching social critique, “One Child Nation” follows Wang as she returns to China with her infant son. Sundance Documentaries Expose Truths, Both Glorious and Bitter 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

In Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and beyond, a conspicuous number of women writers are using fantasy, horror and the unfamiliar to unsettle readers and critique social ills. For Latin American Women, Horror and Fantasy Capture Everyday Struggle 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z

The auction proper opens on Monday 28 March - prizes include a year's supply of books from publisher Tor, signed artwork from Solaris books, and editing/critique services from professional authors and editors. SF, fantasy and horror fans get to grips with the reality of Japan crisis 2011-03-23T14:59:06Z

She might be Sophie Zawistowski or Karen “Isak Dinesen” Blixen, but she was mainly Meryl Streep commenting on these roles, inhabiting and critiquing them in equal and salutary measure. Meryl as Maggie in The Iron Lady: A Stunt of Genius 2011-12-29T16:59:44Z

Like, there is a plenty of legitimate critique of the film that I have read and agreed with, and that I'm learning from. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

Their embrace this season of work-wear styles and Japanese uniforms, along with tried-and-true cargo pants, might be viewed as a militant critique of men’s fashion. Front Row: Making the Best of a Brief Turn 2013-06-19T18:39:52Z

She represents a “radical critique” of everything he has learned from his religious, working-class parents and politically conservative teachers, and the newfound freedom proves exhilarating. Following a Punjabi Indian Family, a Missing Distinguished Novelist and More 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Today I will spend a couple hours doing virtual studio critiques over Zoom with students. Online Balls and Making Art 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

As the leader of The Coup, a left-leaning rap group that's been politically active for about two decades, he is accustomed to critiques. Rappers take to mic in Oakland Occupy protest 2011-11-07T18:14:15Z

What is the intended setup when a mini-series about a celebrity not only pillories the star on the second episode but aggressively markets the critique of her? 'I Am Cait' Episode 2 Recap: You Know Nothing, Caitlyn Jenner 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

But if you have spent any time around the ball children — and I have a lot — you see it for the incredibly sophisticated critique that it is. The Making of Black Ivy Style 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

Both make the case that the book’s value lies in its critique of capitalism. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

Jonathan accepts this critique without retorting in his Michael Kors voice. "Project Runway" recap: Kiddie couture 2010-02-19T13:20:00Z

Let me look at a couple of episodes to put some bones on my argument about “Breaking Bad’s” devastating critique of neoliberal capitalism functioning through highly stylized cinematographic techniques. Four years later, “Breaking Bad” remains the boldest indictment of modern American capitalism in TV history 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

Among them was a teenager who offered a quietly devastating critique of the “cliched” scripts full of “running up and down corridors and silly monsters”. The diehards of doom! Why Doctor Who is the show fans love to hate 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

“We don’t really understand this as a critique of institutions and structures; we see it as a critique of who we are,” she added. Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Has a Black Hero. In Denmark, a White Actor Dubs the Voice. 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z

After Ms. Minaj took exception that her “Anaconda” visuals were not nominated for Video of the Year, despite the video’s sly politics and meme-ability, she made a structural critique of the industry: Three Approaches to Twitter Wars: Taylor Swift, Action Bronson, Drake 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Demystifiying the street, he said he felt, was one step in educating people about the interconnected financial realities and critiquing the system. A Bare Market Lasts One Morning 2011-08-01T22:22:42Z

There is a sense that this is all both homage and critique, though I don't think he adds anything to Picasso, to Matisse, or to any of the other artists he appropriated and reworked. Roy Lichtenstein: too cool for school? 2013-02-18T18:15:39Z

“He taught me how to bring life to a song,” Duhon says, adding that his critiques were “not harsh.” Sitting in on rehearsals for More Music @ The Moore 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Her film, which blurs the line between entertainment, anthropology and social critique, sketches the many forms that avarice and greed assume in contemporary society. New York Art Guide: How to Navigate Museums This Holiday 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

Part of the resilience of antisemitism is its resistance to critique. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

As a critique of the art world’s slavery to fashion — and its worship at the altar of Gagosian — it’s all rather superficial and obvious. | Francesco Vezzoli's Temple of Obsession 2011-02-09T19:30:37Z

The company ordered full seasons after offering up 14 pilots for Amazon customers to stream and critique. Amazon Fills Its Video Cart With 2 New Comedies 2013-11-12T16:24:27Z

Still, as a critique of prevailing modes of thinking about global politics, “Empires of the Weak” succeeds admirably. When Asia Ruled the World 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

But you won't find this scene anywhere in the critiques noted above. Homeland is not Islamophobic despite what some critics claim 2012-12-24T00:05:34Z

His title carries an edge of social critique. Saeed Jones’s Striking Memoir About Race, Sex, and Self-Invention 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

In the Potomac Theater Project production, the over-the-top comedy remains raw and urgent, a scathing critique of capitalism that has no use for balance. Theater Review: ‘Serious Money,’ by Caryl Churchill, at Atlantic Stage 2 2012-07-13T22:03:45Z

When Urban happily explained why he keeps grinning through the judges' harsh critiques, the studio audience went wild. Another 'American Idol' finalist eliminated 2010-04-01T03:45:00Z

“But it is a big, new brand. It is a very different sort of mechanism — there isn’t another show where performance happens and there isn’t a critique right after.” In ‘American Song Contest,’ It’s About the Songs, Not Just the Lungs 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

It's very typical, I think, for documentary filmmakers when they critique the military to take a strongly anti-military position. The Carpetbagger: A Documentarian Focused on Trauma in Its Many Forms 2013-01-23T17:00:25Z

At RISD, her initial euphoria turned to gnawing self-doubt, when a bad experience with a student monitor and some deflating critiques sent her spiraling. Seeing the Art World Through Personal and Political Lenses 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Audiences are used to the “American Idol” format, in which celebrity judges critique and sometimes berate shaky amateurs who have just given it their all. The Week Ahead: April 24 ? 30 2011-04-22T14:36:40Z

“I have no credentials to critique the work of homicide cops,” he writes, shortly before embarking on a seething critique of the cops who botched the Ramsey case. Books of The Times: Crunch the Numbers; Solve a Famous Murder 2011-06-02T21:24:11Z

The German public’s acceptance of the artist they think they’re watching provides a critique of pop culture. ‘Look Who’s Back,’ With a Resurrected Adolf Hitler 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

In between critiquing his own warped reality, he alludes to others. The Weeknd’s decade of dystopia 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

“Crime+Punishment” advances a thorough critique of American law enforcement not by generalizing or speechifying, but by digging into particular lives and circumstances, allowing affected individuals to speak for themselves. Review: ‘Crime+Punishment’ Is a Tough Documentary About Police Abuses 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

“Her fans mimic her behavior,” Ms. Thompson said of Ms. Minaj, who responded to her critique after some of the rapper’s 21 million followers brought the initial tweet to the attention of their queen. How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled Into Internet Chaos 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

Previous critiques of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation also include the potential harm to small business and First Nations communities. How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z

But Plaza represents several evolutions down the line of women who use their smart mouths to critique an industry that treats pretty girls as a usable resource. Aubrey Plaza: 'I'm a poster child for irony' 2012-12-14T23:00:16Z

The piece is often considered sarcastic, and the program notes emphasized its “pointed critique of American society.” Music Review: Notes, Melodies and, Here, Politics 2011-02-19T00:40:21Z

It would be easy to read the project as a critique of the digital era, and in fact Hutchison represents it quite openly as such. What does a £2,500 record sound like? 2013-05-25T16:00:00Z

They enable members to collect and corroborate memories, and they are also a forum for critique. The Collective Memory of American Shoppers 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

It may have been the subtlety of the film’s critique of contemporary social conditions that made it a hit, or it may have been something else. Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ Fleshing Out a Sequel With Heart as Well as Pecs and Abs 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Also, the notes and the critiques they were getting from judges are things you kind of forget as a veteran. Wanda Sykes returning to her old stomping grounds 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

Her critique was that Black artists should scrutinize their own privileges. Lorraine O’Grady, Still Cutting Into the Culture 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

All this strays from the respectable centrist critique of the invasion, that it was simply the wrong war at the wrong time, or a “dumb war”, as Obama put it, rather than a crime. Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

And those are two things that teenage girls aren’t often permitted to be, not without critique. Does the world need a dark Netflix reboot of Sabrina the Teenage Witch? 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

The exhibition is also a kind of apotheosis of Mr. Williams’s own artistic milieu: 1970s site-specific installation, 1980s Pictures Generation art and the arcane 1990s trend of institutional critique. ‘Production Line of Happiness’ Is a ‘Making Of’ Special 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

In the film's moment of truth, it offers scathing critique of western individualism, avarice and greed as corrosive and dangerous, like a disease. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

And he doesn’t shield himself from his own critiques. Jack Ferver and Ralph Lemon at the Fisher Center at Bard 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

Brecht’s epic drama critiqued the capitalist structure of modern society as Europe tore itself to pieces. Let the power of 'Hamilton' speak louder than a Twitter feud 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

She jumped in as a full participant with a line-by-line critique of the draft shooting script. ‘Mary Poppins’ creator P.L. Travers is even more fascinating than her fiction 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

She also critiqued the “tidy” resolution of their romantic lives. Stephen Hawking's first wife intensifies attack on The Theory of Everything 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

It is fighting for its right to critique our would-be democracy. Don’t give up on poetry! 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

But the whole gig provided an intriguing twist on the whole “lamestream media” critique. Game Change! On Today Show, Palin Joins Lamestream Media 2012-04-03T14:59:29Z

It's a snappy, satirical critique of urban life – the new issue tackles the horsemeat scandal – with characters like Skanky Pigeon and celebrity cameos such as Boris Johnson. Why we're watching: Zoom Rockman 2013-05-12T07:00:01Z

He had read Noam Chomsky's critiques of U.S. foreign policy, and hoped to meet Chomsky in person. "The Tillman Story": The surprising saga of a football star at war 2010-08-20T21:50:00Z

“To be human is to be confused,” Daum opines — but a bit more clarity would have been welcome in what could have been a truly audacious cultural critique. Review | Meghan Daum’s merciless take on modern feminism, woke-ness and cancel culture 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

And this is the essence of this Canadian troupe's subversive genius, won by shuffling critiques of first-world stupidity into a tall stack of inane. "The Kids in the Hall" are old now, and that makes their comedy still very much alright 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

Some have critiqued the story for being a white savior narrative. Is "Dune" a white savior movie? Denis Villeneuve responds 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

What are you supposed to do if any critique leads to shenanigans? Perspective | How do I criticize my young child without her getting upset? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

Available on Netflix on Friday, “Mank” is one of the year’s very best films and both a tribute to and searing critique of Hollywood’s golden age. New this week: Selena series, ‘Shameless’ and Shawn Mendes 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

Yet “Judas” is more explicit about how Hampton married his racial critique with an economic one. Is This the Most Radical Film Ever Produced by Hollywood? 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

While his appearance was magnanimous — especially after his prior critiques of the Grammys — his speech was anything but. Want to Be Heard During the Grammys? Maybe Stay Home 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Our differences of opinion reveal the differences in our experiences, which in turn highlight different dimensions of what we’re critiquing. Welcoming Back Live Theater Doesn’t Mean Agreeing About All of It 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

Asked to critique her own talent, she said, “I don’t think I’m the worst singer, but I don’t think I’m the best singer.” Motherlode: Two Teens, Two Videos 2011-03-21T17:18:56Z

Within that time King must have encountered a least a few critiques of his addiction to this specific cliché. "The Stand" finale is aggravating confirmation that Stephen King still needs more Black friends 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

And it was this personal connection to California’s past that colored Knott’s critique of his present. Old West theme parks paint a false picture of pioneer California 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

Her critiques are clear and constructive and enthusiastic. Superstar: a new low note for TV talent shows 2012-07-16T12:04:20Z

Throughout “Assembly,” Newsome teases the lines between sincerity, archness and coded critique. Rashaad Newsome Pulls Out All the Stops 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

That critique forced me to sit up straight in my chair as the brother continued. Unpredictable 2022: Mostly devastating losses, with one bright surprise 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

Ms. Brown, who was doing visiting critiques at Columbia when Ms. Schutz was a graduate student, said that to this day, she is “madly jealous of the absolute clarity of Dana’s paintings.” After the Quake, Dana Schutz Gets Back to Work 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

I think Simon Cowell might be eclipsing these rates by some of the one-liners he threw out during a few of his critiques last night. In the midst of music this bewildered 'American Idol' blogger lost his 'Twain' of thought ... 2010-04-28T14:51:00Z

The original "Gossip Girl" curiously functioned as both scathing critique and perpetuation of class privilege, somehow poking fun at and condemning the teens' exorbitant wealth, while also calling on audiences to sympathize with them. Sex and the City and Gossip Girl must learn from mistakes in reboots 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

These shows depict depravity and grotesque images of wealth and exploitation – but as a critique – and that's what people crave in this modern era of TV. Why "The Idol" being canceled is causing so much joy 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

But the most surprising thing is that the film — with its implicit critique of an anti-science White House — is actually political. The 10 biggest movie surprises of 2018, from Melissa McCarthy to ‘Mowgli’ 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Tucked into their rants are nuggets of history and critiques that well-loved acts usually aren’t subjected to in other music forums. They Specialize in Cutting Your Favorite Music Down to Size 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

A more substantive and enjoyable critique is found among the elves, a multiethnic crew known only by numbers and fed solely on carbs and sugar. ‘Fatman’ Review: Ho-Ho-Hum 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Even before Donald Trump’s election, the nation’s preeminent financial newspaper had been the subject of damaging critiques about how its newsroom had supposedly gone soft on the businessman turned politician. Thanks to its Stormy Daniels scoops, the Wall Street Journal gets back in the game 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

The sensuality of Setton’s prose and the electric atmosphere of suspense that envelops Daphne’s Berlin undermine the novel’s important critique, however. The Loneliness, and Danger, of Being a Young Woman in a New City 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z

Ms. Mallis met with them throughout the selection process, and the designer Stephen Burrows critiqued each piece of the designers' collections, giving them feedback on fabric and construction, Ms. Henderson said. On the Runway Blog: Harlem's Fashion Row Celebrated Five Years at New York Fashion Week 2012-09-19T00:13:10Z

Not the most subtle critique, but this is a children’s film, after all, and it acquires a primal purity by avoiding intelligible dialogue. Review: ‘Boy and the World,’ a Colorful and Stirring Animated Journey 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

However conspicuous her function in the story, she zeros in on the "deceit" of luxury — more of a critique than the tourism-friendly movie ultimately musters. An engaging journey through 'A Five Star Life' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

His critique of Reaganism, published in 1986, missed what others plainly saw, that a genuinely hopeful spirit was animating the American right. ‘A Voice Still Heard,’ a Collection of Essays by Irving Howe 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

Like their stars, all of these movies blur together, and that's is less of a critique than an observation that this is the very point of their existence. Hallmark Christmas movie schlock has infected all of TV, and the symptoms are bland and homogeneous 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

Yet the artist’s fascination with adolescence plays as both parody and critique: Imhof’s scratchy way of rendering figures, clouds, and heavenly bodies, especially compared with the precision of the paintings, seems faux, if not sarcastic. Anne Imhof, Dancing in the Ruins 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

But if you watch this 54-minute action play through 2020 goggles, you may also notice that it doubles as a critique of colonialism and xenophobia while calling divided factions to unite against greater problems. "The Mandalorian" message for 2020: “If we fight amongst ourselves, the monster will kill us all” 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

In previous years, Echo Society members wouldn’t hear one another’s pieces until rehearsal, but this year they’ve been holding salons for critiquing works in progress and offering encouragement. Behind the scenes on 'Compton' and 'Foxcatcher,' now these composers step into the spotlight 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

After the show, the designers are greeted quite politely by the judges, and the critiques start. "Project Runway": Who won? 2010-04-23T12:24:00Z

These are no-brainers, and yet, nearly a century after Russell’s critique, many of us continue to conflate accumulated wealth with goodness. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Rankine's reliance on second-person point of view is grounded in Toni Morrison's assertion that the focus on the black body as a racialized subject must be shifted toward a critique of whiteness. Now that another black body has been laid to rest: George Floyd and the white gaze 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z

Curtis’s films often use the very same agitprop techniques—bold, seemingly authoritative text and voiceover, editing tuned for maximum dialectic juxtaposition—that he ostensibly critiques. The Documentary “Bitter Lake” Remixes the BBC 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

A brand-new exhibition in a brand-new, graphic-design gallery offers a concise, powerful sampling of 50 years of this kind of protest and critique. Review: ‘Design of Dissent’ exhibit taps Seattle’s rebel yell 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

Sloan’s prose is sharp, and his critiques of capitalism, Silicon Valley and foodie culture are finely cut. The best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

And yet while political satire and alternative comedy have a rich and radical history, there seems to be an emerging critique of combining "fun" with "feminism". Feminists can't be funny and angry? Are you having a laugh? 2013-02-28T14:50:01Z

In the series’ penultimate episode, we hear some of the most common critiques of her character. 'Mad Men' Recap: The Long and Winding Con 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

My criticism of Martin and his work may seem harsh, but I only devote such critique because I find myself caring so much about the story. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Trailer Looks Terrific 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

“Raw anger/hurt” is a ridiculously condescending way to characterize thoughtful and well-researched critiques. Dear white Hollywood: Here are 3 things you need to hear about your defensiveness on race 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

And some family experts argue that Sesame should be focusing on critiquing a broken criminal justice system, rather than making incarceration more acceptable to kids. How ‘Sesame Street’ Handles Tough Topics 2013-09-20T15:45:46Z

The show includes letters from Gertrude Stein, Dorothy Parker, J. D. Salinger and a 10-page letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Hemingway in Paris around 1929, critiquing a draft of “A Farewell to Arms.” ‘Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars’ Arriving at Morgan Library 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

He did admit that the one critique of “All the Light” that landed a blow was that he had aestheticized the war, not really showing the suffering of the Holocaust. For His Next Act, Anthony Doerr Wrote a Book About Everything 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

When Donald Trump was elected, we witnessed satirical comedians increasingly stepping in to defend institutions, rather than just critique them. 25 years of "The Daily Show": Here’s 5 ways it permanently changed U.S. satire 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

A strain of serious political critique comes through in some of Mr. Suzuki’s films, especially those dealing with Japanese militarism. Seijun Suzuki, Director Who Inspired Tarantino and Jarmusch, Dies at 93 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

"Pitchy" counter = 1 "Adorable" counter = 3 "I love you/Loved it/Love" counter = 12 "Boo/Hiss Simon" counter = 5 "So listen" counter = 8 Used to start off critiques on six singers. 'American Idol' Top 10 is Timmy's World, and the rest of them are just living in it. 2010-03-31T16:02:00Z

It kept up its critique of the corrections-industrial complex throughout its run. Binge Your Way Through 99 Days of Summer 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

At the time, Villalobos was drawing critiques of Catholicism, including the character Germbot — a mischievous version of Baby Jesus with tattoos and a cigar. COVID and Black Lives Matter brought an explosion of street art to Seattle. But graffiti was already having a moment 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z

“I was raised on ‘The Simpsons,’ and ‘The Simpsons’ critiqued popular culture. He loved ‘The Simpsons.’ But Hari Kondabolu has a problem with Apu. 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

At first, your book seems like a portrayal of a very cool one, but by the ending pages, it’s developed into a sneaky but trenchant critique of urban planning and an exploration of terrorism. Building the alternate-universe New York: Novelists Seth Fried and K Chess in conversation 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

A parable about masculinity, the movie critiques the ideology that places a man’s work above all else, including the people he loves. Men Are in Trouble and Hollywood Wants to Help 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Of course, critiquing a work of literature is by no means equivalent to censorship. She Pulled Her Debut Book When Critics Found It Racist. Now She Plans to Publish. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

His antagonisms aside, Salatin’s critique of the industrial food system and his demonstration of better alternatives have won him a huge following. How America’s most famous farmer can appeal to left, right and center 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

That piece also includes the acronym “NSA,” whose activities are critiqued in Annie Bissett’s 26 elegant little woodcuts, each of which illustrates one of the agency’s code words. In the galleries: A debate between red and blue at Charles Krause

But his local jabs lead to a larger critique of the West. Four Specials Take Outdoor Comedy in Unexpected Directions 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

He is clear that “not a single man I mentioned has existed in my life beyond critique.” A Memoir of Black Life in the ‘Other America’ 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

The irony of Douthat's position is that as a layman he is critiquing the clerical caste, i.e., the Pope while simultaneously maintaining that that caste is the source of all wisdom. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

"Nine Perfect Strangers" also uses its spa as a canvas upon which to splatter critiques about Western immoderacy by looking at what wealthy people will do to address their feelings of spiritual deficiency. Nicole Kidman is ready to Goop you now in Hulu's hollow "Nine Perfect Strangers" 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

To make ends meet, she worked critiquing demo tapes at a small label in Calabasas, Calif., which she described as the Hoboken of Los Angeles, commuting in rental cars after her car was repossessed. Arts & Leisure Preview: Katy Perry, Pop Cartoon Sprung From the Playbook 2010-08-19T17:54:00Z

For all the accolades and recent ubiquity — or claims, in some circles, that she takes advantage of the very system she critiques — Ms. Steyerl is refreshingly humble. Hito Steyerl Is an Artist With Power. She Uses It for Change. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

Akomfrah's film checks off many artistic boxes, from the nonnarrative formalism of the cinematic avant-garde to the political engagement of postcolonial critique. 'The Nine Muses': Strange take on migrants' icy reception 2012-02-02T21:10:04Z

Along with features on other opera houses, performers of past eras and festivals, it also publishes critiques of performances around the world by knowledgeable and respected reviewers. Opera News Will Stop Reviewing Metropolitan Opera 2012-05-22T03:06:11Z

It also sounds a larger systemic critique that marks all of his work. When Democracy Dies in Daylight 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

But is “Othello” a racist play, or is it a fledgling critique of racism? Review | While offensive TV shows get pulled, problematic books are still inspiring debate and conversation 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

All I can tell them is: “Get real. Get out of your cafe where you’re writing your critique and go out into the world and see what’s happening around you.” ‘Capernaum’ Is Not Just a Film, but a Rallying Cry 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Remarkably, these images aren’t obviously satirical; the portraits are dignified, and the wrinkled flag doesn’t necessarily read as a critique. Review: Tseng Kwong Chi’s Darkly Comic Images at Grey Art Gallery 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

But less attention has been paid to Stewart as a model American, to the way that he transformed political comedy in the United States from a source of critique to a source of patriotic leadership. Jon Stewart, defender of American values: How comedians are redefining patriotism now 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

I kept getting mood-killing smears between my notes, so I opened the floor for critique—an unusual tactic. There’s a Skeleton in My Closet, Literally 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

But when frustration with the Nigerian educational system and its campus strikes prompts her to go overseas, the book gets a hefty new infusion of topics for cultural critique. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z

“I know what I like and what I like to get involved in, but I don’t have the ability to critique from an artistic viewpoint,” he told The Enquirer. Richard Steiner, Producer of Broadway Hits, Dies at 69 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

“It speaks to the fact you are still getting policed. Even in the positive there is critique that a white person wouldn’t get.” Daniel Kaluuya Isn’t Waiting for Your Approval 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Perhaps this is a way for Miller, who writes the episode with Moss directing, to address those critiques about June's inexplicable survival by making her wages of her sin very dear this time. Hulu's tiresome "Handmaid's Tale" should learn from the sins of "Planet of the Apes" 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

The former Massachusetts governor, who is not competing in Iowa’s straw poll or holding any public events Saturday, brushed off an invitation from reporters in on Friday evening to critique Perry’s record. Texas Gov. Rick Perry joins 2012 GOP race 2011-08-13T17:52:00Z

“It must mean that museums have bought into my critique.” Dayanita Singh’s Hands-On Photography 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z

Once the issue is on the table, you can express your desire for support rather than critiques. The friendship checkup: How to reevaluate relationships and take steps to repair them 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

Until Act III, the feminist critique remains subtle in the extreme; when it finally makes itself obvious, it creates not satisfaction but confusion, as two different artistic visions meet. Review: Bayreuth’s First American Director Arrives With ‘Lohengrin’ 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Extending this critique, some designers within the modern movement tried to articulate their dissent through the things they produced. How “Good Design” Failed Us 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

The result is an unexpectedly must-see show, on a network that is more likely to imitate “The Bachelor” than critique it. From the Duggars to the Bachelorettes, we’ve made our cynical TV beds — and this damning critique of our “reality” obsession couldn’t come at a better time 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

A lot of that moral critique was inculcated by my Catholic faith. I Quit Buying Things 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

But the woman expands her critique into a righteous explanation of reproductive freedom, telling the protestors, “You don’t know why people are doing what they’re doing, but you want to be out here judging”: “Making women feel guilty is so f**king wrong”: Pregnant hero tells off antiabortion protestors 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

His subsequent career, right up to The Untold History of the United States, amounts to a retrospective critique of what he believed about the US until he was 40. Oliver Stone: how America went wrong 2013-04-15T17:07:33Z

He filed posts nearly every day, sometimes providing how-to lessons for putting scenes together, sometimes sharply critiquing works he had recently seen — or not seen. Michael Sporn, 67, Film Animator, Dies 2014-01-24T01:14:43Z

This provided Cynthia with time to fashion a pointed critique of the songs Jonah and I were happily singing along to. Motherlode Blog: 'Far From the Tree' and the Literature of Autism 2012-11-27T16:22:56Z

Especially in these days of post-post-everything, relational aesthetics, institutional critique and endless “interventions,” art shows can be so cerebral and self-conscious, so full of high-concept attitude, that the art is lost in the shuffle. Art Review: ?If You Lived Here, You?d Be Home by Now? at Bard - Review 2011-08-25T22:30:54Z

After initially dismissing the critiques as coming from those unfamiliar with his humor, Roderick deactivated his Twitter account. Seattle’s John Roderick, aka ‘Bean Dad,’ apologizes after social media backlash 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z

It has the makings of a critique of the American leisure class that profits from the labors of an underclass. These Days, John Baldessari Cribs From the Masters 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

But Coward's nostalgia is aggressive, a critique of the present; Novello's is softer, more affectionate. Ivor Novello, master of the musical 2012-08-03T21:55:11Z

If they are searching for essentially a die-hard Swiftie but also a journalist, what happens when the stan has to perform journalism that requires them to critique Swift for her actions as a public figure? Don't blame me: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift reporter jobs are not what they seem 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z

"The Christmas Spirit" is a heartwarming homage to Hallmark's Yuletide flicks that implicitly addresses the critiques the channel sustained concerning years of insistently featuring white heterosexual romances at their center. "Ghosts" star Rose McIver on poking fun at the Christmas movie, cultural appropriation and all 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

When I was president of Pen American Centre I led that organisation in its constant critiques of the Iraq war, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and the Patriot Act. Letters: Satanic view that equates democracies and dictatorships 2012-12-16T21:00:12Z

On May 3, Mr. Amis will submit to a “reinterview,” answering the same questions he was asked three decades ago by Interview magazine and critiquing his old answers. ArtsBeat: Martin Amis and Lydia Davis on the Bill for PEN World Voices Festival 2014-03-04T19:23:53Z

Bopping around stages, high ponytail bouncing, Hanna became the face of this movement, which was small and short-lived but had a lasting effect on female-centric music and cultural critique. The riot grrrl movement still inspires 2011-06-04T02:53:25Z

Embedded in “Class” is a critique of a dominant kind of American novel, from writers like Jonathan Franzen and David Foster Wallace. Sex, Drugs and Marxism in ‘Class’ 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

As well as critiquing modernism, they embraced some of its taboos, including nihilism, nostalgia, kitsch, ornamentation and irony. Design: Postmodern, but Not Especially Proud of It 2011-09-11T13:06:04Z

Although she claimed not to have read the negative critiques of “American Dirt,” she was clearly cognizant of the complaints — and she wasn’t timid about pushing back. Perspective | Threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

The Newsroom is over, but Aaron Sorkin’s critique of the media is not. The Sony Hack, and Why Stolen News Is Still News 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

Abramson’s critique of Vice stings, though a number of former Vice employees have claimed on social media that there are errors in her text. Jill Abramson’s Book Charts Journalism’s Stormy Seas, With Some Personal Regrets and Score-Settling 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

It's George Hunka who is most eloquent in his critique of those who seek to engage with Landesman on his own terms. Noises off: Does America need so many theatres? 2011-02-10T15:00:53Z

“The idea that being offended is a valid critique has gained a lot of traction.” The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

But like "The White Lotus," "Kate" attempts to critique whiteness while using people of color — specifically, the hordes of Asian men and supposed criminals she slaughters one after another — as props, void of humanity. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

Through "The Assassination of Gianni Versace," Murphy attempted to critique the homophobia that drove the narrative surrounding the case in the same way he and his team used the O.J. Ryan Murphy's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" is an example of the brand undermining the mission 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

As with any bad movie emerging from someone’s real-life tragedy, “Our Friend” is almost more painful to critique than to watch. ‘Our Friend’ Review: Lean on Me 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

Because Moorcock is a fiction writer, it was only fitting that he would offer a critique of Tolkien through his own work. The Anti-Tolkien 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

The critiques turn toward formal improvement: Could I have swiped better material? Why I Am Teaching a Course Called “Wasting Time on the Internet” 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

And this week’s episode was clearly marketed to highlight these critiques of her. 'I Am Cait' Episode 2 Recap: You Know Nothing, Caitlyn Jenner 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

This highbrow critique has been reflected at home in calls for increased diversity in the characters represented in books for children and young adults. Book trends in 2016: Paper is popular, science fiction rises, long-form nonfiction dips 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

The implicit critique of technology here contributes to a suspicion that Mr. Hanks has watched and loved the movies of the great Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. Watch List: ‘Electric City’ by Tom Hanks to Make Debut on Yahoo! Screen 2012-07-16T21:54:39Z

His critique expands in widening concentric circles to indict their prestigious all-boys school, neighborhood and faith, the national cults of fascism and “familism.” A Prize-Winning Blend of Fact and Fiction Makes Itself at Home in the Minds of Killers 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

Several chapters are given over to an inane critique of his father’s critique of J.D. Book review: ‘Against the Country,’ by Ben Metcalf 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

IT’S hard, walking through Barbara Kruger’s current show at the Guild Hall museum here, not to see it as a critique of its likely audience. Resurgent Agitprop in Capital Letters 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z

For a fashion reality show, there is a surprising lack of Machiavellianism; in his critiques, Mr. Lipps opts for constructive rather than cutting. Scott Lipps, Agent for Fashion Models 2011-11-30T23:10:32Z

Snoo Wilson, Surrealistic British Playwright, Dies at 64 Snoo Wilson, a British playwright and director whose surreal work slyly critiqued social injustices and conventions, died on Wednesday. Snoo Wilson, Surrealistic British Playwright, Dies at 64 2013-07-08T01:09:55Z

According to Sperber, not only is Marx's critique of capitalism of very limited applicability to the modern world, it was barely relevant when first published. Karl Marx: a Nineteenth-Century Life by Jonathan Sperber – review 2013-06-26T07:00:04Z

In this sense, unequal access to resources of every sort – from rights to water – is the starting point of any truly progressive critique of the world. Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

But there’s really no way to critique a story’s ending without giving it away, which, according to my mail, is the single most irritating thing a reviewer can do. Perspective | What book has the most disappointing ending? Readers have many opinions. 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z

His critique of the cultural impact of industrial capitalism was most clearly presented in a posthumously published memoir, “The Education of Henry Adams.” The Brilliant, Bitter, Unlikable Scion of an American Political Dynasty 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

As a work of critique, “It Can’t Happen Here” doesn’t stop with populists. It really can happen here: The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

“Mandela: The Lost Tapes” doesn’t function as an exposé or critique. In ‘Mandela: The Lost Tapes,’ a Veteran Journalist Finds Himself 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

The last thing a newcomer needs during a dance is to hear "I need more resistance" or similar critiques... O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

Rather, it’s a critique of the automated reaction to praising the film for its farsightedness in a way that seems blinkered and myopic, even from the perspective of today. Fascism for liberals: “RoboCop” at 30 and the problem with prescience 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z

I have regularly felt awkwardness at critiquing the premiere of a TV series without knowing what might lie ahead in future episodes. Viewer addiction to new Kevin Spacey drama series 2013-02-05T18:02:44Z

Both sides agree the 2012 contest will turn on big issues, not the trivialities — flag factory visits, candidate wardrobe critiques — that characterized past campaigns. Iowa up first in economy-themed campaign 2012-01-03T03:23:00Z

Two ex-lovers recalling their night together get bogged down in a critique of the film Weekend at Bernie's II, and a medieval madrigal about wooing falters at Jemaine's difficulties in renting a horse. Flight of the Conchords 2010-05-11T20:35:00Z

Your film critiques the job insecurity that is a byproduct of that culture in that for people to get same/next day delivery, people must work these difficult jobs for low pay. "They are not victims": Director Ken Loach on his working-class heroes in "Sorry We Missed You" 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

But even with all his critique, the question continues to nag: Is Banksy complicit with the art market? Banksy and the tradition of destroying art 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

Commissioned by Federal Hall, the 45-minute site-specific performance, offered free of charge in the hall’s grand Greek Revival rotunda, is both a pageant-style survey of significant events at the site and an informed critique. ‘The Democracy Project’ Puts America Onstage, Warts and All 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

Haze's song On The Edge didn't so much diss Banks as minutely critique every facet of her personality and career, not least her failure to yet deliver her debut album. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Valerie June, Angel Haze: new live music this week 2013-05-04T05:00:14Z

When Crawford builds a high wooden platform on which to pitch a tent, there is a lifetime of family dynamics in his father’s critique and an eventual beaming appraisal of the structure’s strength and balance. A memoir of growing up on the farm that advised the White House’s Kitchen Garden

Still, she was disappointed that Afro-Latinos and Mexicans were not represented in the performance — a critique shared by many on social media. Super Bowl halftime show draws praise, tears from US Latinos 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

Then, a second group of evaluators critique the nominations in their fields. ArtsBeat Blog: Director of MacArthur 'Genius' Program to Retire 2011-12-21T20:26:03Z

Now Ms. Rivers is the Oscar equivalent of a Super Bowl post-game analyst, only she critiques the uniforms rather than the plays. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z

Vance does not recognize in the book how larger economic and social forces impact people lives, and how people find themselves in the challenging situations that he is describing and critiquing. Historian Anthony Harkins on the real story of white poverty and "Hillbilly Elegy" 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

I took online yoga classes as Matt critiqued my form from the couch while eating oatmeal out of our only bowl. Remote Work Gave Us a Life Together. Now What? 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

It was very clearly a critique of the commodification of art, culture, even identity. T Magazine: King of the Jungle 2010-12-05T17:00:00Z

Austen’s novels contain insightful contemporary critiques of patriarchy. In Jane Austen, fairy tales meet biting feminist critiques 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

Berk was right to critique ABC for politicizing the show and blindsiding Brown, but in our current state of affairs, everything is political and resistance is vital at all times. Queer Eye's Karamo Brown under fire after praising Sean Spicer as 'sweet guy' 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

They would have craft classes, readings and then at the end of the session peer critiques. SC prison holds writing program for prison inmates 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Unemployed, depressed and allergic to sentimentality, Anna offers a vicious critique of her own experience in a poisonous male culture. Review | 3 novels that aim for the heart of America’s love affair with guns 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

Hawthorne notes that the house is situated in a real estate development where the artist’s piece serve as both advertisement and critique. Essential Arts & Culture: Luminous canvases, a mirrored house and all the 'Hamilton' you can handle 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

How does all this relate to the most recent period of conservative critique? Why conservatives hate college 2013-03-31T22:00:00Z

Neither will deny that Baltimore’s got its fair share of troubles, but they both emphasize that there’s more to the city than that even as they continue to critique it. Charm City: the documentary on Baltimore's three most violent years 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

But it did something even better: Offer a critique of white suburbanites who co-opt hip-hop culture while simultaneously becoming a nerd anthem. The Internet Should Have Killed Weird Al. It Only Made Him Stronger 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Is a goal of “We Own This City” to provide a sharper critique on policing than “The Wire” provided? ‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’ 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

There’s been a debate around “Mad Men” from the beginning: Is it a handsome, well-designed exercise in nostalgia, or is it a show of dramatic depth that’s also a critique of society? Why we loved the men and women of “Mad Men”: “They’re the only characters in television history who are 100 percent consistent in their behavior” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

To this day, many citizens of Panama, who trace their cultural heritage to these enslaved people, critique this language as they memorialize the famous slave rebellion that earned their freedom. Lil Nas X’s dance with the devil evokes tradition of resisting, mocking religious demonization 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

It received quite a response when we posted links to it on Twitter, including this eloquent and succinct critique by @stonecypher: YES. Stage reader review roundup: what have you seen this week? 2013-03-05T14:20:11Z

His real ads, as on his comedy records, often parodied other ads or functioned as critiques of advertising itself, highlighting its machinations, its institutional dishonesty. Satirist Stan Freberg, ad man and comic, dies at 88 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Rankine's reliance on second-person point of view is grounded in Toni Morrison's assertion that the focus on the Black body as a racialized subject must be shifted toward a critique of whiteness. Best of 2020: George Floyd and the white gaze 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Some worried that the movie, rather than critiquing societal issues, might instead be painting an overly sympathetic portrait of a man whose descent into brutal villainy echoes the back stories of actual mass shooters. ‘Joker’ Opens Strong at Box Office, Despite Controversy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

The church supported the film, though, and saved its critique for a Sunday sermon. How the True/False Film Festival and a Church Work Together 2014-02-22T00:21:15Z

But a dream — with a moth, no less — has her rethinking and critiquing her drafts. Review | Michaela Coel takes the television industry to task in ‘Misfits’ 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

“With digital photography, critiquing is instantaneous,” he said, “and what we’re trying to do is to ramp up the participants’ level of sophistication on how they capture life.” Vacation Snapshots With a Professional Touch 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z

On unscripted talk shows, at least, there are ample opportunities for critiques; Conan O’Brien taunted NBC in his final days on that network’s “Tonight” last year. As ?Joy Behar Show? Ends, Its Host Speaks With Candor 2011-12-15T22:44:05Z

Their critique, ultimately, is a moral reversal, one that has less to do with making the white man a stereotype than with giving the black one a sense of self. The Twisted Power of White Voice in “Sorry to Bother You” and “BlacKkKlansman” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

A couple of places — the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, and the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas — are so ruggedly non-triumphalist they offer critiques of the very conflict that their principal subjects waged so assiduously. America’s forgotten war 2012-11-23T15:00:00Z

Implicit in the rapper’s otherwise petty critique was the challenge presented for any solo artist now expected to compete with conjoined duos of superstars and the combined power of their fan bases. One Big Pop Star + One Big Pop Star = an Easier Path to No. 1 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

Her critique of the heteronormative American family and the malicious ways men uphold sexist power structures is straightforward and unsubtle. Welcome to the Neighborhood. Pay No Attention to Those Men Folding Laundry. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

The opera’s trenchant critique of the suburban American dream was deeply personal. ?A Quiet Place? Of Dysfunction And Dystopia 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z

Dawkins’s critique of religious experience goes wrong by starting from the question, Can we explain this experience as illusory? Can we prove that God exists? Richard Dawkins and the limits of faith and atheism 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

At the same time, it implied a critique: audiences have relatively few opportunities to hear big-boned works of this kind. Listen to the Future 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

He analyzes their interactions and critiques their struts. Becoming the National Thanksgiving Turkey, a slightly cheesy story

Not that these critiques matter much, because people are buying the song anyway. Kanye West’s Only One Isn’t Very Good, but It Is Selling 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Read Jonathan Jones' critique of their efforts, along with more detailed explanations from each artist. Here's to you, Nick 2010-04-27T07:00:00Z

Journalists and producers that called seeking “the hard-core ‘feminist’ trash of gangsta rap,” she noted, usually lost interest when they encountered instead “the hard-core feminist critique of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.” The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

There are plenty of valid critiques of Misty’s new album, but fans cannot say Misty didn’t prepare them. Holy Joker: Father John Misty releases “Pure Comedy” 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

His critique of Hollywood’s long history of ignoring and distorting black lives has altered the way we look at movies. ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Black Lives Mattered in Vietnam, Too 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

Their greatest legacy remains "The Threepenny Opera," a 1928 musical play that both critiqued and enraptured Weimar Germany. 'The Partnership' looks anew at Brecht's creative circle 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Its publicity talks it up as an indictment of new-era capitalism and compares it to Andrzej Wajda's 1976 classic Man of Marble as a critique of a generation. Eastern bloc rocking: is Jesteś Bogiem the 8 Mile of Poland? 2012-10-09T14:28:30Z

Whether the palace had a role in orchestrating the critiques is harder to establish. ‘The Crown’ Could Have Damaged Charles. Becoming King Has Helped. 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

His major selling point as a public figure is the notion that he’s critiquing from the inside. The Deliberate Awfulness of Social Media 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

“Fences” is part of a cycle of 10 plays about the African-American experience that amounts to a critique of the American dream from the standpoint of people intent on defying their exclusion from it. Review: Beneath the Bombast, ‘Fences’ Has an Aching Poetry 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

Penn then elaborated on his feelings of the #MeToo movement, saying that his critiques are rooting in conversations with women. Sean Penn: “The spirit of much of what has been the #MeToo movement is to divide men and women” 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

But this peek into unfiltered, gritty humanity in a scuzzy, dirty corner of America in some respects stands as a critique to the commodification of the female body and sexual exploitation. The dirt on "The Deuce," David Simon's next great HBO drama 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

Decades ahead of its time, this cult media critique sees Keitel getting a camera implanted in his eye to stalk Schneider for a reality TV show – in Glasgow. This week's new films 2012-06-01T23:05:45Z

Even if von Trier's assessment of America's broken promises was evident upon the film's release, the culture in which we are able to recognize and engage with those critiques has changed. "Good, honest folks": 20 years later, controversial "Dogville" has become frightening prophecy 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

But there is an audience for this kind of comic attack on progressive critiques, one that comedians have been exploiting onstage and in podcasts. Akaash Singh and His Case for Bringing Back Apu 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

But the series is nonetheless a sustained and stringent critique of entrepreneurial ideology in the form of an unsparing character study. Cross Cuts: How Walter White Found His Inner Sociopath 2013-07-24T14:48:26Z

A deeper critique of her own reporting, and through that example a critique of the entire enterprise of investigative reporting, would examine its inherently prosecutorial nature. Review: Judith Miller’s ‘The Story: A Reporter’s Journey’ 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, it is often used as a scapegoat for Dominican social problems, a critique informed by racism and classism. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

The election was in full force from almost the beginning, and while his “I just learned this” attitude towards American politics can be endearing, it’s frustrating for viewers expecting a deeper layer of critique. Late-night tales: how a new crop of TV hosts is reinventing an old format 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

In other words, we had seen a portrayal of a woman being physically violated, with essentially no consequences, no resolution, no critique of the men’s actions or of their unresolved nature. No More Gang Rape Scenes in Ballets, Please 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

The second episode, pegged to the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was an overview of Saudi Arabian politics, with detours to critique Indian-American conservatives and the aesthetics of Saudi rap videos. Making Talk TV for a Post-TV Generation 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

What this last statement also reveals is the pressure put on young artists to deliver correctives and critiques of colossally complex phenomenon: colonialism, class, homophobia, constricting gender roles, migration and the shifting nature of families. Review: ‘Portraiture Now,’ a Group Show of Latino Artists 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

But it would be a mistake to peg the movie as a critique of homemaking. Find Cassavetes Confusing? Start Here 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

Wearing, though, is unconvinced: “Often it amounts to little more than ‘crying while shooting’, where the critiques are fairly superficial and leave many deeper assumptions untouched.” ‘There are no black people on GoT’: why is fantasy TV so white? 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

The best critique is creation, not aimlessly hating. DeRay Mckesson is just one man — why do other activists criticize him so harshly? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Feminism's critique of glamour gained momentum, although it was never an uncontested orthodoxy. Glamour versus feminism? Just look at the images in the media we all adore 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z

Mr. Camp’s hard-edge critique of corporate greed and American policy is genuine; he was taking this line in his stand-up act before working for RT. An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

But Aniston shrugs off the comments, labelling critics "inconsistent", before adding: "It really feels like it's personal digs as opposed to constructive critiques of performances." Dark side 2011-07-22T08:20:00Z

Employees are encouraged to critique those above and below them at any time. Reed Hastings Had Us All Staying Home Before We Had To 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

In particular, it doesn’t work as well as groups in which ideas are proposed, critiqued, improved, debated. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z

After the performance, as the loft cleared out, one audience member, Joseph Hogan, a 29-year-old filmmaker, offered a critique: “The likability of these characters is irrelevant to me,” he said. A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

And he could always be counted on for a spur-of-the-moment aphorism, putdown or sharply worded critique of American foreign policy. Gore Vidal, 1925-2012: Gore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 2012-08-01T05:20:14Z

There’s also a feminist critique floating around about the role of women in this world of headstrong, obnoxious guys. “Entourage” and the problem of the critic-proof film: Is it silly to write seriously about movies like this? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

There’s just one critique of venture capital that Mallaby says is deserved — the need for the industry to diversify beyond a “monoculture” that is “too white, too male, too Harvard/Stanford.” ‘The Power Law’ Is a Funder-Friendly Look at the World of Venture Capital 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

A similar conversation took place just a week before after Meghan McCain managed to center herself in the debate over whether Omar used anti-Semitic tropes in her critique of the Israel lobby and U.S. empire. John Oliver is right: Wield the power of public shaming responsibly 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

“I got a lot of critiques for that article,” he said. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Visceral’ Take on Being Black in America 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Blanchett, who also serves as an executive producer on the series, expected these critiques. "The patriarchy will not shift": Cate Blanchett and Uzo Aduba discuss the "Mrs. America" gut punch 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

The printing is grainy and the essay’s social critique is delivered in the soothing tones of a bygone era. Past prints 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

Their ordeal is leveraged by Jimenez to critique the corruption within the police force and the uneasy power dynamics wielded against marginalized people. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

As Hobbs has argued, the mutability of racial self-identification open to racially ambiguous people “reveals the bankruptcy of the race idea” while “offering a searing critique of racism” and “disarming racialized thinking.” As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

Five women with a spectrum of body types, at times topless, critique the myth of the ideal feminine body as perpetuated by ballet. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

And "The Daily Show" has a very long tradition of critiquing media coverage through comedy. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

But neither artist can be reduced to a formula: Kahlo pushes her work into social critique through the particulars of individual suffering, while Rivera was capable of great psychological subtlety in his portraits and self-portraits. Detroit museum roars back with powerful exhibit on Kahlo, Rivera 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

"I think Americans sugarcoated all the critiques that they would do on shows like this," said Lythgoe, who earned the nickname Nasty Nigel for his caustic remarks as a judge on the British show "Popstars." Int'l Emmys to honor 'Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe 2011-11-20T22:46:04Z

He said the phrase encapsulated her approach to the many social media users who assailed her critiques of conservative evangelicalism. A new book on faith from popular author who died in 2019 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

It is a coda for the drug war that we were trying to critique in “The Wire.” ‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’ 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

Is it possible to glamorize oppressive, exploitative work while also offering a critique of it? Chick flick TV 2011-09-27T22:23:04Z

Lindsay critiqued the show for portraying her as “an angry Black female,” a stark contrast to how it depicts White women. Analysis | How Rachel Lindsay is pushing ‘The Bachelor’ to reckon with its racial issues 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

Conservative opposition to the mandate is sincere It’s important to note, also, that the liberal critique of conservatives is partially correct—and partially false. The Tortuous Conservative History of the Individual Mandate 2012-02-07T20:32:34Z

That includes many that are veiled — or even unveiled — critiques of life under Mr. Putin. To Boycott Russians, or Not? In Film and Beyond, That’s the Question. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

I actually had a potential manager come and watch us once and critique our set. Gerard Way Talks About His Comeback Album, ‘Hesitant Alien.’ 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

In this critique of extremism, Ms. Almutawakel said that for little girls to be covered to this extent is not about religion but control. Art Review: Mideast Photography at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2013-12-26T22:22:28Z

Well, Mr. Reed is proud of his work critiquing others work...so let me critique his: - His "industry" is shallow, narcissistic, and not all that important to our lives or our culture. Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Only a few months before Davis’s recital, the composer Arnold Schoenberg, who was Jewish, shared a scathing critique of the city’s postwar racial politics. When Classical Music Was an Alibi 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

This month, a silver Prada zip dress with asymmetrical hem at the Academy Awards nominees luncheon was critiqued by some as too space-age. Red Carpet Watch: Cate Blanchett’s Fashion Choices 2014-02-28T22:38:29Z

The question for viewers, and the central challenge of Wall’s work, is whether these postmodern twists can coexist with the social critique, or fatally subvert it. Review | In Jeff Wall’s photographs, it’s all about the details. But are they important? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

If her work wasn’t overtly political, she sneaked some messaging in there, often diffusing any overt cultural critique with a playful and humanizing sense of humor. Doris Lee, Unjustly Forgotten, Gets a Belated but Full Blown Tribute 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

“What I really love about Hardy’s books, especially the later ones like ‘Tess’ and ‘Jude,’ is his sense of radical critique,” Mr. Winterbottom said from Italy by telephone. The Return of the Hardy Novel to the Screen 2012-07-13T16:29:16Z

But while this critique of President Bush's post-9/11 policies and Mideast intransigence may hit a nerve here and there, the case is not made for its current relevance or its inclusion here. Intiman's 2012 revival season: the pluses and the minuses 2012-08-17T16:43:32Z

To its credit, "New Girl" seems inclined to critique the Deschanel screen persona when it's not celebrating it as  irresistibly darling. Zooey Deschanel wears out her welcome 2011-09-20T20:21:00Z

And, yes: There just wasn’t much focus to the California escapade, and it reconfirmed this creeping critique of the show: that we’ve seen these themes before, and better. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: What About Bob? 2013-06-03T12:47:01Z

The critique doesn’t cut too deeply, and the sense of dread that seeps so distressingly into Genet’s play is pretty much absent here. Review: In ‘Chambre,’ Jack Ferver and Marc Swanson Refract a Tale of Murderous Maids 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

The critiques are legit: Too many jukebox projects are pale, confused imitations. Perspective | Are jukebox musicals like ‘The Cher Show’ dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

And that's more or less the consensus that's agreed upon by the folks outside or critiquing and even some of the people inside. "This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

To Fox News, though, these critiques were the height of impropriety. Fox News suddenly cares about how the media treats the first lady's attire 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

But it’s not clear how it will resonate in Athens, where one of the main critiques of Documenta is that the exhibition organizers have taken an anthropological approach to the locals. Art, Politics and Misery Tourism: A German Art Fair Expands Into Athens 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

At the same time, the paintings have an undercurrent of social critique. From Punk Band to Portraits for a King to Gagosian: Honor Titus Breaks Out 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

Were Kate given the last word, it would be quite possible to read “Seminar” as a sharp critique of gender inequality. Critic?s Notebook: Women Playwrights and Gender Stereotypes on Broadway 2011-12-24T01:47:25Z

This is a time for reflexively critiquing “late capitalism” even as we jostle for its prizes. ‘Wayne’s World’ & Me 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

Pulp, meanwhile, existed on their own planet, with their combination of new wave noir, droll humor, and political and societal critiques. Lessons from the Britpop wars: Brush off the pre-social media era dust and the relics of 1995 feel almost fresh again 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

It makes me wonder how he handles his class critiques over at Yale/NYU/Columbia/RISD/some place called Columbia University in Hollywood, etc. James Franco goes on "Colbert Report" to defend all his degrees 2011-04-06T12:49:00Z

The Sussexes' interview with Oprah Winfrey is shaping up to be the most published critique of the British monarchy in years. Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview: why "royal confessionals" threaten the monarchy 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z

It's funny that you made a point about the activists and how so many different groups, all oppressed groups, are figuring out ways to critique other oppressed groups. Photographer Devin Allen on why "we need a renaissance" now 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z

Unsparing in its critique of domestic violence and toxic masculinity, yet tender in its treatment of various human weaknesses, the novel underscores Black women’s need for self-regard and mutual care. A must-read list: The enduring contributions of African American women writers 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

While making "Fruitvale" after he graduated he kept in close touch with the school and even asked 10 faculty members to assemble to critique a near final cut. For 'Fruitvale Station' director, film school and football pay off 2013-07-25T14:11:50Z

In her review, which was commissioned by The Los Angeles Review of Books, Dr. Rambaran-Olm briefly praised the book before moving into an extended critique of its “white-centrism.” Medieval Scholars Spar on a Modern Battlefield: Twitter 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

At the end of the week, the brands are presented and critiqued. Summer at Camp Couture 2011-08-03T22:41:55Z

It’s a fierce critique, full of insight and anger — the kind of urgency one almost never sees in the pages of the nation’s hand-patting book reviews. Perspective | Threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

In his latest book, he presents critical-biographical studies of the author of the “Henry Wade” mysteries — notably “Lonely Magdalen” — and of the intellectual socialist couple whose novels served as social critiques as well as whodunits. Beyond the bestsellers: Michael Dirda picks 12 books for the holidays 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

The real way sex-positive is useful to us is as a social critique. Carol Queen is a fan of Amy Schumer’s “frisky” feminism: She’s “standing up here with a level of swagger that people expect from a fellow when he’s out on the town” 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Gaga's complaint about the pair's long rivalry — expressed to camera in a long, confessional jag — is that Madonna wasn’t open and frank enough with her critiques of Gaga. Review: 'Gaga: Five Foot Two' Shows a Superstar at Her Most Vulnerable 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

But, unlike the rest of Latin America, graffiti artists making pointed social critiques are pioneering the art form in Cuba. Cuban graffiti artists bring social critique to Havana's walls 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

Like many Israeli filmmakers, Mr. Lapid uses cinema as a vehicle for social criticism, but both the intensity and the orientation of his critique set him apart from his peers. Review: From Israel, ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ a Drama About Poetry and Obsession 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Does she have any sympathy with the critique that casting a protest vote is the luxury of those insulated from the effects of a Trump presidency? Susan Sarandon: ‘I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war’ 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z

He added that he was not making a critique of nature versus man-made. On the Runway Blog: Raf Simons: Who Do We Respect? 2013-06-27T22:41:17Z

But also one of the most trenchant critiques of contemporary America I've ever seen in a comedy. Steve James picks his 5 favorite sports films 2012-09-20T21:52:08Z

Having only lived in city for a year and a half, “Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore felt it best to defer his critique of Ted Cruz’s “New York values” comment to a “native New Yorker.” WATCH: Bernie Sanders unloads on Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in ringing defense of “New York values” 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Make a pointed critique of yourself before someone else can, play it off as a joke, and just like that, the potential diss has been neutralized. What does Hasan Minhaj's Netflix show bring to late-night comedy? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

“Tiburones” is a critique of “West Side Story,” and the legitimate question it asks, in a toothless way is: Who are the real sharks? Review: Ballet Hispánico, Piercing Stereotypes 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

The current crop promises a harsher view of Democratic politics and its practitioners, even if the critique comes largely from inside the family. Political Plotlines in Liberal Doses 2011-06-22T22:13:03Z

If you think institutional critique is a joyless enterprise, two heart-stopping shows by this Cypriot artist reveal the romance in mining the museum. Best Art of 2019 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Is it in sympathy with her, too, that Roma keeps its political critique tacit – littering the film with evidence of her oppression but refraining from speaking for her in protest? Roma: why Alfonso Cuaron's Oscar frontrunner is a triumph 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

Along the way down, there are brief detours for flashbacks and haiku poetry, ruminations on a busted American dream and some ranting social critiques. ‘Poets’ at Book-It: an Everyman’s hilarious downward spiral 2013-06-14T04:08:58Z

“But I can critique who thought it wasn’t important to document a community, or to label a community as one thing and not take the time to see if there’s something else there.” The radical power of ordinary Black life 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

In them, feminism, institutional critique, sly humor and self-possessed humility unite. An Artist Redefines Power. With Sanitation Equipment. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

She's been defended by writers calling out the sexism; many of the critiques dubbed her a fake while ignoring that mask-wearing has been a central part of male-dominated pop music since Day 1.  Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence": Defiant seduction from pop instigator ★★★ 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

“Banksy is apparently offering a critique of the military industrial complex by deliberately destroying a rather nice child’s drawing” said Sam Walton, an organizer of the “Art the Arms Fair” show. Drones destroy child's drawing in Banksy protest at UK arms fair 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

But if that’s too abstract, it might help to think of it as Cézanne’s personal critique of Impressionism. Review | Want to go deep inside a great artist’s mind? MoMA’s Cézanne exhibition is the one to see this summer. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

“My work is about critiquing institutions and politics,” Mr. Chagoya said. Woman Arrested in Colorado After Destroying Artwork 2010-10-07T15:53:00Z

But in the late 1990s, the criticism assumed a different character, both angrier and more derisive than past critiques. Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields 2014-04-12T13:45:00Z

Their designs are formally expressive, yet also critique Chinese consumerism. Design: Looking at China as a Creator, Not Manufacturer 2011-07-10T13:20:00Z

At the heart of his critique of morality is that he thinks creative geniuses like Beethoven, had they really taken morality seriously, wouldn’t have been creative geniuses. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

Her every public offering is critiqued for any signs of accord with or betrayal of feminist ideals, as determined by the critic. bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about “Lemonade” and liberation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

If you critique or punish your son’s big emotions, he will not simmer down and “learn his lesson.” Perspective | Our 6-year-old’s meltdowns are taking over our family 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

A critique of the opera's depiction of Asians will be included in the program. Opera company revising 'Turandot' over Asian depictions 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

Still, the critique raises the question of whether there is complicity in the red carpet’s predictable shallowness. On the Red Carpet, a Revolt Builds Over the Pageantry 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

There is the cynical interpretation: that no one critiques that part of the message because it’s an empty platitude that no one really believes. The N.B.A. and China and the Myths of Sports Diplomacy 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Just when “Happy, Happy” needs to bolt over the line from chortling petty meanness to savage social critique, its will crumples. | ?Happy, Happy': ?Happy, Happy,? Directed by Anne Sewitsky ? Review 2011-09-15T22:54:43Z

The way they’re edited, these voices present critiques and reflections from within the system, not simple narratives of personal trauma or triumph over the odds. Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’ 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Directed by Sarah Blush, this co-production with the Hearth is off the rails — and that’s both a compliment and a critique. ‘Events’ Review: There’s Kool-Aid in the Water Cooler 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

Noland was prescient in the ’90s, translating cool ’60s minimalism into dark, politicized critiques of power and violence, and showing how these phenomena are shrouded in myths championing patriotism, social mobility and meritocracy. Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

The transition is causing a measure of trepidation among the artists, who are accustomed to Mankoff’s deep knowledge of cartooning, his precise critiques, his damn-the-odds encouragement and his Wurlitzer of one-liners. Nobody knows cartoons like the New Yorker’s Bob Mankoff. Were mine good enough for him? 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

This may not be the most precise strategy of cultural critique, but Mac isn't after perfection, as judy periodically explained. Taylor Mac offers a glorious sneak peek of his '24-Decade History of Popular Music' at Royce Hall 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

It all highlights a long-standing critique of Fox and Trump: that the two are so close, and so often work to each other’s benefit, that Fox is effectively Trump’s house organ, the president’s captive megaphone. After Putin summit, Trump once again anoints Fox as favored network 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

In “The End of Men, Again,” the choreographer Vanessa Anspaugh reflects on life under President Trump as she explores and critiques male masculinity. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

There aren’t many episodes of television that nail their multiple roles as exposition, cultural critique, and social commentary on the roles race, class and power play in systemic justice in one single resolute sweep. HBO's "Watchmen" trolls history and heroic whiteness in the most extraordinary episode yet 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

It would be a disservice to the complexity of the time to get too much into his head and not have a bigger critique. Q&A: Richard Linklater on time, nostalgia & ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

The penultimate paragraph critique: “Although exploring did lead to some technological advances, what caused the transformation of medicine in the 20th century was a powerful and complex interplay…” This is the best thing about the New York Times Book Review 2014-03-24T17:38:00Z

In her performances, she flips from hilarious facial expressions to subversive, politically sharp critiques of the patriarchy through dance, glitter and lip syncing. Cherdonna Shinatra takes her subversive clowning to Frye Art Museum with ‘DITCH’ 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

His novel “Silence Once Begun,” which hinges on a false confession, critiques the machinery of criminal justice. “The Divers’ Game,” Jesse Ball’s Unnerving Parable of a Country That Feigns Innocence 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

Zonana keeps his cards close to his chest till the very end, folding an excoriating critique of class inequities and the corruption of capital into a taut thriller. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

The book is effectively a critique of US policy and performance, and he makes a nuanced and convincing case. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z

"I think there was a pretty hard critique of capitalism," Moore said. The "Whitest Kids U Know" — a cult classic comedy group whose sketches eerily foresaw the Trump era 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

But just before we immersed ourselves in the corn, one of my companions sardonically critiqued the reality of our predicament. My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead 2010-12-03T15:18:00Z

“Institutions are too conservative, too vulnerable to government change, and there is no good journalism and critique.” Special Report: Contemporary Art: Through a Filmmaker's Lens, a View of Korea 2011-06-13T12:00:06Z

He gave me invaluable critiques of my own food. A candid discussion with a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef Southeast 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

“Bruce LaBruce used humor as a weapon in his films to critique society, just like Burroughs used satire as the sharpest knife to cut through society’s facade,” said Leyser. Queercore: behind a documentary reliving the gay punk movement 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

But usually, Rushdie’s allusions are more philosophical than historical, and his critique of Islamofascism — really, religious fanaticism in all its colors — is draped in silk scarves of comedy. Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a swirling tale of genies and geniuses 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

What I am deeply troubled by is the way her rhetoric, meant to provoke, ends up obscuring whatever value her critique might offer and clouds the issue.  Sexual melodrama on campus: The real story about college assault that David Brooks and Laura Kipnis don’t understand 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

Roberto, who is 10 years older, treats her as an intellectual equal, engaging her in philosophical conversations that combine Catholic theology with a critique of capitalism. Review | Elena Ferrante returns with ‘The Lying Life of Adults,’ and fans of the Neapolitan novels will be thrilled 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

I do wonder why the producers continue to allow her to offer such a detailed rebuttal to the judges after their critiques when no one else seems to get to do that. 'American Idol' contestant rankings: Patrick's Power Ratings finals week seven 2010-04-26T15:16:00Z

Josh replied with a critique that was long, detailed and largely negative. All writers should read Robert McKee 2013-04-10T20:47:00Z

And when the athletic activist happens to be black, the critique often takes the racialized form of white fans demanding to know what some millionaire jock has to complain about. Football and Politics 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

Detractors often dismiss dembow for being repetitive, but that critique fails to recognize the creativity embedded in iteration. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

“But Mike has a really cleareyed critique of big tech. He’s also very funny.” This Time, Beeple Is Trying His Hand at Artwork for Walls 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

One of the things that really hit me, since we're looking at a social critique, is we don't culturally talk about death very much. Rainn Wilson doesn't hold back: "Here's the guy from 'The Office' talking about suffering and death" 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z

The doctors’ critiques of Krispy Kreme’s doughnut deal sparked an outraged response from dietitians and others who decried the country’s attitude toward overweight people and how doctors talk to patients with obesity. Krispy Kreme’s ‘sweet’ vaccine promotion leads to bitter Twitter war 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Oberndorfer resists the most facile interpretation of his art — that it’s an obvious critique of the American diet. Please don’t lick the colorful treats in Cory Oberndorfer’s ‘Pop:Everlasting’

But most of them also include some element, some detail, that either introduces comedy or aesthetic self-consciousness, in ways that leave you uncertain about the seriousness of the social critique. Review | In Jeff Wall’s photographs, it’s all about the details. But are they important? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

For a few fusspots, critiquing what the show gets wrong is another. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

She just took that declaration one step further on the main stage at TED in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, where she issued a biting cultural critique about humiliation as commodity. Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

It didn’t seem to know whether to focus on some of the mystical elements hinted at in the first few episodes or critique medieval religious zealotry. The Bastard Executioner: why FX's period drama got the chop 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Though “Blues for Mama” is one of Lincoln’s earlier songwriting credits, it isn’t so surprising that she and Simone chose to embed their critique of sexism within a blues format. Why Nina Simone Was Always Ahead of Her Time 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z

It's a very strong critique on one aspect of the military. "Invisible War" documentary tackles military rape 2012-06-19T23:02:15Z

“When you have an industry that’s structured around white men in control, it echoes the white supremacy that’s at the core of the critique of policing right now.” Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

But despite its increasing popularity, drag remains a deeply political expression, a critique and interrogation of societal ideas about gender and identity. Drag goes big (think Broadway) in 'Le Bal' extravaganza at the Theatre at Ace Hotel 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

I wouldn't mind so much if it were inaccurate about Dee's life – no one critiques Shakespeare on the "accuracy" of Richard III. Another view on Dr Dee 2011-07-10T21:45:00Z

How do you respond to critiques that you — and “Orange Is the New Black” — are profiting off the struggles and stories of women of color? Orange is the New Black” author: Prison wastes time, human potential and money 2013-09-06T23:00:00Z

Meryl Streep’s searing critique of Donald Trump’s imitation and treatment of the disabled New York Times journalist Serge Kovaleski was a sobering moment which brought a stunned silence to the usually boisterous Globes. Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins record seven awards as Moonlight takes best drama 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

Political, 2002, a wry critique on power and geography by Tom Lubbock. Tom Lubbock obituary 2011-01-10T18:34:36Z

The comedic roughhousing fell into a predictable rhythm, the character evolution slowed and its sociopolitical critiques grew soft. In its final mission "Archer" takes a hard look at whether this agent deserves to be called super 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

This dovetails with the politics of her comedy, which offers a sustained critique of how the media and culture make women feel insecure and apologetic. Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

When Michelin announced plans to survey Washington earlier this year, the publisher said inspectors wouldn’t critique outside the District. What Michelin gets wrong about D.C.’s dining scene — starting with Rasika 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Top jockeys heard the same critique: “Your mount was close, but no Cigar.” Style Invitational Week 1109: Fictoids of Columbia — tell us some fake D.C. trivia 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

His memoir offered a highlight reel of snarky critiques of authors — the Nobel laureate V.S. Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Yet even the most hackneyed plots reveal a perverse fascination with fate, and perhaps a witty critique of the entire business of love. In These Elegant Comics, Love and Darkness Collide 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Black artists use whiteface to offer a powerful critique of white supremacy and internalized racism. “Sorry to Bother You” exposes the danger of bourgeois integration 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

Here, I see no reason to offer a critique of her painting or to deface it, which you know would likely hurt her. My Brother-in-Law Vilified Us Online. Should We Still Have Him Over? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

The standard interpretation of Sturtevant's peculiar pieces is that they are generic critiques of originality — run-of-the-mill rehashes of the idea that there is nothing new under the sun. 'Sturtevant: Double Trouble' show at MOCA will dispel misinterpretations 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

The comments range from a flat critique that the show is “uniquely boring,” to some keen observations about the hosts appearance. Watch John Oliver Read Mean 'Fan Mail' from YouTube 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

The praise and critique often focus on what appears to be the show’s primary contribution to the world: the popularization of first-person confessional reality TV and the now-established millennial culture of self-discovery and self-disclosure. Thirty Seasons of “The Real World” 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

In “White,” he aims for a similar irony, couching critique of liberal ideas in reactionary terms. Review | In ‘White,’ Bret Easton Ellis baits his critics with morsels specially tooled to elicit outrage 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

In shrewder hands, this could read as a critique of the tourist-board shilling of certain movies. ‘Beckett’ Review: He Must Go On 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

How to preserve a critique of normalcy when deviants start looking normal too? An intimate look at a fluid family in Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

That last quotation provides not only an amusing critique of “Fiddler,” but also a nifty summation of Mr. Bezmozgis’s considerable aims and achievements in this novel. Books of The Times: One Jewish Family in 2 Worlds, Outsiders in Both 2011-04-10T19:00:16Z

I even write my own critique before Ryan cues the judges. It appears I'm channeling Simon Cowell, only without the accent 2010-03-27T21:16:00Z

But it’s a strange complication that “Soft Power” critiques the seductive persuasiveness of musicals — the “soft power” of American culture — while also trading in it. Review: In the Musical ‘Soft Power,’ China Whistles the Tune 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Whether or not they are serious about a run for office, the outspoken activists have made it clear that they are not backing away from their critiques of the Russian government. Pussy Riot for president! 2014-02-06T14:39:00Z

Any critique is not only unspoken, but "unwritten," "unthought." Caro is back, and the obsession goes on 2012-04-30T11:39:10Z

Folded into the film is Mr. Beatty’s critique of the country’s “sexual hypocrisy,” its puritanical yen for shaming public figures for carrying on in human, mutually consenting ways. Warren Beatty Wants Six Hours of Your Time. Or More. 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

“Gone Girl,” which doesn’t attempt the same wide-ranging and class-conscious social critique as “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” focusses with greater fury and purity on the betrayal of Amazing Amy. Marriage Is an Abduction 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

I thought the essay did a great job of discussing the importance of acknowledging privilege while also critiquing the ways “check your privilege” gets thrown around. Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist Is a "Manual on How to Be a Human" 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

As a feminist critique of the meat industry, “Fresh” has a dark sense of humor. The Horrors of Rich-People Food, Fleshed Out on Film 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

Set against broader historical events in India — including the 2002 religious riots and the 2004 tsunami — the film unfurls as an audacious critique of opportunistic politicians who stoke internecine enmities for selfish ends. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

“The accurate critique of Mormonism is that Smith’s religion is not even monotheistic, let alone democratic,” Bloom contended. Books of The Times: ?The Mormon People,? Matthew Bowman?s Timely Church History ? Review 2012-01-24T18:40:40Z

For the judges, it was a breathe of fresh air that made Bruno willing to risk another tumble by enthusiastically critiquing the routine. 'Dancing With the Stars' Watch: Halloween Creeps Onto the Dance Floor 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

It would not be accurate to consider Harron and Turner’s American Psycho a feminist critique of Ellis’s novel so much as a clever and shrewd articulation of it, with less potential for being misunderstood. American Psycho at 20: a vicious satire that remains as sharp as ever 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

There’s a moment in “American Dharma” when Bannon takes you to task for having voted for Hillary Clinton, and you seem sympathetic to his critique. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

Nor has Jackson himself existed beyond critique, and he freely admits to being “a flawed human striving, striving.” A Memoir of Black Life in the ‘Other America’ 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

When she sees it, Cho tells me this crushing critique by one of the few Asian Americans with a regular gig writing about TV will be used to kill the show. For a dad stung by stereotypes, 'Fresh Off the Boat' is point of pride 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

Many reviews of “Here Lies Love” and public objections to the show have focused on how the glamour and play of the club atmosphere rub against the show’s critique of the Marcoses. Everybody Dance Now! ‘Here Lies Love’ Dictates Your Moves. 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

There will also be a room that shows her work critiquing the fashion industry and stereotypical depictions of women. Inside Art: Cindy Sherman?s Guises All in a Single Place 2011-02-17T21:45:07Z

When opening the Box in 2006, an experience he likened to “coming out of retirement,” his health suffered from the late nights of critiquing performances and coaching the staff. Up Close: At the Twilight of Night Life 2011-07-27T16:47:29Z

They found it tough at first, not least because they weren’t accustomed to the blunt Dutch manner of critiquing students’ work, but soon settled in. Design: Creating Objects to Recall the Past 2011-07-24T13:20:03Z

Between now and my critique I have to come up with some sort of justification for this painting. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

If you are looking for a film that explains the background of the war, a historical critique of U.S. imperialism, or a deep dive into the complex realities of Afghan culture, this isn't it. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

Still, despite these critiques, the campaign stands to raise awareness about a major problem among a group of people who had previously been unaware, or at least unmotivated to act. Campaign Against Sex Trafficking Launches on Tinder 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Given this context, it’s logical that critique over her approach hasn’t stopped Dr. Gagliano from finding an audience. Do Plants Have Something to Say? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

Last week, she was chatting about her vintage wardrobe one minute — “I’ve never bought anything at the Gap,” she said proudly — and the next she veered into a critique of youth culture. Scene Stealers: Henny Garfunkel Shoots the Stars at Sundance 2013-01-18T21:31:51Z

A table of more anonymous products bears out Mills’s critique of desires being artificially fostered while simultaneously eliciting immense pleasure in their satisfaction. How “Good Design” Failed Us 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

Stephen Colbert issued a blistering critique of the post-midterms GOP strategy, on Monday night’s “The Colbert Report.” Stephen Colbert utterly destroys the GOP plans to not govern ahead of 2016 election 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

That’s not to say that the penniless of Rosewater are depicted with a great degree of compassionate seriousness; Vonnegut’s critique of man’s follies and iniquities ranges up and down the social scale. Review: A Vonnegut Madman Tangled in Thickets of Dark Satire 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The authors see Ahab’s determination as “the wicked core of his monomaniacal monotheism,” and they understand the novel as a stirring critique of the modern search for an existential foundation. Books of The Times: The Classics as the Antidote to Modern Malaise 2011-01-04T01:18:40Z

“The Good Place” doesn’t make its critique in an outwardly obvious fashion, mind you, and for all the critical praise the comedy has received, it averages around 4.5 million viewers per week in season-to-date numbers. None of us are getting in The Good Place: NBC's comedy exposes the impossibility of virtue today 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

The critique of asymmetrical power structures in universities, which the case of Avital Ronell would allow, will be prevented by the ranks now closing around her. A witch hunt or a quest for justice: An insider’s perspective on disgraced academic Avital Ronell 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

Here are some of his most notorious cinematic critiques: "To call A Lot like Love dead in the water is an insult to water." Ebert to receive Sundance honour 2012-09-21T09:47:11Z

It’s certainly a critique of the financial system of the world, but perhaps not exactly in the way you might think. A Minute With: Icelandic writer on setting a musical in an elbow 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

As Linda Holmes noted, the people that critics are critiquing are often right there on Twitter with us—actors and show creators, sometimes vocally active. SXSW Watch: My Twitter-Crit Panel, or, A Lot of Words About 140 Characters 2012-03-13T13:01:23Z

And the movie, whose script he adapted with his Yale classmate Matt Rager, could be an elaborate summer project: attempting to find a cinematic language for Faulkner’s text — Franco’s critique, if you will. As I Lay Dying: James Franco Does William Faulkner 2013-05-22T08:40:13Z

I had never heard of the story until the book reached me for my critique, and I had no idea it was about to be the subject of a much-publicized movie. When the Empress of India Met Her Muslim Teacher 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Simon’s longtime critiques in many ways anticipated the protests over policing of the past several years. ‘We Own This City’ Review: Baltimore Police Problems, Rewired 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

There is substance to that critique – most of the sixth season's episodes turn away from gazing at the sinister implications of our reliance on technology to explore the ways that humans are corruptible. The best new "Black Mirror" episode is a Netflix self-own that plays out our current AI nightmare 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z

For white advocates, shutting up doesn’t do anything to disable these privileges, nor do silence and self-effacement offer any substantive acknowledgement or critique of white privilege. How whites should talk about white privilege: (Hint, it’s not like Tal Fortgang) 2014-05-07T11:45:00Z

The mild-mannered Clement still agrees with his past critique. Jemaine Clement: Australians have a great attitude to being made fun of 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

Because of this I didn’t really think about the blunter critiques woven into the plot of “Heathers” until I viewed it again as an adult. We need to talk about “13 Reasons Why”: The timeless case for getting into uncomfortable conversations about teen crises as seen on TV…and in movies 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

I offered to read, critique or recommend editors. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

They hurt, because they had nothing to do with a real critique. Keep Going, Keep Going, Even at the Met 2011-04-03T02:14:50Z

Hutchison, 53, whose sharp features and foot-long beard make him look like a wayward wizard from “The Lord of the Rings,” dismissed such critiques as examples of the audiophile world’s catty tribalism. The Vinyl? It’s Pricey. The Sound? Otherworldly. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

“Keep it to yourself!” he’d write in rebuke to a critique or suggestion. Philip Roth’s journey from “enemy of the Jews” to great Jewish-American novelist 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

“Locher’s purposeful appropriation of misinformation — laws that might not actually be laws at all — is an act of political critique,” writes poet Kenneth Goldsmith, another appropriator, in his introduction. A candy-colored blend of fact, fiction and photography: 'I Fought the Law' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

The casting of high-profile civil rights veterans in a story about racial acrimony and injustice can be read as a critique of — or lament about — the promises and disappointments of an earlier activist era. Why ‘Do the Right Thing’ Is Still a Great Movie 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

But the imagery and shifting subtleties in the lyrics suggest a political allegory, and the song is often understood as a veiled critique. The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

In the first section, artworks mythologizing the famous explorer’s “discovery” of America share space with ones critiquing the destruction that he brought. The Much-Vaunted American Melting Pot, Cracks and All 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

But the book she wrote is a pointed critique of publishing — which didn’t stop the industry from wanting to buy it. Her Book Doesn’t Go Easy on Publishing. Publishers Ate It Up. 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z

The resulting critique suggests that so-called rational and logical worldviews are much closer than you’d think to the altered states of deeply subjective experience. T Magazine: Fungus Among Us 2010-11-22T21:02:00Z

We'll be critiquing the performances all the way through the coronation song at the end. 'American Idol' finale just hours away; Here's what to expect 2010-05-26T19:45:00Z

Lea was feeling the pressure after slipping from second to fifth place, and Artem  was feeling the pressure from all the critiques he was getting from the judges. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Halloween night tricks and treats 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

But in Mark Twain’s time, it was the other way around: The novel was regarded as lighthearted minstrelsy that contained a pointed and controversial critique of how childhood was being debated. ‘Huck Finn’s America’ by Andrew Levy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

But it was an apt critique of the Ancien Régime on the eve of the French Revolution. 'How the French Invented Love': 900 years of living, loving and liaisons 2012-11-14T20:37:07Z

It’s more of a case study, a critique of the romantic mythology on which its appeal would seem to depend. ‘Annette’ Review: Love Hurts 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

Berger’s comedy is impressionistic, conjuring up a mood, rather than offering an explicit critique. A Political Satirist for the Internet Election 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

This patchwork of eroticized parts both critiques and reinforces women’s objectification. '70s social commentary still resonates in Fred Lonidier artworks 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

“Silicon Valley” is sharp, but its critiques are by and large embedded in the structure of the show. Ayn Rand goes to “Silicon Valley”: The farcical libertarian world of Mike Judge, where corporations are the new soul-crushing villains 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

What the critique overlooked though, and what many who have not seen the original in many years have forgotten, is that the film is a Trojan Horse. The lost meaning of "Top Gun" 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

Given the high stakes, and the personalities in play, Monday night is sure to be thoroughly critiqued — both afterward and, in this multi-screen age, right while it’s happening. Why you should watch Monday’s debate — even if you’ve made up your mind 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

But the personal story acts as a metaphor for a critique of two cultures which shows modern China adopting some of the worst features of western capitalism. Blue Dragon - review 2011-02-19T00:26:01Z

However venerable, the tradition of encoding critiques of power in animal stories has always left me feeling leery. One of India’s Most Original and Controversial Novelists Returns With a Powerful Parable 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

“And so I don’t think I put anger in any of the songs. . . . It’s more, the anger goes into my critique of the people, my dissatisfaction with myself. You know — paranoia, bitterness.” Sleaford Mods gets introspective, but don’t think they’ve gone soft 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

But she also embodied an incisive critique, pointing to the ways that social conventions and state apparatuses encode and prescribe identities. With ‘Shadow Stalker,’ Lynn Hershman Leeson Tackles Internet Surveillance 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

The phrase applies equally to the works on view, which are refreshingly free of the critiques of socioeconomic conditions and commodities that often sprout at biennials and art fairs. Chinese Cultural Nomads Find an Oasis 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

When Jimmy tries his hand at writing a brief an officious young associate, clearly acting on orders from above to babysit our hero, critiques everything from his word choice to his formatting errors. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2, Episode 5: Do Not Attend Law School 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Virginia Sherwood It’s a message that seems particularly well-timed, emerging just as Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are attracting followings on both sides of the Atlantic for their critiques of capitalism. Mr Robot: 'Edward Snowden is a huge fan of our show' 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z

His introductory manifesto is on point: "Internet giants," he writes, "don't deserve our deference…. Our relationships with them should be adversarial, full of skepticism and critique." 'Terms of Service' a critique of modern life built on social media 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

Woods and Philip were lifelong friends, and the prince would critique his sermons at Windsor’s St. George’s Chapel. Prince Philip vs Philip of ‘The Crown’: Fact and fiction 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z

In a 10-minute club set I once saw, he got his biggest laughs from a running critique of the crowd: We were just O.K. Marc Maron, at BAM, Finds That Happy Also Gets Laughs 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z

Instead, it’s a sharp critique of capitalism and how it squeezes people in those situations. Boots Riley’s career of confronting capitalism finally hits the big screen with ‘Sorry to Bother You’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

But anyone reading it can see that a stylistic critique doesn't just protect, it also reveals, allowing the safe surfacing of all the unsayables, the primal responses. Ali Smith: Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks 2012-08-18T15:00:00Z

The critique of institutional whiteness is everywhere now. “Your manuscript is not a good fit”: How “we need diverse books” can move beyond wishful thinking 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Almost as old as Western appropriation are critiques of such appropriation, often made by Westerners. How a small D.C. record label became a hotbed of modern Ethiopian sounds 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Both shows function almost as reactionary works of criticism, “Merchant” critiquing Shakespeare’s text and “Black No More” critiquing the bleak satire of the novel. The Past Pushes Back in 2 Shows With Contemporary Blackness in Mind 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

We are evaluated and critiqued by people outside the experience. Conference for Black Writers at Medgar Evers College 2010-03-22T21:19:00Z

And one painting that I loved, overlooked in the critique, was a little image — in effect, a painter’s finger exercise — of the crown of a birch tree against the sky. Perspective | Art in the wild? It’s worth your full attention. 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

You're engaging in the fundamentally the same critique the author is illuminating. ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

“Goblin” is an album that anticipates its own critique — invites it, to be sure, but also understands that the listener determines how an album is received as much as, if not more than, the creator. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z

The Times’s Ezra Klein has written about his support for effective altruism while also thoughtfully critiquing longtermism’s more fanatical expressions of “mathematical blackmail.” Effective Altruism Warned of Risks. Did It Also Incentivize Them? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

It was a mirror, a way to see myself from the outside, and in that way I was able to, over time, to critique myself and try my best to perfect and craft my voice. 'Hamilton' star Leslie Odom Jr. finds the music in life 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

It was an opportunity to really spend quality time with them with studio visits and critiquing each other’s work. Kehinde Wiley on Protests’ Results: ‘I’m Not Impressed Yet’ 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

The Fault in Our Stars has previously been criticised as being 'sick-lit' – and several of our readers addressed this critique explicitly in their reviews. Reviews roundup: your top reads this month! 2013-07-08T14:00:00Z

This video is highly formal, drawing on relations between sign and signifier; it is a fairly direct critique of the domestic sphere of food production. Martha Rosler Isn’t Done Making Protest Art 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

The critique ends by saying, “Thinks very highly of himself and is close-minded toward any opinion that differs from his own.” Apology to my former student 2012-08-27T01:00:00Z

It’s all in service of a critique of just how many “traces of plastics course through our veins, waterways, and air molecules.” Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

Of course, even the film version of M*A*S*H was an adaptation, so it’s not quite fair to lay these critiques entirely at the film-makers’ feet. M*A*S*H at 50: the Robert Altman comedy that revels in cruel misogyny 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

But the film’s director, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, said it is meant to be seen more as symbolism, as a critique of the way misogyny, homophobia and racism have been passed down through cultures. ArtsBeat: Competing Narratives at SXSW 2012-03-13T21:55:21Z

That will go a lot further than bashing Prime or refusing to critique the white power structure that is collegiate sports. Coach Prime is not the HBCU savior: On Deion Sanders and the money-making machine of college sports 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

The containers’ Chinese, Korean and American logos hint at the inescapability and interdependence of today’s global distribution networks, but this is not an academic critique masquerading as art. Desert X Finds Roots in the Region 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z

Director Simon Brand devotes so much running time to fear-mongering and grotesque stereotypes that a last-ditch effort at moral ambiguity and a critique on muckraking barely register. 'Default' a hostage thriller that demands little attention 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Both works fused homage and critique as surely as did. The Boy Who Lived Forever 2011-07-07T09:15:00Z

The critique extended to the opening scene of the premiere where the kids steal a delivery truck from a Black driver causing him to lose his job. "Reservation Dogs" creator on evolving the show's representation & storytelling: "It's not finished" 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Luckily judge Len brought them back down to earth with a blistering critique and a lowly eight from the grouchy judge who apparently doesn’t care if the entire audience hates him. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Threesomes and Then Some 2012-05-08T12:30:09Z

In some ways, Mr. Uklanski said, the new works were his response to Said’s critiques. An Artist Who Appropriates With a Wink 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

The show put 12 contestants through a "Glee" bootcamp where they were critiqued on their singing, dancing and acting throughout the 10-week series. 'The Glee Project' ends with a twist 2011-08-22T02:54:08Z

Here Mr. Gatiss was rather kinder Than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Who in 1912 fired off a reminder At one who critiqued his toil: A ‘Sherlock’ Creator Responds to a Critic in Verse 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

In spite of that, Tumblr remains a home to art, fandom, memes and social critique. Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z

And this critique isn’t coming from some avant-garde outsider or media-studies professor, by the way. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z

His critiques went viral and generated, as you might expect, a small tempest of controversy. Review: In ‘Pumpkinflowers,’ a New Style of Middle East Combat 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

That critique, having largely to do with the criminalization of poverty, charges these poems and flows through them, energizing their lyric force. A Poet and Ex-Con Writes About Life After Prison 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

By lying down in the road, she wasn’t critiquing the status quo or sticking it to the Man. The Strange Appeal of Perverse Actions 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

The book critiques the mangles’ designs; for Mr. Raymond, some are “bloated and nondescript” while others exude “joyfulness, whimsy, simplicity, and idiosyncrasy.” The Arcane Charms of Mangle Boards 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

How do you think she's going to be critiqued and watched and what is that going to look like? "Say 'no' nicely": Toxic workplace culture demands Black women shrink themselves and never speak up 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

Nearby, in a less violent but still biting form of critique, Honoré Daumier’s expressive caricature busts ridicule members of King Louis-Philippe’s court. Review: ‘The Critique of Reason’ Revisits What Romantic Art Means 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

So we went through and found the complimentary reviews of "Spider-Man" hidden beneath the scathing critiques. Searching for the nice reviews of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" 2011-03-24T15:25:00Z

But quickly, the intensity of her critique makes her book unputdownable. Clampdown: Pop-cultural Wars on Class and Gender by Rhian E Jones – review 2013-05-16T06:00:08Z

Many will be tempted to dismiss “Beautiful Country” as another angry critique of Trump. Ben Fountain Takes a Tour Through Our Current Existential Crisis 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

It’s this amazing capitalist critique that feels very reassuring, depicting a world already turned upside down.” Oprah’s Book Club Dropped Her Novel. It Still Became a Best Seller. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

This was no impediment, however, to him publishing a "critique" of Dwyer's piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, in which he lambasted a performance he did not attend as "indulgent and mundane". Who's afraid of the art boogie monster? 2013-06-13T05:07:38Z

Bonnie Camplin Blending drawing, performance, film, music, and writing to critique power structures, artist Bonnie Camplin calls her practice the Invented Life. This Year’s Turner Prize Shortlist Features Three Women and a Design Collective 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Among the biggest critiques, however, is that Howard's adaptation rings false and even lacks the convictions of Vance's memoir. "Hillbilly Elegy" is "poverty-class cosplay" and "laughably bad" – reviews of Netflix's adaptations 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

“It’s deeply encouraging to see others taking up the mantle of institutional critique,” say the CPC. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z

There’s something witty about them, which fits the plays that we are doing this season, all of which are critiques on capitalism, on American society. Making Manhood in ‘The Hairy Ape’ 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Truly, our job is threatened by such pithy critiquing. New band of the day ? No 963: RoxXxan 2011-02-08T17:00:15Z

We still have a battle going on over whether the purpose of art for the black community is to ennoble us and make us appear without flaws, or to critique our circumstances. Preview: Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney makes NW debut at Seattle Rep 2011-01-27T00:44:04Z

A letter critiquing a contemporary author for being "prosy" goes under the hammer at a London auction house on Tuesday. Jane Austen letter critiquing 'prosy' contemporary at auction 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

Dramas are making critiques like "Squid Game" about the ways in which you're fated at birth, what is possible for you in life. Shooting hoops and K-dramas: The American dream of not being relegated to a subplot 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z

Should that not be a consideration for any new construction, and for any critique of new construction? Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

But this is tricky because this expensive, star-driven offering is itself symptomatic of what is being critiqued. Cate Blanchett brings an extravagant fierceness to 'The Maids' 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

“But on the other, they use sophisticated strategies which critique those very traditions.” Review: Art Shaped by Thailand's Changing Landscape 2010-11-22T12:09:00Z

Cowell became a household name as a judge on “American Idol” from 2001-2010 thanks to his harsh critiques of aspiring singers, often prefaced with the line “I don’t mean to be rude but...” Star maker Simon Cowell gets his place on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

That she somehow manages to rattle her ruthless interrogator — and contrive a sentimental out for Reem — takes the sting out of the film’s critique. ‘Huda’s Salon’ Review: The Services Are Not What You’d Expect. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

“No,” says Ring, “breaking the contract doesn’t make it a criminal case. There’s space for a feminist critique of that, however.” Is removing a condom without permission rape? 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

And historians of stage magic, spiritualism, and Nietzsche will find much to applaud and critique here. The real (and more interesting) story behind Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight” 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z

He is grappling with things like Pop Art, and the larger German critique not just of its Nazi past, but of its capitalist present. Review | Is he or isn’t he an abstract painter? Two museums differ. 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

It’s part of a critique of the sanitization of the museum.” Lots of Wine, but None to Drink 2010-12-03T05:39:00Z

She said she was not sure if she will sell any more, though, especially since she began her project as a critique of consumer capitalism, not as an application to participate in it. The Champion Logo, in the Hands of Fashion’s Provocateurs, Is Reborn 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

His final opera, “The Golden Cockerel,” is a barbed critique of the Russo-Japanese War. The Story of ‘the Most Underrated Composer in History’ 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

The girls and their 6-year-old brother, Case, were among more than 200 youngsters recruited by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to critique nearly 30 state attractions. Tennessee tourism department enlists kids to rate the state’s attractions 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

I went on a social-distanced date and my grandmother critiqued every outfit. Together. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

I wrestle with the guilt of telling stories about my community if they do not include a sense of exploration and critique of power. A Vision of Asian-American Cinema That Questions the Very Premise 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

In a critique of Season 2, The Los Angeles Times wrote that “the optics of representation can only do so much when narratives are one-dimensional, fractured or guided by outdated tropes.” Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’ 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

A dense weave of found and original sights and sounds, this hourlong film is at once an experimental documentary, a work of historical excavation and an insistently moral ideological critique. One of the New York Film Festival’s Best Movies Isn’t at the Main Event 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

For too long, the left has been in thrall to the 19th-century romantics, in too much of a hurry to put the old world behind us and offer a radical critique of everything existing. Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

Mr. Edmundson’s critique is both personal and idealistic, drawing on his deep belief in the democratic mission of liberal education and on his practical experience as a teacher. Books of The Times: Mark Edmundson’s Essays Ask, ‘Why Teach?’ 2013-08-20T20:56:24Z

He knows that we all know that he has been dinged, but he also knows that he can use the same powers that Pusha T critiqued him for to resurrect our goodwill. Drake and Karena Evans Stage a Clever “Degrassi” Reunion 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

Neville studied fine art in school, and was educated in Conceptualism and institutional critique before being drawn to documentary practice. After the Brexit Vote, Mark Neville Looks at Life in “Little Britain” 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z

The review critiques “The Late Wedding,” a bold and brainy but tedious play that is receiving its D.C.-area premiere from the Hub Theatre. Review | Hub Theatre’s ‘The Late Wedding’ is daring, but tends toward tedious 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

But sometimes I teach or critique up-and-comers, and that means a great deal to me: photography is still discovering its power and limitations as a medium. The Freedom of Young Photographers 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

This is how subtitled Korean series such as "Squid Game" have become smash hits for Netflix, relying on fierce political and social critique. Netflix: Is mainstream content squeezing out the daring plots viewers originally fell for? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

But go if you enjoy unsolicited critiques: its reputation for straight talk is well deserved. Tennis in New York Is Knowing Where to Look 2010-08-05T22:30:00Z

Art expressed this moment with work about “identity,” and politics was central to art as were theoretical critiques of the institutions where it appeared. When we all smelled like teen spirit 2013-04-21T19:00:00Z

If you critiqued the film, you hated the country, the military and your own freedom. “My first impulse is to call you a dumb Obama ass-licking c**t”: “American Sniper” fans tell me off 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Sensitivity readers cannot guarantee that a book, film or game will not include poor representation or be critiqued. Why sensitivity readers matter – and should be paid properly 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z

Now two days after his keynote, he is still getting questions about it, specifically the “all about Chris” critique. Chris Christie, It’s Not All About Him, He Said Often 2012-08-31T21:53:10Z

His last words, before he was hauled away by the critique police, were, “I kind of liked Get Hard.“ Don't Tell Anyone, But I Kind of Liked Get Hard 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

“Nobody expects a Hollywood movie to be journalism,” a columnist in The Wall Street Journal wrote about “The Big Short” last month in a critique that proceeded to expect just that. Before the Oscars, Some Films Face the Truth Test 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

And, it critiques the means by which feelings are exploited to destroy the value of facts. No one can say if "The Matrix Resurrections" is good or bad. Either way, it makes you think 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

This instinct for withdrawal and obscurity speaks to present critiques of digitised life. Laurence Scott: rereading Maurice by EM Forster 2013-07-05T10:00:01Z

“Loudmouth” is equal parts time capsule, media critique and authorized biography. ‘Loudmouth’ Review: Portrait of the Firebrand Preacher as a Young Man 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

Though the story serves as a critique of modern South African politics, the white South African director Michael Matthews uses his visual style to emphasize mythology over anthropology. Review: ‘Five Fingers for Marseilles’ Takes the Western to South Africa 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

There are substantive aspects of Amis’s critique, but the gist — the “gravamen,” as he might say — is that Corbyn, a humorless, teetotaling vegetarian wedded to an antiquated style of leftism, is woefully uncool. In His New Collection, ‘The Rub of Time,’ Martin Amis Takes On Everyone From Travolta to Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Big egos in small studios, high-pressure critiques and lowlife carousing: If you’re looking for creative drama, there’s nowhere quite like art school. Flying Goats and Black Squares, Charging Into the Future 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Heidi does what an art historian does: observe, sum up, critique. ‘Rapture’ and ‘Heidi Chronicles’: Feminism then and now 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Early in his career, Jewish community members loudly critiqued his work, arguing that, if not openly anti-Semitic, his fiction at least catalyzed anti-Semitic thought. Philip Roth’s journey from “enemy of the Jews” to great Jewish-American novelist 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

This “crisis” forms the basis of Odell’s new book, described as both a “critique of the forces vying for our attention” and an action plan for how to resist them. Jenny Odell on why we need to learn to do nothing: ‘It's a reminder that you're alive’ 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

The weekly gatherings were convivial, hosted at members’ apartments, with jazz on the stereo, but the critiques were arduous, he said. ‘Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

Brockett dismissed the New Yorker diatribe as a “last gasp” critique by defenders of modern wine orthodoxy. Perspective |  It might be trendy again, but orange wine is nothing new — and nothing to scoff at 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

I put aside my aesthetic critiques, along with my insecurities, and went through with the audition. I Was a Teenage Riverdancer 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

She’s accustomed to having her fiction critiqued, but this feels much scarier, and more personal. Amy Tan, the Reluctant Memoirist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Thomas Little, recruited the film center to take over the role of critiquing movies. Henry Herx, 79, Dies; Reviewed Movies for Catholics 2012-09-02T15:28:01Z

But at this point said critiques are tired and beside the point. Critic's Notebook: Taylor Swift's catchy, tone-deaf 'Shake It Off' 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

However, I find his “disappointment” and critique of Weiss’s identification with the liberal values that dominate the contemporary American Jewish community rather narrowly construed historically. Can American Jews Be Both Liberal and Pro-Israel? 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

The thing that surprised me about that book was that the guys who wrote it had a really insightful critique of '50s geology. Q&A: Geologist David Montgomery on Noah's flood 2012-09-17T17:34:36Z

Letter to Jane is simply a deconstructionist essay/harangue, narrated by Godard and Gorin, critiquing the photo of Fonda, and also US leftism and Hollywood stardom. Jane Fonda's 10 best films – ranked! 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

At another point, moderator Martha Raddatz of ABC News appeared to debate Trump, replying to his critique of U.S. military announcements preceding invasions of enemy strongholds. In debate, Trump takes on moderators almost as much as Clinton 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

The lampooning of banquet-hall pomp around long tables with white tablecloths suggests no grand social critique but attendance at one family wedding too many. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

The D word really started to grip Taylor while she was writing her previous book, The People’s Platform, a critique of Silicon Valley’s self-interested “utopianism”, published in 2014. ‘People are finally talking about class’: Astra Taylor on US democracy, socialism and revolution 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

And Sam Wineburg, a Stanford historian and the author of another critique, posted to Twitter calling Mr. Daniels’s emails “a shameless attempt to censor free speech.” ArtsBeat: Historians Defend Howard Zinn Against a Former Governor’s Critique 2013-07-29T19:03:22Z

The production examines church and state and critiques creeping conservatism. The Major Minor Party - review 2013-05-30T02:59:26Z

The show’s metaphorical critique got a bit more specific, as well. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Recap: I Saw the Devil's Face 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

We had our final critique in sculpture class today. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

Badinter’s critique is not surprising, given how zealous the “breast is best” messengers can be. When anti-violence backfires 2012-06-02T15:00:00Z

“Parallel Mothers,” in effect, critiques its own title. ‘Parallel Mothers’ Review: Almodóvar’s Brutal, Beautiful World 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

One category of articles is flagged “Fake News Media,” echoing Trump’s critique, and includes such headlines as “Washington Post Buys Super Bowl Ad to Pat Themselves and Fake News Media on the Back.” A tip from a ‘concerned citizen’ helps a reporter land the scoop of a lifetime about Northam 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

While uncanny, Schweblin’s work is also imbued with social critique: In “Seven Empty Houses,” prejudice and class divides are front and center. For Latin American Women, Horror and Fantasy Capture Everyday Struggle 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z

Open about his biases, Leonard wrote a devastating critique of a book by Richard Nixon and a similar takedown of folk icon Bob Dylan titled "Blowing His Nose in the Wind." 'Reading for My Life': a critic's lifelong engagement with literature 2012-05-16T18:47:03Z

When, every so often, she critiqued her husband’s delivery and suggested a different approach, Eulaulah said, “He would receive the notes.” Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

Before long, she is even boldly critiquing his wife’s art. The Pill That Makes Life Shine Brighter, Fallout Be Damned 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

It was aware all along of the critique in Siegel’s very sale. Auctioning off utopia 2013-07-14T22:00:00Z

Though her book went unremarked upon, Dr. Gagliano’s experiments and statements ascribing feelings and subjectivity to plants were among those critiqued, and she was categorized witheringly within “a new wave of Romantic biology.” Do Plants Have Something to Say? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

It’s inspiring when a living composer, rather than being intimidated by the work of a past master, pays homage to it, even critiques it, by writing a contemporary version. Review: A Dark, Modern Version of Beethoven’s Only Opera 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z

But to ignore the critique behind the song’s ostensible patriotism would be a slight to his songwriting. 8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

He said my draft was “good” and “human” and “filled with conflict,” as though critiquing another couple’s tale, but then admitted that he was embarrassed by the story. Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

The result is both a winking critique of the genre and a fine example of it. ‘Skate Kitchen,’ ‘Night Moves’ and More Streaming Gems 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

This lack of critique is perhaps not surprising. How portrayals of the NFL are shaping criminal justice reform 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z

At times it's a pointed, artful critique of the way the wealthy can insulate themselves from poverty and empathy. British 'Hello Ladies' trades in embarrassment and sentimentality 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z

He told me that he was interested in critiquing the ways in which the physicality of young people today continues to be a source of spectacle. Forgotten Victories 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

And we see how that much-praised style, especially of her novel “Sleepless Nights,” its obsession with abandoned women, is a response to “The Dolphin” — and a critique, in its tact and care with the living. ‘The Dolphin Letters’ Shine Light on a Famous Marital and Literary Scandal 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

This is art and art as critique all at the same time. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for February 2018 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

“Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind,” wrote Wolcott Gibbs in a 1936 New Yorker critique of the magazine, “Where it will all end, knows God.” The First TIME 2013-03-01T13:00:58Z

The other great influence is Susan Sontag, whose “On Photography” includes a critique of Agee’s and Evans’s documentary project and who also appears in the play, portrayed with steely evenness by Tanya Selvaratnam. Review: ‘Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag,’ by Sibyl Kempson 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

Industry observers and players told the Guardian there was a silent constituency which rejected the #OscarsSoWhite critique but did not speak out for fear of being branded racist. Oscars 'unlikely to change' despite race protest, insiders suggest 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

And it’s on the basis of empathy, not ideology, that Streep delivered her critique of the president-elect, which is perhaps why it was powerful enough to get under his admittedly onion-thin skin. Meryl Streep, Donald Trump and the now-familiar battle of the bubbles 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Reality TV generally, and the franchise specifically, is more susceptible to Foster Wallace’s critiques in that its appeal is almost entirely that of judgment. Watching “The Real Housewives” with David Foster Wallace: Why reality TV is good for America, after all 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

A natural born iconoclast, Asim isn’t afraid to critique the punk scene’s faults and limitations. Review | In ‘Boyz n the Void,’ a ‘malcontent with an allergy to authority’ finds freedom — and confusion — in the punk rock scene 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

And it’s a rare feat to make drama out of a critique of systems without sounding like a textbook, or a tract. ‘The Wire’ Stands Alone 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

He’s already barely concerned with the sound of now, and perhaps he knows if he focuses on the sound of then, he might be able to finally escape prying eyes and critiquing ears. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

We are left in little doubt that the globules of science are meant to be real critique. Take climate scientists to task, but avoid formulaic boffin-bashing 2011-02-11T18:19:34Z

Mr. Payton, a virtuoso trumpeter, is quick to issue a critique. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Can black artists grow and become better if we don’t honestly critique them? ‘Make films where black characters don’t die’: Queen & Slim sparks debate over ‘trauma porn’ 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

“Blade Runner”’s class critique is not subtle. Am I in Manhattan? Or Another Sequel to ‘Blade Runner’? 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

But in that post, and in a Zoom conversation with me, she expanded her critique to the wine industry as a whole. The Court of Master Sommeliers has been called out for racism. Now, it is pledging change. 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

With decades of experience at the highest levels of government, Gates presents a critique of past mistakes in American foreign policy and provides a guide for policymakers in the future. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

These feelings do not necessarily reflect reality, but instead speak more to an inner and self-centered fear that her performance as a mother—not her parenting skills themselves—are under constant critique and attack. “Transparent” tells the truth about being a mom: Motherhood is just as performative as gender 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Still, hooks’ most important critique of Beyoncé is found in an essay she released last week, nearly two years to the day she called the mogul a terrorist. bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about “Lemonade” and liberation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

A British journalist and prolific military historian who once reported on the war, Hastings indicts the United States with passion and engaging snark but mostly reinforces old critiques. The Disaster That Was the Vietnam War 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

The series Generation Kill is, along with everything else, a sustained critique of the structural and conventional fictions of The Hurt Locker. The human heart of the matter 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z

The mirror at Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions critiques your wardrobe in a persnickety voice. Whether in Orlando or London, Harry Potter tourist attractions cast a magical spell 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

The film is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022 and is remembered today for its obvious sentimentality and its half-hearted critique of the over-commercialization of Christmas. "Miracle on 34th Street" reminds us that home ownership was once an elusive dream for many Americans 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z

Whatever language we use, we need ways to name the influential social norms associated with manhood, critique the harmful attitudes and behaviours some men adopt, and foster healthier lives for men and boys. "Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful? 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

“Should stop explaining what she stands for and just start reporting and critiquing.” Soleil Ho is a young, queer woman of color who wants to redefine food criticism 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

Dingus’ striking installation “Gathering the Spirits,” built from found metallic materials, is similarly more concerned with ghostly presence than spelled-out social critique. ‘Truth B Told’ in all kinds of ways by region’s black artists in Onyx show 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

But in his cool style Mr. Nagel extends his ideas about consciousness into a sweeping critique of the modern scientific worldview, which he calls a “heroic triumph of ideological theory over common sense.” Thomas Nagel Is Praised by Creationists 2013-02-06T22:56:34Z

He said the program would include a critique of the decision by prosecutors in Pennsylvania to charge him last year. Bill Cosby, Fresh From Trial, Plans Speeches on Sex Assault Issues 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

The show’s regular Three Page Challenge segment, in which Mazin and August critique a sample of a reader-submitted screenplay, is invaluable whether you’re an aspiring screenwriter or a curious film fan. 7 Podcasts for the Movie Buff 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

Or, you might see an endless onslaught of eye rolls at the performativite nature of it all, attending a stunningly capitalistic, privileged affair armed with but a pithy slogan to vaguely critique it. From AOC to Cara Delevingne, are the Met Gala’s feminist displays meaningful or just performative? 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

A blunt and sly critique of American racism. Dystopia, Apocalypse, Culture War: 2018 or 1968? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

As smart as Medoff’s critique of corporate inanity is, it’s tempered by compassion for these people, who are ultimately tender with each other, too. Review | If you hate office life, you’ll love — and laugh at — this novel 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

But, unlike the rest of Latin America, graffiti artists making pointed social critiques are pioneering the art form in Cuba. Cuban graffiti artists bring social critique to Havana's walls 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

Instead, there is “a large bird who critiques from above, a large fish who critiques from the middle and a large bear who critiques while cradling creation in its arms.” ‘Pure Colour’ Seeks Answers About Love, Mortality and God 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

"The Little Mermaid" is explicit about how humans hurt the ecosystem, a critique made by Black mermaids in older folk tales and recent literature inspired by them. Why "The Little Mermaid" and "Barbie" made 2023 the dead girl summer 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z

As a satirist of American media and politics, though, Noah walks a fine line between critique and sympathy for his American audience. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

But with millions of people able to access her yoga for free, I’ll get to critiques of her motivation once I’ve untangled from pigeon pose. 'The people’s yogi': how Adriene Mishler became a YouTube phenomenon 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

Another is that he is critiquing the celebrification of contemporary design culture. DESIGN: An Italian Designer's Homage to His Native Country 2010-08-29T15:30:00Z

Despite the unfairness of it all, it is my favorite episode of the season: lots of Tim Gunn giving his best critiques, spouting impressive vocabulary and sitting at uncomfortable dinners with relatives and mothers-in-law.  "Project Runway" recap: Jay vs. Mila 2010-04-16T12:17:00Z

And so, she says, while her experience informs some of her essays, she does not bring her critique of women in film to the set. Dakota Fanning: ‘There was an expectation – to fail, to succeed’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

His remarks caused raised eyebrows around the room and whispered critiques for such pointed remarks during a celebration of civility and cooperation. A Ronald Reagan celebration raises the question: What does he mean now? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

My only critique is that it felt gusted to the finish in the second act. Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

This evolution of the original literature’s critique of superheroes and their role in the American story is the type of conversation starter that’s increasingly rare in TV these days. This one (only) goes up to 11: the Best TV of 2019 and the many runners-up 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Over the course of a week, days at sea might have three events - a film, a guest speaker and a critique - while days at port would begin with an early screening followed by time off-shore. T Magazine: All Aboard 2012-11-15T22:22:03Z

In a story that aims, among other things, to critique current fads and fashion, these gaffes, and others like them, are mood killers. Book World: ‘Beautiful You’ by Chuck Palahniuk

The six-episode scripted series is at once an extension, an updating and a partial revision of their landmark drama’s critique of policing. ‘We Own This City’ Review: Baltimore Police Problems, Rewired 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

The film, which was shown on public television, depicted the black soldiers as fiercely patriotic and courageous while offering an oddly good-natured — and moving — critique of American racism. William Miles, Maker of Documentaries About Black History, Dies at 82 2013-05-19T03:14:06Z

It all seems a lighthearted critique of overabundance. Multilayered Paintings That Pay Tribute to Hip-Hop Dances 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

In this way, the book functions on several levels at once, critiquing the West’s indifference while interrogating the refugees’ blended cynicism and naivete. Review | ‘What Strange Paradise’ is a visceral account of a refugee’s desperation 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

As an artist, he’s been known for addressing and critiquing social and political issues, including capitalism, poverty and immigration, through sculpture that is both minimalist and eye-catching. In Transit: At a London Exhibition, News Becomes Art 2010-10-14T10:00:00Z

“These prophecies have a way of being self-fulfilling,” Fintan O’Toole recently wrote in The Atlantic, in a critique of a new book by the Canadian novelist and cultural critic Stephen Marche, “The Next Civil War.” ‘How Civil Wars Start,’ a Warning About the State of the Union 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z

Many critiques emerge out of art institutions’ historical blind spots. Essential Arts & Culture: A 2017 rewind, lots of 'Nutcracker' and Bach, art and selfie marketing 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

Aside from its implicit critique of the notion of valuing a man’s life by the rung he occupies on the ladder of commerce, other elements in the play resonate freshly today. Spring Performance: ?Death of a Salesman? Arrives on Broadway Right on Time 2012-02-24T15:54:51Z

“It was funny because my critique of Republicans at the time was that they’re all clowns, and I myself was a kind of pastiche of what Bernie Bro-dom is,” he continues. Online agitator. Leftist know-it-all. Is the Bernie Bro back? 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

And you begin to wonder to what extent the film is a critique of an entire society in which the disparity between tradition and modernity is irreconcilable. Review: In ‘About Elly,’ a Middle Class Enjoying Itself Is Engulfed in Change 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

“I hope you like discipline, competition and critique,” she says to her dazed volunteer. Theater Review: ‘Stop Hitting Yourself,’ a Riff on Excess, at Lincoln Center 2014-01-28T03:00:01Z

It’s a mishmash of genres: memoir, meditations, poetry, cultural critique, biography and medical material. Wresting Insight, and Poetry, From Pain 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

My editor asked me to write a critique of the two men’s attire on the day of the announcement in Virginia, thinking there might be something in their casual look. Critic’s Notebook: A Look at Paul Ryan’s Fashion Sense 2012-08-15T19:47:31Z

I don't walk into movies with an angry look wiped across my face, RACE-O-METER in hand, hungry to judge and critique the color, ethnicity and class decisions made by production companies. My mixed feelings about "Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse": It's too good to have a TV ending 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

I was critiqued for having 'obligatory romance' in all my books. Coverflip: author Maureen Johnson turns tables on gendered book covers 2013-05-09T15:10:44Z

It’s probably inevitable that a book that critiques the linear model of time will also be ambivalent about both the act of writing itself and the clicking rosary that is narration. Ben Ehrenreich’s Dispatches From the Beginning and End of the World 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

It’s one thing to critique Coates’s writing or ideas and another to hint that the millions of readers who found meaning in his work were grading him on a curve. Meghan Daum to Millennials: Get off My Lawn 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

For the 42 seasons that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air, critiquing the show has not only been the preoccupation of comedy nerds but also every American’s national duty. Trump and ‘S.N.L.’: A Look Back at a Complicated Relationship 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

“Spinnin’,” his take on the Lee Morgan tune “Speedball,” was a winsome, convincing romantic complaint; “Too Many Things,” based on Thelonious Monk’s “Think of One,” was an awkward critique of consumerism. 2010-01-08T03:51:00Z

Sometimes the critiques came directly to Mr. West’s doorstep. Kanye West’s Year of Breaking Bad 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

The Reluctant Fundamenalist is in no way a critique of Pakistan's intellectual denial. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid – review 2012-12-23T00:05:33Z

As Rich's critique of the humble book illustrates, it isn't difficult to find the same arguments advanced throughout history in the face of change. 'The Shallows': Is the Internet changing the way we think? 2010-06-17T20:15:00Z

It's a brilliant move, not only for its sheer subversive power — critiquing a government in terms it does not recognize — but also for its understanding of desire as essential, equally, to politics and ardor. Milan Kundera's 'Festival of Insignificance' on being and smallness 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

More than 20 years ago, Scottish songwriter Edwyn Collins critiqued the festival life like this: "The overrated hit the stage / Overpaid and over here / And their idea of counter culture's / Momma's charge account at Sears." Rock in Rio: Do we really need another music festival? 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Successive presidential administrations sought their insights, and Nobel prize-winners adopted their critiques. Life on the frontline of the Aids epidemic | David France 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

For me, this idea of job-hating as economic critique is really necessary in the media industries.” Depth on the Dance Floor: The Music of DJ Sprinkles 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

MJ Kaufman’s “Wild Pride” is the most politically conscious play of the batch, a pointed critique of the commercialization of queer advocacy. ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ Review: Pride and Pole Dancing Behind Glass 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

Synchronous to the debates around heroic police characters in TV and movies that "Bad Boys" contributes to perpetuating are critiques concerning the commodification of Black pain. Will Smith perfected blockbuster success, but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

It’s one of the few movies I’ve ever seen that seems to critique blind optimism or shallow happiness. How “Inside Out” rejects the self-esteem mandate: “You are not going to feel great about yourself all the time” 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Those who made it to Disney Hall went through preliminary and semifinal rounds and master classes where judges critiqued artistic interpretation and technique. Students' arts dedication puts them in Spotlight at Disney Hall 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

On a deeper level, it’s a subtle critique of how fact and fiction, myth and history, intertwine. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Rosenfelt's work at Quinnipiac will include critiquing students' projects, giving guest lectures and helping students win internships in Los Angeles and New York. Noted film producer signs on as Quinnipiac mentor 2011-07-09T13:46:15Z

"The Boys" is an adrenalized critique of our culture's worship of comic book heroes, an entertainment genre molded by companies and studios into something akin to a secular religion. "The Boys": With new superhero Stormfront, fascism dons a mask and cape of female empowerment 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

The critique is more subtle than simply saying that we don’t really believe it. Christians should abandon Christianity 2013-04-21T16:00:00Z

Blake Hazard’s “Little Situation” is not the strongest political critique here, but is refreshing in its musical sunniness and sweet female vocals. Other songs — Ledinsky’s “DonaldTrumpMakesMeWannaSmokeCrack” is just kinda of obvious or slight. The best anti-Trump songs: Dave Eggers’ playlist includes some gems 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

With Clinton in the Oval Office, “Pink White House” would’ve been a tough critique from the left; now it sounds like a postmortem of neo-liberalism. A debut well worth the wait from political D.C. punks Priests 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

Their critique of the canon is often caricatured and misunderstood, and Max may embody the shibboleths of his elders as much as he does the attitude of his peers. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

But “BS High,” a documentary about the saga, is too taken by the audacity of Roy Johnson, the founder of Bishop Sycamore, to critique his actions. ‘BS High’ Review: Greed and Football 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z

While “What Men Want” starts off as a stinging critique, it undermines that message with one of Hollywood’s favorite idiotic subplots. ‘What Men Want’ Review: A Mind-Reading Woman Flips the Script, Sort of 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

I remember feeling swindled once I returned to my normal, healthy weight and so did the familiar critiques. The last time I danced: What do you when the thing you love most doesn't love you back? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

You are navigating having followers listen to you, take your advice and critique your recipes. “You’re a little bit scared”: TikTok chef Nick DiGiovanni found an unlikely friend in Gordon Ramsay 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z

The day’s centerpiece was Biden’s speech at the Capitol’s Statuary Hall, in which he delivered a particularly forceful critique of Trump. Conservative networks minimize insurrection on anniversary 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

She used her experiences as a mother to write “Of Woman Born,” her ground-breaking feminist critique of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, published in 1976. Adrienne Rich, Feminist Poet and Essayist, Dies 2012-03-28T22:26:45Z

That gatekeeping impulse is precisely what Soderbergh critiques in “High Flying Bird,” which plays like a thinly veiled jab at the corporate interests that frustrated him so much that he briefly retired. Perspective | The Stevens — Soderbergh and Spielberg — defined late-20th-century film. Can they agree on its 21st-century future? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

It is mainly this aspect of his Wojnarowicz’s legacy that survived him, in large part because it served the homophobic purposes of the bigots who found his critique of America, religion and patriarchy intolerable. Review | The Smithsonian censored him in 2010. Now, the Whitney is celebrating his grandeur. 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

He harangues the long-suffering Natacha with his doubts. He compulsively critiques other accounts of the assassination, and compares them to his own. Assassination Fascination: A Review of Laurent Binet's Prize-Winning HHhH 2012-04-25T10:45:49Z

It’s all darker and heavier, its critique of power and powerlessness more pointed. The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z

Klein is a Canadian journalist and activist whose previous books include sharp, well-reported critiques of corporations and capitalism. Is the Green New Deal Realistic? Two Sympathetic Authors Weigh In 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

A Publishers Weekly review called “Lies My Teacher Told Me” a “politically correct critique of 12 American history textbooks” that was “sure to please liberals and infuriate conservatives.” James W. Loewen, wrote ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ dead at 79 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

The scourge of many contestants and a savior for others, Mr. Cowell delivered critiques and insults that have secured him a place in television history. Will Simon Cowell?s Exit From ?American Idol? Sink the Show? 2010-05-25T22:22:00Z

This critique says that rational social engineering, the sort often pursued by revolutionaries and progressive reformers, can never reproduce the subtle knowledge and virtue captured in tradition. The Book That Predicted Trump 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Much of what she denounces—“outrage culture,” empowerment marketing, the stranglehold that white women have on the public conversation—has already been critiqued at length by the young feminist mainstream. The Case Against Contemporary Feminism 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

It’s probably not surprising that artists have tracked, critiqued and sometimes embraced conspiracy theories. New York Art Guide: How to Navigate Museums This Holiday 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

Squirming in his chair, Mr. Camp abruptly pivoted to a critique of American foreign policy: “We’re blowing people up.” An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

The show doesn’t work as a specific critique of The Bachelor, really; in this world, reality TV is still unfolding while it airs and is edited according to audience reaction, which isn’t the case. Survivor's Medical Emergency Proves This Is a Critical Moment for Reality TV 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

But what I’m actually doing is critiquing the institutions and the hierarchy and the prominence of it, not necessarily the actual experience of being someone who’s being involved or not involved. In defense of single people 2012-07-09T01:00:00Z

Rather, this album critiques modern America while embracing the heartland rock of Petty’s early years. REVIEW: Tom Petty's New Album Hypnotic Eye Stays Red, White and Blue 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

This echoes the critique of Reagan that was a constant refrain in the 1980s. You're hired! How TV carried Reagan and Trump to the White House 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Amiri’s wife, Amina, emerges as the film’s most arresting figure, sharing moving anecdotes and sharp, feminist critiques of the Black Power movement. ‘Why Is We Americans?’ Review: A Family Synonymous With Newark 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

There was a bit of small talk, about a national museum show that included a not-so-subtle critique of Monaco’s ugly midcentury high-rises. In Transit Blog: A Brush With Art, and Royalty, in Monaco 2012-04-10T18:26:00Z

This seems like a rather bleak perspective on marriage, but it should be read as a bleak view of a specific kind of marriage, and a critique of Lydgate’s romantic thinking. The Ideal Marriage, According to Novels 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

But in opting for the easy jokes, Ms. Collins misses the chance for a more substantive critique. Books of The Times: ‘As Texas Goes ’ by Gail Collins 2012-07-02T21:01:09Z

Meanwhile, “All That Heaven Allows” and “Imitation of Life” embedded timely critiques of middle-class snobbery and the pyschic wounds of racism within the soapy conventions of domestic melodrama. Perspective | ‘Get Out’ shows how genre can address serious issues. Why can’t serious drama? 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

Reading “Hot White Andy” is an eerie experience, because you are so often implicated in the processes that Sutherland critiques. A Radical Poet in the Age of Google and Guantánamo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Everyone deems it a great success, though Sherry starts her critique with "it's shockingly un-sweet" and "the oxymoron of desserts." Omelets are hard to master and more lessons learned from "The Julia Child Challenge" 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Instructors will offer help, and the writers will share — without any critiques — their individual perspectives with their relatives and the group. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

Basic class critiques often emphasize splashy but petty outrages, like flying private jets or dining at the French Laundry during a coronavirus surge. Buck Ellison’s Great White Society 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

He offers us snapshots of individual cruelties that, for all the suggestion of larger forces at work, don't add up to a social critique. Wastwater - review 2011-04-05T23:30:12Z

“Fahrenheit 9/11,” Michael Moore’s 2004 documentary critique of President George W. Bush, is still generating heat. ArtsBeat: Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins 2011-02-07T20:44:39Z

One can go as far as one likes with a feminist critique of our society, and I’m right there with it. My BF’s BF is a cruddy lout 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they talk into the night, offering minute critiques and observations. In India, a Dance Haven Shuts Out the World 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

As often is the case in Peele’s work, comedy underlines the unease and acidifies into social critique, as when the nervous flyer approaches a couple of turbaned fellows who have not stowed their electronic devices. In Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” Reboot, the Plot Is Often Less Brilliant Than the Premise 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Classical antiquity provided Poussin with a form of critique. Cy Twombly and Nicolas Poussin: the odd couple 2011-07-06T15:00:01Z

Louis, who belongs to a class of artists that fancy corporations employ as consultants, teaches his institution “how to think better, how to critique its institutionality.” In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Today, Murakami acknowledges an aesthetic journey that has taken him from a critique of cute pop to an embrace of art brut and outsider art’s celebrated aura of authenticity. Takashi Murakami Helps Present Art Fair’s ‘Super-Rough’ in SoHo 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s entertainment, but it’s critiquing entertainment at the same time,” Mr. Sanders said. The Whitney Embraces Dancenoise, a Brash ’80s Performance Duo 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Winners and runners-up will be invited to an awards ceremony, and prizes will reflect the respective categories, including a day at a music studio and an editorial critique session from a top Random House editor. Blackman asks teens to 'remix' books 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

A critic’s qualifications are vague, and some perceive an aura of resentment around the whole enterprise: Those who can’t do, teach, and those who can’t teach, critique, or something like that. Critic’s Notebook: A Critic Donates His Cello, His Musical Past, to WQXR 2014-04-04T18:05:57Z

Within HarperCollins, there was brief, awkward debate about whether some might see “Yellowface” as a not so subtle critique of the company. She Wrote a Blistering Satire About Publishing. The Publishing Industry Loves It. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

Perhaps inspired in part by the disgrace of popular neuroscience writer Jonah Lehrer, there’s now a whole cottage industry devoted to critiquing the use of brain scans to explain our lives. Brain science’s sexism problem: The trouble with “hard-wiring” 2013-12-05T17:18:00Z

Although it offers an implicit critique of Turkey’s corrupt justice system, “Endgame” is also comic and charmingly absurd, largely due to the reckless efforts of its characters to get even. ‘Endgame’ — a Turkish seaside noir by Ahmet Altan 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

But, peering out from under his bushy white eyebrows, Rooney also analyzed presidents, critiqued the Iraq war and considered North Korea's nuclear threat. Former CBS News commentator Andy Rooney dies 2011-11-06T09:19:51Z

But this kind of knowingness is as naïve as the obliviousness it critiques. Review: ‘Normal’ Looks Into the Abyss and Finds the Future 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

If they don’t rise to it, people might talk, but the critique will be less of a takedown and more of a roast. Perspective | Vogue can make anyone look glamorous, including Pete Buttigieg 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

But what makes “In the Dream House” a particularly self-aware structure—which is to say, a true haunted house—is the intimation that it is critiquing itself in real time. Carmen Maria Machado’s Many Haunted Stories of a Toxic Relationship 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

The film, which Fazili has said he wrote during a time when he had considered separating from Hussaini, potently critiques the patriarchal economics that tether the security of women to the whims of men. “Midnight Traveler” Expands the Narrative of the Refugee Documentary 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

There are far worse critiques a show can sustain than the observation that there's not enough of it, or that it stuffs too many attention-grabbing elements in too small of a space. Netflix's stunning "Yasuke" spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

But isn’t that a critique often leveled against movie stars, too? Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diaries 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere she brings fiery humor and sass to songs like “Miss America,” a comical critique of that institution, and “Put in a Package and Sold,” whose subject I probably don’t need to explain. Theater Review: ‘I’m Getting My Act Together’ at City Center 2013-07-25T21:07:09Z

As her political critique intensified, she made a series of mock campaign ads — parodies of the Kremlin campaign that enlisted artists and actors to support Putin. Ksenia Sobchak, the Stiletto in Putin’s Side 2012-07-03T21:56:57Z

Accordingly, he renders caste discrimination with curious bafflement, while his critiques of white supremacy and colonialism are infused with fire. Review | Rajiv Mohabir’s ‘Antiman’ is a memoir that refuses genre 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

Those classes typically involve multiple visits with leading designers who critique students and offer informal guidance. On the Runway Blog: No Teaching Gig for Galliano 2013-05-07T22:36:09Z

People are critiquing and judging, cheering for more. Gabrielle Union: Sharing Stolen Nude Photos Is a 'New Form of Sexual Abuse' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

The piece, with its implied critique of a national symbol, set off such a public furor that it became the subject of two parliamentary debates. Art and Design: Sanja Ivekovic, Croatia?s Monumental Provocateur 2011-12-25T05:07:04Z

And after the decision, we see African-Americans continue to resist, to critique Taney’s decision from the podium, in newspapers. The History Behind the Birthright Citizenship Battle 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

Smart, stylish and apocalyptic, Zach Blas’s “Contra-Internet” at Art in General uses sculpture and moving images to critique the internet as a tool of capitalism and oppression, and to imagine its messy demise. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

The gallery tried to present “an authentic, unmediated experience of this work,” she said, letting the visitors decide “whether they thought it was art or illustration, an endorsement of our military activity or a critique.” Joe Bonham Project Illustrates the Wounds of War 2012-05-25T13:36:39Z

But, too often, arguments about the anthem center on critiques of Key. Colin Kaepernick and the Radical Uses of “The Star-Spangled Banner” 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

The series was a hit, even though at the time Carroll herself critiqued the series’ writers failing to reflect an honest version of the grim economic and social realities African Americans were facing. The symbolic power of Gina Torres's new drama "Pearson," right now 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

Rather, her critique is of a culture of employment that places a negative value on parental leave. “My infant died. He should have been with me”: The horror too nightmarish to comprehend 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

“It’s a testament to the author’s sensitive eye for human foibles that these characters are not only palatable but relatable, and this feat of empathy makes the implicit critique sting even more.” New in Paperback: ‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Improvement’ 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

After his wife’s cutting critique of the early pages of “The Buried Giant,” Mr. Ishiguro wasn’t prepared for another ego bashing. For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

It gives you a critique of your own life, and you realise: "I'm not doing anything. Human beings are capable of amazing things and I'm just sucking things up." Vivienne Westwood: 'I do things that irritate people' 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

When a wealthy weekend host asked him to critique his amateur painting, Turner obliged but later sent the man a bill. Review: ‘Turner,’ a Portrait of a Most Dazzling and Disagreeable Artist 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

Talk-radio hosts, Harrison said, “never expected” their critiques of the election “to get out of hand” in the manner seen Wednesday. Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile with similar but more sombre links to the mystery of death, reviewer Smilez sent in a wonderful critique of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning novel: Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine. Reader reviews roundup 2013-07-19T09:06:14Z

This sentiment is embodied by the #GamerGate movement, who claim they want change in the ethics of gaming journalism but in practice have been viciously attacking women who design or critique games. The Comic Book World Is Getting Safer for Women, But the Gaming World Isn't 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

The album was a trenchant critique of the commodity form in the form of an irresistible commodity. Riff: Riff: The Iron Lady as Anti-Muse 2011-09-25T04:33:02Z

Participating in this call and response is a kind of critique, a way to show up the media by allowing their oversize responses to essentially trivial actions to reveal the emptiness of their raison d’être. Explaining James Franco Explaining Shia LaBeouf: Why None of This Is Art 2014-02-20T20:40:28Z

Mr. Akomfrah’s film checks off many artistic boxes, from the nonnarrative formalism of the cinematic avant-garde through the literary tradition of English heritage films to the political engagement of postcolonial critique. | 'The Nine Muses': ?The Nine Muses,? by John Akomfrah - Review 2011-10-05T22:07:26Z

Eggers clearly thought that he could use his imagination to critique the Internet. How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Both used their fame to critique fame—a repressive system that kept their real selves from the world. Carrie Fisher and George Michael Were the Same in 1 Way 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Starting with cheap, found canvases, he applied gestural splatters and scrawls of paint, “détourning” the works into critiques of “tasteful” bourgeois European culture, which had become available in mass-produced form after World War II. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

Most awkward judging moment: While Judge Len doesn’t normally subscribe to the rule of “if you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all,” something happened when faced with critiquing J.R.’s jive. Dancing with the Stars, Season 13: And the Winner Is? 2011-11-23T13:45:02Z

In the case of “Friends! The Musical Parody,” part of the fun is the hectic combination of pointed critique, 10 seasons’ worth of plot, and extratextual jokes about the actors’ salaries and post-“Friends” careers. The One Where It’s a Live Musical Parody of Your Favorite TV Show 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

The story amounts to a weirdly affecting critique of consumerism, half homage to Supreme and half culture-jamming. This Brand Could Be Your Life: David Shapiro’s “Supremacist” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

That day the class I taught as a graduate student instructor at Berkeley ended the semester with student critiques. My Marriage: A Course in Desert Survival 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

These people make their living doing readings and critiques of texts in order to generate theories of varying levels of competency. As I Lay Dying: James Franco Does William Faulkner 2013-05-22T08:40:13Z

Ms. Oates recalled him as “quietly well spoken, though forceful in his critiques of others’ work.” Global Migration Meets Magic in Mohsin Hamid’s Timely Novel 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

I just think it's odd there's no protest, resistance or critique of what's going down. Bobby Gillespie: 'We always saw music as a revolutionary force' 2013-03-14T16:25:18Z

The biggest problem with it is that it mistakes “does not advance a liberal critique of the NYPD” with “is conservative.” No, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Isn’t Conservative Propaganda 2013-11-20T12:22:19Z

As a black woman with expertise in gender studies and how the images of women, notably black women, influence our experiences, Dr. hooks is most certainly qualified to critique how the superstar’s art affects women. bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about “Lemonade” and liberation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

In a way, "Kate" follows HBO's summer hit "The White Lotus," Mike White's smart and enjoyable mystery drama that critiques the privilege and delusion of rich white guests at a luxurious Hawaiian resort. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

In 2010 she began starring on the E! show “Fashion Police,” where she and a panel gleefully critiqued celebrities’ wardrobes. Joan Rivers, a Comedian for Whom Nothing Was Too Soon or Too Sacred, Dies at 81 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

The project’s declared aim is to “measure apologias and critiques of empire against historical data”. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

But these two brilliant novels, both published this month, are not adversaries so much as collaborators in a coincidental critique of our Internet-attenuated lives. Review | Two authors expose the deceptive, self-aggrandizing absurdity of online life 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

But his closeness to Furie also meant having to batten down his impulses to defend his friend when interview subjects critiqued him or said cruel things. In PBS' "Feels Good Man," Pepe the Frog is the "superhero" who gets vindication 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z

Before reading his work, I didn’t think I was entitled to deconstruct or critique or even portray that tension. 5 Artists on How ‘M. Butterfly’ Changed Their Lives 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

This is a way for Banksy to tell his story but at the same time critique the street art phenomenon. Banksy Puzzles With ?Exit Through the Gift Shop? 2010-04-13T22:55:00Z

To make his eviscerating critique of capitalism, Harris cherry-picks the history of California in general and Palo Alto in particular. Can One City Be a Microcosm of Everything That’s Wrong? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

Their research is distilled in “Confidence Culture,” a feminist cultural critique that will be published by Duke University Press on Feb. 9. Is Confidence the Secret to Success? Not Exactly. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

"Apostle" started as a critique of what Bissell regarded as nonsensical beliefs predicated on apocryphal yarns that included talking animals and necrophilia. Tom Bissell's 'Apostle' takes a ride-along through unanswerable questions about Jesus' disciples 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

But the real takedown — the critique that became a cultural artifact on its own — was the November 2012 review from Pete Wells, restaurant critic for the New York Times. Guy Fieri is pulling the plug on perhaps the most mocked restaurant in America 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

They're seen as these critiques of the hyper-rich in society and this idea that they not only think less of people that don't have their money, but also don't really see them as fully human. "You" star Penn Badgley thinks his killer Joe has "too many sides .. and he needs to die" 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

South Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho intended his latest feature Okja as a primarily ideological assault, and he massages his critique of capitalist industry into the grace notes of the film’s finest sequence. Cannibalism, bad dates and ice skating: the best movie moments of 2017 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

You could even let your children be curators, celebrating rather than critiquing the experience. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

He offered a few critiques, but more often he paused to share stories and historical tidbits, illuminating the lineage and theory behind the movements he was teaching. At Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop University, Teaching the Teachers 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

It must be noted, however, that the men of the current administration aren’t escaping their own superficial critique. Kellyanne Conway’s “triple standard”: A game of two half-truths and a lie 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

As the guy who presided over a company that came to be the most valuable on Earth, and as somebody who came out of the counterculture, it’s a critique of how values become compromised. Steve Jobs' widow pulled out of documentary on late Apple chief, claims film-maker 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z

“As a critique of prevailing modes of thinking about global politics, ‘Empires of the Weak’ succeeds admirably. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

Inside-baseball talk aside, though, West further revealed a confounding hypocrisy in his critique. Kanye West hit wrong note in latest Grammy diatribe 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Coster’s adaptation, in turn, fed inspiration to the painter Jan Steen, whose 1671 canvas “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia” contained within it a sardonic critique of the religious and political powers of the time. How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Meg Ryan’s recent “new look” has garnered a vitriolic critique on social media. Not Quite “Brazil”: Meg Ryan, plastic surgery and my mother’s augmentation 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

For each splashy profile of the 30-year-old writer that has preceded publication, there is an equally pointed critique of her earnest mediocrity or the whiteness of her imagination. Review | Sally Rooney’s latest novel is a lucid, nuanced story about coming of age in a broken world 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

In these rigorous essays, Amia Srinivasan wants nothing less, she writes, than “to remake the political critique of sex for the 21st century.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Pope Francis, who of course belongs to the post-Vatican II generation, sometimes uses that interest in vestments to critique priestly vanity or traditionalism. A Trinity of Opinions on the Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

Rather than concentrating on critiquing the food, the pair have some revealing chats about themselves and their careers, hidden among relentless impressions and funny characters. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z

Graeber is right about this and reading The Democracy Project, I felt the sting of his critique. The Democracy Project: a History, a Crisis, a Movement by David Graeber – review 2013-03-28T16:10:18Z

This framing, however, may misread the intentions of the loudest kid-lit agitators, who view their critiques as constructive, not destructive. In Y.A., Where Is the Line Between Criticism and Cancel Culture? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

In a series of interviews with The New York Times this year, Mercuriadis shared his plan for Hipgnosis, which is inseparable from his critique of the music publishing establishment. This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

It is also a pocket of resistance in its own right, insofar as the act of making the film — and for that matter thinking about it — amounts to a critique of the way things are. ‘Neptune Frost’ Review: Unanimous Gold Mine 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

Luhrmann’s film is his reading and adaptation of a text – his critique, if you will.” As I Lay Dying: James Franco Does William Faulkner 2013-05-22T08:40:13Z

Without those bonds and a commitment to establishing fact-based arguments and critiques of power, democracy itself is at risk. One easy New Year's resolution to help save democracy in 2019: Go to the library 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

The award is presented annually by the website RottenTomatoes.com, which compiles reviews from critics to measure the percentage of favorable critiques. Pixar's `Toy Story 3' wins Golden Tomato Award 2011-01-11T13:08:14Z

But like "Seven Years," it is also a critique of majority Han Chinese chauvinism vis-à-vis ethnic minorities. Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud goes from outcast to ally in China 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

With his egomania commanding all the attention, the writers indulged in sociocultural critique both as an undercurrent and as the main show. In its final mission "Archer" takes a hard look at whether this agent deserves to be called super 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

But Kevin Williamson, author of the cover story, “Pathetic Privilege”, takes a new line of attack with his harsh critique of one chapter of Dunham’s new book, Not That Kind of Girl. National Review Cover Story Calls Lena Dunham 'Gutless' For Writing About Her Rape 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

If she was critical of “white, bourgeois, hegemonic dominance of feminist movements,” she also warned against using such critiques to “trash, reject or dismiss” feminism itself. The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Though the term is now associated with a feminist critique of the sexist norms of manhood, that's not where it started. "Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful? 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

McCann is unsparing in his critique, in his mockery even, of Bundy’s rhetoric, but he also regards him as a figure of considerable charisma — a sort of leathery Bill Clinton or militant Will Rogers. Can the American West Be Saved? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

Many of the comments have said that "Game of Thrones" is "pure fantasy" and "you need to stop with your 'liberal critiques' of everything" and "Not everything is about race." "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

She wonders what this says about the place of Christianity in Britain today and asks whether any subject should be beyond critique. TV highlights 27/03/2013 2013-03-27T07:00:11Z

They would have fit perfectly in the chapter of the exhibition called "Racing Thoughts," about the ways in which artists use images to critique society. The Whitney Museum announces inaugural show, and the Internet parses 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Depicting an insular community of spell-casters who perform healing tricks with goat eyes and cat parts, the movie walks an uneasy line between critiquing stereotypes and reiterating them. ‘Spell’ Review: Occult Reprogramming 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

On Friday, the organization is to release a report that includes its critique of the law-enforcement response to protesters in Ferguson. A new mission for Amnesty International: Bringing human rights home

But he stops well short of the kind of critique that, for instance, Dorthe Nors brought to bear when we spoke. The hygge conspiracy | Charlotte Higgins 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

The "Shake It Up" alum was among the selected celebrities critiqued during Monday's fashion roundtable -- now hosted by comedian Kathy Griffin. Zendaya slams 'Fashion Police' host for 'ignorant' comment about hair 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Even the derided African jazz piece with Billy was an improvement over previous efforts, although the judges' dislike of him as the hunter led to the first real critique of Jose that I've heard. Dancers, minus Alex Wong, mix things up on "SYTYCD" 2010-07-08T11:40:00Z

In 2009, he wrote a cultural critique titled “Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend.” Review | A great Bigfoot novel may be lurking out there. Max Brooks’s ‘Devolution’ isn’t it. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

More Aluna than Aretha, her voice is cute yet cutting, with a sense that she is critiquing the teen world she inhabits. New band of the day: Lorde (No 1,528) 2013-06-07T11:59:22Z

This is not a critique, but an appreciation of how the show employs Diane's paradigm as a strategic tool. "The Good Fight" differentiates between who has the luxury of tuning out our political troubles 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Practice listening without offering too much in the way of critique or worry. Perspective | My 15-year-old is dating a 19-year-old. Now what? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

“In a Better World” affirms the modern version of this faith — human rights abroad, therapy and wholesome food at home — by subjecting it to a sympathetic critique. | 'In a Better World': A Do-Gooder Vision Clouded by Blind Spots 2011-03-31T22:22:34Z

Buckley’s critiques of higher education, and those of his National Review colleagues, soon became staples of American conservative discourse. Why conservatives hate college 2013-03-31T22:00:00Z

Arriving amid lively critiques of women’s roles on and off the screen in the entertainment industry, they earn must-see status if only as examples of the female gaze in action. Perspective | What defines a ‘must-see’ movie? And does ‘Infinity War’ make the cut? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

And the answer is that, when Roy was a 17-year-old rookie prodigy, Trent wrote a withering critique of his very first game. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: Origin Stories 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

Released in 1997, the record is a sophisticated critique of a society on the verge of a technological zeitgeist. At 20, Radiohead’s “OK Computer” becomes an album for the Trump era 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

Ms. magazine said the book and movie were “emblematic of the sexist and racist critique and regressive advice bombarding black women.” Think Like a Man Too Has Very Little to Do With Thinking Like a Man 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

It's not easy for a white South African, even one with anti-apartheid credentials, to pen a respected critique of a black president — South Africa hasn't changed quite that much. 'Lost and Found in Johannesburg' maps the growth of a writer and nation 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

On one side was an all-white team of Italians and on the other were migrants from North Africa—a prankster’s critique of Italy’s rampant racism and xenophobia. Cultural Clicks: Tweets from God, the Songs of Summer, and Soccer Art 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Despite some critiques, the film was praised for staying faithful to its source material, the multicultural casting and visual effects. Hollywood, please stop adapting K-dramas. It's not just unnecessary, it's racist 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z

The new "Mormon Bird Play," debuted by WET this fall, used a challenging nonlinear format to harshly critique Mormon religious doctrine. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z

However, managers who don’t value their employees don’t bother critiquing their work, nor will they provide praise when employees meet or exceed expectations on a project. 8 common traits of horrible bosses 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

“The critiques that hurt are generally the ones that are true,” he admits. Michel Gondry: 'I wanted to bring out Jim Carrey's sadness' 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

Trying to address those topics in a play that puts just one black body onstage is myopic at best, looking less like a critique of inequality than like a mimicry of it. Review: Small Mistakes With Big Consequences in ‘The World My Mama Raised’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

She also disagreed with Gadsby’s biting critique of the art form, saying, “I think comedy is the best medicine.” Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Were you worried that critique would be lost in translation? ‘This Story Transcends Race’: Kevin Kwan on the Appeal of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

It’s unclear whether the movie means to critique his aggression or, more troublingly, pat him on the back for rare assertiveness. Review: In ‘Winter Brothers,’ a Frosty Sibling Rivalry 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Robert Redford directed and starred in “Lions for Lambs,” an earnest but inert critique of an American society marching heedlessly into a misguided war. Perspective | Even the best films about Afghanistan couldn’t have prepared us for this scene 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z

In some cases, these fandoms have been accused of social media attacks against anyone who posts commentary or what is perceived as a negative critique of the artists. Can "stanning” be a form of recovery? Healing and trauma in fandom communities 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

“All the political correctness and media critique — this idea of a society of spectacle that you were supposed to detach from — got really boring,” Mr. Stillpass said. The Artist Rob Pruitt: Paradox on a Pedestal 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

The paintings could be viewed both as critiques of modern consumerism and as glimpses into the collective American consciousness. James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

But “Car Wash” is more a critique of those movies. ‘Car Wash,’ a Raunchy 1970s Comedy Brimming With Meta and Mayhem 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

It’s surprising, though it shouldn’t be, how easy it is to critique our real-life factory-farm processes by mentally swapping a human for a pig or cow. What if the Meat We Ate Was Human? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

“Huddled Masses,” inspired by a Nicholas Kristof column, is a critique of American refugee policy. Finding Music in Shakespeare, Suffragists and Mitch McConnell 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Based on a play and set in real time in a single apartment, Carnage is a stinging critique of middle class mores, but also has plenty of humor including Winslet's memorable projectile vomit scene. Highbrow trumps Hollywood at Venice film festival 2011-09-11T08:47:48Z

An abiding critique of the show is its portrayal of violent masculinity. Steven Knight Isn’t Ready for ‘Peaky Blinders’ to End 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

Priestley’s novel was a critique of Britain’s post-World War I society. ‘The Old Dark House’ Is Creepy. Its Occupants? Downright Kooky. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Periodically I reported to his apartment at the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan for his post-mortem critiques. An Essential Music Critic, but Nobody’s Role Model 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Others felt that the director did not go far enough in dinging her corporate sponsors, keeping the critiques of consumerism and female beauty standards at surface level. ‘Barbie’ Reviews Are In: Slickly Subversive or Inescapably Corporate? 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z

Those views eventually turned into a broader critique of the use of violence, which he believed served to maintain a social order that benefited only the wealthy and ruling classes. Leo Tolstoy vs. the Police 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

But his critique of that system is so weak and his artistry so ponderous that “The Nauru Elegies” must be counted, at best, a missed opportunity. Music Review: D J Spooky’s ‘Nauru Elegies’ at Metropolitan Museum 2013-01-20T22:29:46Z

His critique of art-world commerce — which deserves all the criticism it gets — has done him no harm at all. Perspective | How Banksy’s latest stunt plays into the history of destruction in avant-garde art 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

Many of Trump’s critiques have been inaccurate, such as that the Times “apologized” to him for its campaign coverage after his victory in November. A new publisher for the New York Times: After 25 years, Sulzberger will pass job to his son. 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Yet the impression left by the art of Walker and Ligon and other artists of the past half-century isn’t so much anger as a deeply focused intellectual critique. ‘200 Years of African American Art’ at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Pratt, who during lunch called herself a “woman of her generation,” said the slights and some critiques of her appearance got to her. D.C.’s first female mayor on Muriel Bowser, the next woman to win the office

Rather than trumpet his achievements, Blake used the media attention to critique the very idea of the gifted child, arguing that the label distorted public understanding of which human attributes were valuable. From IQ tests and sperm banks to "The Queen’s Gambit": a history of gifted children 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z

The 11% rise in MP's pay, feverishly critiqued, left and right. How much should MPs earn? Radio review 2013-07-12T06:00:06Z

Mention the word "poverty" in an art gallery, and you inevitably imply a critique of today's multimillion-pound commercial art world, to which poverty is an alien concept – though not to the vast majority of artists. Andrea B?ttner: the habit of art 2011-03-14T22:00:01Z

"I don't like my comments about Lady Gaga's presentation being changed into some sort of negative critique of her music," White said on Wednesday. Jack White slams NME for 'tabloid drama' following Lady Gaga misquote 2012-12-06T11:01:35Z

The still relatively small number of French viewers and their more skeptical critiques, Ms. Pourriat argues, is another sign of how deeply sexism remains embedded in French society. ‘Oppressed Majority’ Provokes Debate on Internet 2014-04-06T20:46:31Z

She appreciated that Winkelmann was willing to critique the leaders of an industry that has supported his work. This Time, Beeple Is Trying His Hand at Artwork for Walls 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

But the student rebellion of 1968 in Paris — the historic Events of May — traumatized the French architectural world, which subsequently questioned the cold, abstract formalism of Modernist architecture within a larger postmodernist critique of consumerism. A French Modernist Masterpiece, Lost and Found 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

These are the sequences through which "Candy" realizes its potential as a critique of Christian patriarchal hypocrisy in the ways such close-knit communities batter and betray each other with unrealistic and demanding expectations. Review: Here's the true crime of Hulu's "Candy" 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

It’s incredibly antagonistic because people are fighting for the legitimacy of this thing that they see as so important and they see me critiquing them specifically. In defense of single people 2012-07-09T01:00:00Z

There are different sides to opinions and critiques. Bill Nye: Creationism is not science 2012-09-25T16:16:00Z

It functions as both a way of life and as an artful pose, a critique of ­“happy-happy culture,” as Bibby calls it. Goth at 40: The enduring appeal of bleakness and black lipstick 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

It's a powerful critique of marriage, and the way that society deals with peoples' relationships. Michael Winterbottom on The Killer Inside Me 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

As David Kotz and Karen Pfeifer of Northampton, MA noted, “Nine to Five” is both “in sync with the current critique of capitalism” and “realistic about the limits of reform of capitalism.” Punching the Clock (and the Boss) With Dolly, Lily and Jane 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

As a man who’s always on the right side of history, he manages to embody the idealization of the American spirit while critiquing its difficult reality. The Most Anticipated Genre Movies of the Summer 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

I end up inhaling all the criticism I can until I've ingested all the typically highbrow but thought-provoking critiques and then I eventually decide how I feel about a film. Do audiences even trust movie critics anymore? The downfall of Rotten Tomatoes and media criticism 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z

The title is taken from a play by Jean Genet, in which black actors don “white face” to enact a trenchant critique of race in post-Colonial society. ‘200 Years of African American Art’ at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Mass culture enhanced and exacerbated its modern incarnation yet continues to be lousy at illuminating critiques of it. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

What is not evident here is the author’s deeper critique of a society entrenched in artifice, calculation and masquerade. Oscar Wilde’s elegant wit shines in Seattle Shakes’ ‘Earnest’ 2014-03-26T23:59:36Z

Those critiques, as ever, are tiresome and the product of the value system of an earlier time. Review: ‘SremmLife 2’ by Rae Sremmurd Has Flashes in Its Darkness 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

Importantly, it is also a fair critique of would-be progressive men adjusting their attitudes, and not always coming off so well. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Annie Hall 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

If these problems eventually become insurmountable, then the best way to “critique” such an opera, of course, will be, simply, not to perform it. The Trailblazing Efforts of “Indie Opera” 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Other labels are highly subjective, even quirky; for contemporary art, for example, Art.sy’s curators might attach terms like “globalization” and “culture critique” to give ideological context. Art.sy Is Mapping the World of Art on the Web 2012-10-08T20:57:27Z

Beyoncé became a polarizing figure to white America after that, and a frequent topic of debate and critique in right wing circles and on Fox News. Beyoncé's "Homecoming" masterclass: Black intellectual tradition wrapped in a groundbreaking concert 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

Merely standing up to mainstream science, while seemingly appearing to embrace its methodologies, made Ham all-but-impervious to Nye’s critiques while emerging as a hero to his own movement. A look inside the Creation Museum's cabinet of curiosities 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The Chair The shooting is done and the cutting begins as Anna and Shane receive critiques on their work in this new episode. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: Saturday Night Live 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

And Karen Olivo, whose character is central to “Moulin Rouge!,” issued a critique of Broadway’s priorities and the industry’s lack of response to abusive behavior and said she would not return. Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

In today’s culture of the digitally distributed image, of feeds and boards and posts, Hadid’s inevitably photogenic and picturesque work sometimes collected the critique of looking too good, of putting appearance before substance. Zaha Hadid Was Just Getting Started 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

There were some pointed critiques of Australian society in the pages of the script, particularly regarding policy toward indigenous Australians. A $1,000 Day in Sydney for $100 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

It's understandable, then, how many have critiqued the star for carefully and opportunistically speaking up about issues when it's advantageous for her. Taylor Swift and the ways white women exploit allyship 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

Don’t be fooled by the movie’s scattered references to a culture of rage and declining civility: “Unhinged” is as far from serious social critique as Man is from his sanity. ‘Unhinged’ Review: Car Shark 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Straub-Huillet, as the duo came to be known, practiced a rigorously difficult kind of filmmaking, whose visual austerity, resolute slowness and refusal of conventional narrative were meant to advance a ruthless critique of capitalist aesthetics. Dystopia, Apocalypse, Culture War: 2018 or 1968? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

The story here is also about control, with the work of the big fashion houses increasingly unfiltered by journalistic critiques or magazine spreads. | The New Speed of Fashion 2013-08-23T13:00:55Z

But they have fun, the judges aren’t critiquing shoulder placement, and no one ends up in a neck brace. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Last Dance 2012-05-23T12:00:48Z

Along with the sound check, she would like to see a light check accompany my critiques. Ask Tom: Readers sound off on pet peeves, literal and figurative 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Rather than protest the lack of gay studies classes, they are critiquing existing ones for being too narrow. Generation LGBTQIA 2013-01-09T21:10:18Z

Rather the building and mural are the necessary stage and trampoline for the critique. Artists Reveal a Dark Side of the Bourse’s Crowning Glory 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z

The turn of events is both proportionate to the intensity of its cultural critique and appropriate to a narrative propelled by dream sequences, waking nightmares, and lavish hallucinations. “Dietland,” Reviewed: A Bleak and Giddy Subversion of Beauty Myths 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

That the literalistic critiques of historians and witnesses can co-exist — fractiously, but ultimately usefully — with the kind of inspiration, beauty and transformative power that the very best cinema such as “Selma” can provide. Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Institutional critique, for all its high-minded moral rhetoric, never upended the system — and neither did punk. Review: Aaron Flint Jamison’s Craft of Technology 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Several essays here complicate easy appeals to "resistance" in art, or its capacity to be "activist", with persuasive readings of Sartre's critique of Flaubert, or the films Dogville and Mystic River. Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z

The critiques have become more pointed in the Trump era, given his repeated public attacks on the press. Too close (to Trump) for comfort? The Gridiron Club says an amateur singer makes too much news to star in its show. 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

Obviously, Rupert enjoys most of today’s news on a tape delay, so it’s not too late for him to cut in with a critique. Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Harry: alpha males with animal troubles 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

No. To expect Daub to acknowledge critiques of tech thinking by women is to expect that he include not the most feminist or woke critiques of those philosophies, but the most trenchant ones. ‘What Tech Calls Thinking’ Might Really Be Something Else 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Brown-Nagin does this now and again — providing an intermittent critique while recounting the story of an exceptional life that she manifestly admires. ‘Civil Rights Queen,’ the Story of a Brave and Brilliant Trailblazer 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

Once a show closes," she writes, "the only place it exists is in the memory of those who were there: in the absence of meaningful critique, the public record becomes a record of amnesia. Noises off: Whatever next? Aussies celebrate a good innings at the theatre 2011-01-05T16:40:52Z

But as a writer, as a showrunner, I’m also very conscious of critique. ‘Hunters’: David Weil on Hunting Nazis as Collective Catharsis 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

Citing Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain and the SNL “Weekend Update” anchors — “In that order,” she said — Fey argues that jokes have long had an essential role in cultural critique. In ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,’ Tina Fey finds a character tailor-made for her 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

“I think our critiques would devastate other people,” joked Chance, whose latest novel is “A Splendid Ruin.” Kristin Hannah Reinvented Herself. She Thinks America Can Do the Same. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

Their critiques centered on YouTube’s algorithm, which favored longer videos and those who posted on a near-daily basis, a pace that creators said was almost impossible to meet. Young Creators Are Burning Out and Breaking Down 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z

In the same review, Scott called the movie “a powerful, compassionate and tough-minded critique of contemporary black manhood.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘In the Dark’ and ‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

That perhaps it’s a lyrical critique of machismo or a meditation on the sensitive inner lives beneath tough-guy exteriors. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

For this reason, she used part of her speech to critique publishers that overcharge libraries for ebooks — a practice she described the following morning as “abominable, a real loss of community.” Ursula K. Le Guin on speaking truth to power at National Book Awards 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Among them is William Powhida, who uses research, text and a realist style to marry flippant social commentary with trenchant political critique. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

However, it's spot on for the mini white cube which satirises the whole caboodle, framing a pair of knickers alongside critiques of a show called FIB which is "unsettling, challenging" and has "gut-wrenching authenticity". Earthquakes in London; The Good Soldier; FIB 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

It's the rare series that doesn't aspire to be broadly pleasing while making its case for being carefully watched and evaluated as entertainment, societal critique and high art in one pass. With "Swarm," two "Atlanta" collaborators kick the beehive of toxic fandom 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Whereas Weird Science used the man-meets-Frankenstein-woman-of-his-dreams to lightly critique objectification, the aliens let Josh Gad have her as a trophy when the geeks win the war. Adam Sandler is finished: Why “Pixels” may be his last gasp of crude misogyny 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Anthony Cook, a law professor who teaches progressive politics and community development, says that Tiffany may encounter critiques of her father’s administration in the classroom. If Tiffany Trump wants to be just another Georgetown Law student, her plan isn’t working 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

This week mariakozhuhar sent in a reviewing delight: our first play script critique! Reader reviews roundup 2013-05-24T09:16:57Z

It offers a critique of how math is taught, an appreciation of its peculiar place in the human imagination and biographical sections about beautiful minds and splendid eccentrics. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

He is critiquing the art market, but he’s also allowing the token to dictate a substantive portion of his professional, personal, and artistic life. The Artist Who Guides His Art with Crypto-tokens 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

Their vivacity lends purpose to the entire film, drawing it away from social critique and into the more vibrant mind-set of teenagers behaving without self-reflection. ‘Cavale’ Review: Riding in Cars With Girls on the Run 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z

This allowed him to avoid overtly political critiques while still tackling broader themes, like the loss of traditions and identity in the face of modernization. Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z

Given our emotional attachment to vanity sizing, our critique of A&F is both ironic and ill-conceived. Is Abercrombie & Fitch the enemy? Or is it us? 2013-05-30T15:28:00Z

The result is a comic critique of a ruling tech class, and a warning of the inevitable revolt. Podcasts About Impeachment, Mr. Rogers and a Purring Cat: What’s New 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Our intention is to be as empathetic as possible, and part of our responsibility is to receive critique and think about things in different ways. Nancy Is a Radically Honest Podcast About LGBTQ Issues That You Need to Listen to 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

I don't think that would be the critique. Jim Gaffigan’s second act is much richer than his Hot Pockets persona 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Douglass begins with a searing critique of American hypocrisy before offering his white audience a vision of an America that might yet live up to its ideals. Frederick Douglass, Seen Up Close 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

The film’s tech geekiness converges with breathtaking action set pieces and groundbreaking visual effects to create a thoughtful, and telling, critique of the convergence of the digital and physical. In the Movies, A.I. Wants to Help … Until It Doesn’t 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

Always diminutive and elegant, Dad loved good food and never relinquished his preferences or held back his uncensored critiques, even in his waning days. Perspective | Cooking through tears helped me feed my dying father. It sustained me, too. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

But Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s idiosyncratic show, now in its fifth season, has become a critical darling, praised for its presentation of mental illness, abusive relationships and the way it carefully critiqued #MeToo. Streaming’s greatest hits: the best TV shows from Netflix and Amazon 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

Kalan has no patience for quips about Trump’s orange skin or weird hair, since “there’s so much about his soul” that’s open to critique. Late-night shows still make fun of politicians’ looks. Are these jokes justified — or even funny? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Today, I want to talk about the wonkier critiques of that plan from leading liberal economists. Who's Better at Running Medicare: Government, or the Private Sector? 2012-09-03T02:38:24Z

These were homages to , but at the same time they were critiques: I love the show, but what if it went further? The Boy Who Lived Forever 2011-07-07T09:15:00Z

Too often, when boring on about the problem with the fashion industry and body image, the fact that a fashion image is created is forgotten and the model within the image is critiqued directly. Give me the skinny: how to read a fashion image | Eva Wiseman 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

She continues to use painting as a vehicle for cultural critique, but now with a vast digital trove of images to dig into. Hillary Clinton, Psy, and More Star in Julia Wachtel’s Latest Show 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

But this only works if you are willing to critique something or someone that you love. Don't blame me: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift reporter jobs are not what they seem 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z

Comedian Kathy Griffin will be joining cable television's "Fashion Police," replacing the late Joan Rivers on the show that critiques celebrity choices on the red carpet, E! Kathy Griffin succeeds Joan Rivers on 'Fashion Police' TV show 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

The Star-Ledger has also sent a music critic - not its theater critic - to critique the show. Reviews of 'Spider-Man' musical draw backers' ire 2011-02-08T07:02:08Z

How, though, will Curtis and 3D avoid becoming an example of the very thing they are critiquing – another staged spectacle in which style triumphs over content and everyone goes home quite contented? Massive Attack meet Adam Curtis: the unlikely double act 2013-06-29T23:05:27Z

The movie is not only a bitter firsthand analysis of economic migration but also a similarly cutting critique of systemic white supremacy. An African in Paris, Fighting to Preserve His Dignity 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Yes, both movies feature men in drag, and maybe Perry has a larger critique about our culture's insensitivity to men dressed as women. Tyler Perry vs. Spike Lee: Let's bring the Jews into this! 2011-04-20T20:06:00Z

She critiqued his paintings, wrote books about him, helped determine what to sell and cataloged every scribble. New Life for the Wyeth Legacy Five Miles Out to Sea 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

Andrew Cuomo, on the other hand, got it, or at least to paid lip service to the critique, which was a start. Pater Familiar: Watching Andrew Cuomo's pandemic briefings finally let me grieve my father 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z

And there are other reasons to watch the series, like its bravura direction and critiques of consumerism. ‘Westworld’: A Show That’s Amazing but Not Necessarily Good 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Lauding her "fairly insightful critique of the American economy," Carlson conceded that when it comes to income inequality, Ocasio-Cortez is spot on, even though he hates to admit it. Tucker Carlson accidentally praises MSNBC's Chris Hayes as a feminist's ideal man 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

Jarecki, director of other nonfiction films such as "Why We Fight," critiques drug policies, courts, prisons and their impact on minorities. Documentary makers spur calls to action at Sundance 2012-01-24T23:22:40Z

A critique of class inequality and the capitalist system that perpetuates it. Trump's Oscars rant? He just wants Hollywood to see he's a star 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

There was, in other words, a critique of the present inherent in the show's backward gaze. The future is in the past: Architecture trends in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

I felt conflicted, we both felt conflicted, about reading the book, because, as feminist scholars, we weren’t sure if we would be able to engage in and enjoy the book without critiquing it. Research shows “50 Shades” is a gateway drug for women and porn 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

An advance review in Kirkus called the book an “astute, acerbic cultural critique,” if “occasionally ponderous and strident.” Matthew Crawford and How to Survive Brain-Eating Distractions 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

A funeral is no time to point out the fatal flaws of the dearly departed, yet satire’s job is to critique those in power, or to expose the flaws in our collective delusions. Charlie Hebdo’s war on despair: “They have weapons. F*ck that sh*t. We have champagne!” 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

But the critiques are far more entertaining, enraging and enriching, ranging from thoughtful and constructive to ones that prompt blood pressure spikes and imaginary arguments in the shower with readers. Frugal Traveler Blog: Dear Seth, You're a (Fill in Here) 2012-09-25T21:26:11Z

The show critiques bad religious films, and their episode on “God’s Not Dead” runs for nearly two hours. Those movie nerds behind the video-store counter are back — and they’re doing podcasts 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

Likewise, there could be a dissection of gender, a critique of class hierarchies, a sendup of this genre of storytelling itself. Review: ‘Gnit’ Seeks Itself in a Mist of Magic and Mischief 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z

Chic young circus gypsies throng the aisles, happily critiquing the Tohu show. How circus-loving Montreal has persisted as the big top of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

In her critique of the ban, Democrats shared heartbreaking stories of parents faced with devastating fetal anomalies at 19 weeks and wanted pregnancies that dangerously compromised a woman’s health. The right’s fetal ignorance: Why their 20 week abortion obsession is so short-sighted 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

According to this critique the disclosures stated the obvious, and amounted to no more than "humdrum diplomatic pillow talk". WikiLeaks: Tunisia knew its rulers were debauched. But leaks still had impact 2011-02-02T19:59:00Z

In one of the few critiques of the book, the editorialist Gad Lerner chastised Adelphi for affixing its “undisputable seal of approval” on the novel. 2010-01-29T05:32:00Z

The critique of Christianity’s role cannot be ignored. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

His book wrapped its revelations inside a withering critique of American foreign policy, and leftists around the world hailed Agee as a hero. Do Whistle-Blowers Damage National Security? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

The penultimate paragraph critique: “Despite the abundance of detail in this exhaustively researched book…” This is the best thing about the New York Times Book Review 2014-03-24T17:38:00Z

Built in concrete and brick, their robust City Hall design implicitly critiqued the thin commercial glass-and-steel buildings then chilling cities across America. Michael McKinnell, 84, Dies; Architect of a Monumental City Hall 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z

But when she commits to a critique, it’s direct and refreshing, a combination of industry savvy and emotional comfort. ArtsBeat: 'American Idol': ... and Don't Forget J.Lo! 2011-02-10T05:56:04Z

Filled with images of riots, warplanes and politicians, the videos are often radical in their social and political critiques. Art Review: Gretchen Bender’s Work Is Displayed at the Kitchen 2013-09-05T23:02:42Z

A later critique described it as “one of the important releases in film history, ushering in a new acceptance of explicit violence that was obviously just waiting to be exploited”. Splatter king Herschell Gordon Lewis dies aged 87 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

“A Face in the Crowd” is a slightly different beast, though — simultaneously a critique and a defense of the power of modern media. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

Salome’s outlaw desire can be seen as an extreme critique of sexual convention. The Endless, Grisly Fascination of Richard Strauss’s “Salome” 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

He critiques Hinduism in the usual way, characterizing it as overrun by ritual, with no path to personal enlightenment. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Every one of her images tells a story, as often to uplift as critique and almost always in bright, bold and inviting ways. Faith Ringgold Will Keep Fighting Back 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

It tends to be a reflection of something current — Cold War fears or a critique of totalitarianism — even though it appears to anticipate something that’s coming in the future. Why are we obsessed with robots? 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

“The Westing Game” is an enigmatic sort of bicentennial creation: a tribute, a pastiche, and a critique. “The Westing Game,” a Tribute to Labor That Became a Dark Comedy of American Capitalism 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

And the satirical edge and social critique is softened by a feel-good ending. In ‘Assisted Living,’ the Golden Girls (and guys) meet Orwell 2013-04-29T19:14:35Z

Moreover, while Art Club 2000 was happening, Mr. de Land simultaneously help found the Armory Show art fair, contributing to the very consumerist phenomena that Art Club 2000 parodied, satirized and critiqued in their work. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Hannah struggles with the format of the class, which requires her to hear critiques silently. 'Girls' Recap: Hannah, the White Girl in the Room 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

“She’s canceled for her years of pro-Putinism, then she critiques the war to save her international career, and then gets castigated at home for caring more about her gigs than ‘the fate of Russia.’” Netrebko Loses Work in Russia After Seeking Distance From Putin 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

Known for her politically provocative work, she writes, “I felt I could not critique their culture in the same way I do mine.” Robyn Orlin and Compagnie Jant-Bi Evoke Senegalese Tradition 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

“We Jews got a painful history that we choose to convey in minor keys,” Shelly croons at a sacred ceremony as a critique, not an endorsement. The "Transparent Musicale Finale" is a fitting eulogy for a wacky, messy series 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

In this barnyard tale — inspired by the horrors of the old Soviet Union — Orwell presents a timeless critique of the abuses of power. Review | Perumal Murugan said his career as a novelist was dead. Lucky for us, he was wrong. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

The album’s witty art and music align with the statement that Walker made with her slow-burning breakout single, “Girls Need Love,” a proud declaration of sexual autonomy and a cultural critique rolled into one. Summer Walker’s Sex-Positive R. & B. 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

So declared a senior student in a furious critique of Sylvia Plath's poetry. We can see the gender bias of all-boys’ schools by the books they study in English 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z

Ironically, the film mirrors the callow cinematic dynamics it critiques: It titillates, even as it scolds. ‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

If such an admission feels surprising, given how common are her critiques of Brexit and the mounting xenophobia in her country, it’s wise to remember that she’s a writer with a preternatural drive for self-concealment. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

As he digs into a salad, he unleashes a swift critique of our current modes of cultural consumption. Patton Oswalt has a thing for the movies 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

In workshop critiques, she felt defensive when people commented that the world in her pictures was one they had never seen. Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

The song was Simone at her best — a sly blend of the show tune, searing racial critique and apocalyptic warning. Nina Simone’s Time Is Now, Again 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

It draws heavily from technology in its pieces, with plenty of video game references and an inevitable tongue-in-cheek critique of capitalism. Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

There was, no doubt, a critique of American consumerism somewhere in them, but that wasn’t the thrust of what they were meant to do. Perspective | Wayne Thiebaud’s artistic eye was so much keener than pop art confections 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z

After each of their critiques, as tradition had it, they gathered with fellow students and professors at Tattle Tale, a dive bar near campus. Roller-Skating Straight to His Heart, on Pink Wheels 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Many critiqued the film for ignoring criticism of N.W.A. for being misogynistic, and omitting references to episodes when the rapper hit or abused women. Dr. Dre Apologizes to 'Women I've Hurt' 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

While trans underwear businesses can work on diversifying their products, the most valid critique is the price point. Underwear for trans people: the torture of binding, tucking and packing is over 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

It was a perfectly circular logic that allowed the right to understand any form of critique as hatred and any disagreement as treason. Rush Limbaugh’s toxic patriotism will be his worst legacy 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z

Law enforcement comes in for some of the movie’s most ardent and stringent critique, which comes full circle through another endemic element of modern American life: guns. “The Mule,” Reviewed: The Personal and Political Passions Behind Clint Eastwood’s New Crime Drama 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

At this the show’s correspondents at the time – which included Jason Jones, Jessica Williams, Michael Che and Jordan Klepper – encircle Stewart while erupting in common rebukes to critiques of Israeli government policies. In 2023, nobody knows how to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2013, Anthony Bourdain did 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z

Mostly he acts as an M.C. for the guests in the studio audience, some of whom sit at a long kitchen counter, sampling and critiquing the co-hosts’ fare. The Tv Watch: Celebrity Chefs on ?The Chew? on ABC 2011-10-02T22:01:29Z

His candid critique did not hurt his relationship with the Murdoch patriarch; he says he still goes to the Bel Air winery, and has “a nice relationship” with Mr. Murdoch. The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

The rigour and rhythmic imagination with which Lachenmann deploys such ideas, let alone the historical critique his music implies, seems entirely absent in Andre's slick, superficial pieces. Mark Andre ? review 2011-07-12T14:26:53Z

It fares less well when it attempts a critique of rulers who reject reality even if it’s a reality they helped create. Review: In ‘Terra Firma,’ a Wee Wet Country on the Brink 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

Her backstory lends authority to Pascoe's material on sexism in the media – not an unfamiliar subject, but one in need of the spirited critique undertaken here. Sara Pascoe – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-14T11:40:17Z

Dark contextual comedy has always been a welcome element on the show — see the Hound’s profanely succinct critique of sword-namers — but the tonal disconnect of the borscht belt stuff stopped me cold. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Slicing and Dicing ‘Two Swords’ 2014-04-07T02:00:52Z

In the end, Whippman’s own cheery nature gets in the way of a decisive critique. Why Are Americans So Anxious? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

I'm less apt to critique her soft handling of Biden in her series premiere than I may be as the election draws nearer, and certainly if he wins the presidency. Cheers to a solid launch for MSNBC's "The ReidOut" – but from here on out, it's time to get tougher 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z

The result is a budding superhero discovering the dimensions of his power within the confines of a historical novel that critiques the function of racial oppression. Review | In Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Water Dancer,’ a slave makes a superhero’s journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

Take two other World War I movies — each made in the mid-20th century, when Hollywood censorship was much stricter than it is now — and how they incorporated a critique of nationalism into their stories. "1917" has one major flaw - it's irresponsibly nationalistic 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

But, although the play offers a social critique and rich southern humour, it finally asks whether it is better to live by lies or truth. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams's southern discomfort 2012-09-30T19:00:11Z

The cigar smoke traced back to Amis the father who had been brought in to present a critique. In His New Collection, ‘The Rub of Time,’ Martin Amis Takes On Everyone From Travolta to Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

He imputes a political discomfort to critiques like Als’s that isn’t entirely fair, but he writes ardently and protectively. ‘Begin Again’ Calls on James Baldwin to Make Sense of Today 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

“There’s already an appetite for more gritty, realist film-making in India,” says director Zoya Akhtar, “but there’s never enough critique of Indian society happening here.” Indian audiences shun spectacle with Bollywood's first hip-hop film 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Through several generations of women, the play tracks gender inequality in power dynamics through the years, and serves as a critique of the Constitution. ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is Extended 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

It’s possible to imagine, and for that matter to wish for, an angrier, more pointed critique of God’s Promise and the religious point of view it represents. Review: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Resists the Straight and Narrow 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

And because most 4-year-olds are still pretty black and white in their thinking, that critiquing part of the mind is not getting in the way. Perspective | We’re exhausted by our 4-year-old’s repetitive games. What can we do? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z

A twentieth anniversary of feminist pop-culture critique, and the continued existence of attitudes sexist enough to inspire it, is inevitably bittersweet. Bitch Magazine Turns Twenty 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Suddenly his works were being played by the major orchestras he was paid to critique, a situation that The Tribune sanctioned. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

The documentary is a conservative critique of what the country would look like four years from now if President Barack Obama is re-elected. Anti-Obama doc highlights weak Hollywood newcomers 2012-08-26T21:46:03Z

The critique surfaced more recently around the 2011 film “The Help.” David Oyelowo Says Academy Rewards Black Actors in Subservient Roles 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Now, if we want a critique of the culture, the only destination is TV. After Mad Men and Breaking Bad, what’s next for The Great American Drama? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

She also critiques the way Mike keeps women sat in a chair during his dances and encourages him to allow their interaction to take up more space on the stage. "Magic Mike’s Last Dance" is a film about female desire that never fully grasps "what women want" 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z

As for the critique of the book needing to be read in therapy? Are You Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

Could his antiracist critique overcome the investment in American imperialism that most Americans have without knowing it? Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

But the dance’s larger political dimensions and social critique of what it is to be normal remained mostly vague and generalized. Dance Review: Kyle Abraham, Samantha Speis and Marjani Fort? at Danspace 2012-03-23T22:04:11Z

They will have critiques of us no matter how great we are, they're going to critique us. “I have kidney stones. My hair is falling out”: Wendy Osefo of "Housewives'" talks reality TV stress 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

Hiding beneath all this posturing and tween-channel family drama angst is a worthwhile critique or five concerning the perils of American nationalism. Netflix's self-serious "Jupiter's Legacy" is the superhero TV version of a Designer Imposter stinker 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

Freberg's commercials were a critique of commercials, and because he was the outsider on the inside, he could seem subversive, even selling soup. Satirist Stan Freberg, ad man and comic, dies at 88 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Then the critiques came in, 'Too pretty, too arty, too gauzy.' Ridley Scott: Creator of worlds 2010-05-10T20:30:00Z

“It speaks to the fact you are still getting policed,” he said, adding: “Even in the positive there is critique that a white person wouldn’t get.” Daniel Kaluuya Isn’t Waiting for Your Approval 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

It’s as much a critique of stardom as it is a diversion from acting. Hey, Are You Looking at Me? Good. Now, Buzz Off. 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

Nor, in spite of its subtitle, is her book a critique of contemporary mores. ‘Why Grow Up?’ by Susan Neiman 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Brown critiqued a project that he sees as a technical triumph, which fails to meet some basic user needs. 2010-02-01T08:36:00Z

With the idea of using classical mythology to critique the condition of colonised Africa. Sucker Punch; Welcome to Thebes; Alice 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z

One of the earliest critiques came from Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian writer whose work influenced modern Sunni Islamism and who went on to become a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. How ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Went From Parlor Act to Problematic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

But it does provide an arch twist to a show that hitherto celebrates privilege as much as critiques it. Tom Rosenthal ? review 2011-08-17T17:44:23Z

A novice politician hailing from the New York borough of Queens gains enormous media attention and a huge and wildly passionate following in part by lobbing irregular critiques at the news media. When it comes to calling out the news media, Ocasio-Cortez has some things in common with Trump 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

The movie is also a critique on the media’s role in the scandal. Can a new film make Anthony Weiner more than just a punch line? 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

The show also presents a critique of certain aspects of Japanese culture that haven’t changed much since the 1990s, relating to patriarchal hierarchies, xenophobia and sexism. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

Throughout the 1970s, Scott-Heron and Jackson produced a stream of musical protest and critique that may be unmatched in the American canon. Brian Jackson, a Key Gil Scott-Heron Collaborator, Reintroduces Himself 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z

He takes little account of the many critiques of the use of brain-imaging in social neuroscience. The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-06-13T11:00:01Z

It was that time at the start of the semester when students begin receiving their critiques, and a lottery had assigned Ms. Joskow to one of the very first slots. Roller-Skating Straight to His Heart, on Pink Wheels 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

A woman he estimates was in her 70s gave him a tough critique of the cafe’s smoked meats. Museum Cafeteria Serves Black History and a Bit of Comfort 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Nor did the critique end with the monologue. Review: With Chris Rock, the Oscars Find a Lucky Pairing of Host and Subject 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Bongino had become a fervent dissector of the impeachment case against the president, his critiques earning him more adoring fans as they were amplified on Fox and elsewhere. Dan Bongino isn’t just taking over where Rush Limbaugh left off — he’s building a conservative media universe 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z

By framing Ms. Minaj’s critique as an attack only on her own success, it was Ms. Swift who ended up causing friction. Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill, Twitter’s Ethics Police 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

As the host of "Poptarts," a podcast in which we critique pop culture through a feminist lens, it was a no-brainer for me to book Jay as a guest. “Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay on why she doesn’t call herself a feminist 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

For the definitive take, we must await James Franco’s review of his own film: his critique of his critique, if you will. As I Lay Dying: James Franco Does William Faulkner 2013-05-22T08:40:13Z

After 9/11, Muslim leaders and institutions across the country faced greater scrutiny and marginalization, making them less likely to be at the forefront of critiquing U.S. domestic and foreign policy in the political aftermath. Islam isn’t the problem: American Muslims should be on the front lines of questioning U.S. policies that have contributed to destabilization, sectarianism and bloodshed in the Middle East 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

But with people increasingly getting their kicks from YouTube, playful social critique is basically invisible at the theatre. Political theatre lacks the Commons touch 2010-10-19T11:04:00Z

“For so many people, bell hooks was their first introduction to social theory, critiques of patriarchy, white supremacy and capitalism.” The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Like Anna’s demon weave, Simien’s social critique gathers vitality from the gore. ‘Bad Hair’ Review: That Weave Is Killer 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

He exuded a “nervous energy of authority” and deployed “acid humor,” Mr. Poe said, to critique the crowd and play social experiments. The Doorman at the Mudd Club Tells All 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

He admits that “sounds scandalous,” an example of the very kind of unresponsiveness he’s critiquing in the book. Could Politics Be Fairer? Two New Books Say Yes 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

My critique of marriage stems from the 1970s. Gay marriage’s gay holdouts: The progressive who thinks this is the wrong fight 2013-03-27T16:33:00Z

There’s an element of autobiography in the film; there’s also a strong critique of the Japanese imperial values that were exalted in wartime propaganda. Movie of the Week: “Utamaro and His Five Women” 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

In any case, the blunt emotionalism of the track almost supersedes its social critique, falling in line with the tonal framework of the album. Music: For a Team Player, the Solo Moments Are Secondary 2011-04-01T21:46:41Z

I’m more the kind of person who’s afraid to put her seatbelt on once the journey has started, in case the taxi driver takes it as a negative critique of their driving. My week as Bette Davis: 'My fierce brows are begging to be raised' 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z

His critiques of the station were moderate by the standards of his heyday, when, partnering with Meier, he would conduct open feuds with some of the managers who oversaw his shows. A familiar voice as Steve Dahl returns to Chicago radio 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

“Know My Name” contains a forceful critique of the complicity of liberal institutions like Stanford, which seem more afraid of upsetting sensibilities than they are concerned with doing right by survivors like Miller. The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

Released this week, “Merchants of Truth” is a critique of the news business focused on two long-running newspapers, the Times and The Washington Post, along with Vice and fellow digital company BuzzFeed. Reporter alleges Jill Abramson lifted material for her book 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

He cares about being taken seriously as a performer and is sensitive to harsh critiques — even voicing his displeasure with The Times after it published a blog post about the commercial prospects for "Genisys." Arnold Schwarzenegger embraces his aging Terminator as 'Genisys' is set for action 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Carlson defended himself against his critics and argued that he was not making a commentary about race, but an “economic critique of the people in charge.” Fox News host Tucker Carlson is loudly ignoring impeachment. It ‘is not only dumb, it’s boring.’ 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

Scholars have adopted the term techno-orientalism to critique the view of the future as Asian dominated, especially in science fiction where Asians are figured as slaves to the machine. Stop calling Asians "robotic" please 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Meade is describing the essence of contemporary academicism, and while he puts a positive spin on this, it could be read as a devastating critique. 2010-01-15T05:16:00Z

“Noah Beck Tries Things” undertakes a version of this as well with queer collaborators, striking given that one of the most frequent critiques of Beck during his rise has been of queerbaiting. TikTok Made Them Famous. Figuring Out What’s Next Is Tough. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

“American Dharma” succeeds neither as journalism nor as portraiture, neither as political critique nor as cultural survey nor as psychological study. “American Dharma,” Reviewed: Errol Morris Lets Steve Bannon Off the Hook 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

A good chunk of his critique is not just aimed at Zero Dark Thirty and secondhand reports of its content. The Zero Dark Thirty Argument: Why Deceptive Art Can Be Great 2012-12-11T16:10:11Z

But this is an exhibition about painting and the way these three artists reference and critique and expand its traditions and conventions. Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Figuring History’ a powerful look at who is represented in art 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

It’s a common joke, and critique, that the “J” stands for Jeremy. Jeremy Ben-Ami, winning a place at the table for J Street 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

“The critiques were severe but they were accurate,” said C. Daniel Dawson, who joined Kamoinge in 1972 but was already a photographer and curator in the Black Arts movement. ‘Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

On their weekly forum, the Detroit-area rappers critique all things pop culture, claiming to bring an outsider's perspective "as people not involved with pop culture." Insane Clown Posse feels qualified to host Fuse show 2013-08-20T13:55:09Z

His critique in this slender volume is impressively capacious. If Liberalism Is Dead, What Comes Next? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Analyses of memes that examine their specific content at face value often miss that virtually all election-related memes are inherently a critique of the election in general. What makes a meme 2012-10-28T15:00:00Z

What lay behind the alternative lines of critique that Buckley and his collaborators pursued? Why conservatives hate college 2013-03-31T22:00:00Z

They receive monthly critiques from curatorial staff and, if the opportunity arises, a chance to insert themselves into whatever the New Museum is up to. AD Innovator Print All Over Me Hones Skills at the New Museum’s New Inc. 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Laymon described the book as both a critique of the justice system and an “internal, Surrealist Black story, from a Black space told to Black spaces and places and people.” Decades After His Death, Richard Wright Has a New Book Out 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

What happens to Fania — again, as her son understands it — is an implicit critique of that idea. Review: From Natalie Portman, Israel’s Birth Distilled in Mood and Memory 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

That premise is ripe for a timely critique of our current economic climate, but Braff — who starred in TV’s “Scrubs” — applies a sitcom aesthetic to the sociopolitical undertones. “Going in Style” and old people behaving badly: Hollywood needs to stop treating people over 60 like idiots 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

Sorkin, for his part, says he is not selling "The Newsroom" as a critique of today's news media landscape. Sorkin delves into frenzied 'Newsroom' for second season 2013-07-12T11:05:56Z

The curators had said that many of the images were meant to critique the materialism of Russian society, but prosecutors argued that the men’s activities were extremist and meant to inflame religious strife. Organizers of Sakharov Museum Show Convicted in Moscow 2010-07-12T22:19:00Z

The man works for her publisher, and he proceeds to berate her about her work, offering a critique filled with misogynistic notions about fiction writing. Review | Lily King’s ‘Five Tuesdays in Winter’ is as beautiful and tender as ‘Writers & Lovers’ 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

Traditional painters and sculptors see avant-gardeist posturing and doctrinaire moralizing in high concept arts involving social intervention or institutional critique. Art Review: Empowering People of Spaceship Earth 2011-05-19T21:01:40Z

One could venture that indeed it was his Riverside anti-Vietnam War speech, or his increasingly trenchant critiques of capitalism, or perhaps his newfound willingness to pronounce the dreaded “S” word – socialism. The “macroethics” of Martin Luther King Jr.: When he spoke out against the Vietnam War even his supporters deserted him — here’s how he endured 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z

Just as frequently, however, modern war-horror mashups will foreground their critiques instead of leaving the viewers to read between the lines. War is hell: Overlord and the history of battle-set horror movies 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Connick is a former  mentor who received great audience feedback after his honest, helpful and friendly critiques of last season’s contestants. Harry Connick Jr. Is Newest American Idol Judge 2013-09-03T18:29:17Z

Their input ranged from critiquing plotlines to actually naming the book. The Dragon Lords, world's first 'cloud-sourced' novel, prepares to land 2012-12-17T17:26:57Z

These ready-mades are not beautiful, signature originals with a strong physical presence, but artworks that critique formal art. Swiss Institute Has a New Home Ready-Made for Art 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

Wilson is just one of many academics drawn by Simon’s sophisticated merger of story and critique, and by the ideas animating his body of work. David Simon of ‘The Wire’ finds drama in public housing. But will the public tune in? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Ndour, 52, is well known in Senegal for his scathing critique of the country's ruling party. Senegal music star Ndour makes bid for presidency 2012-01-03T12:46:04Z

My broad critique of fundamentalist and conservative communities, is that in them we verbally affirm a God that is basically a guarantor that we’re right. Christians should abandon Christianity 2013-04-21T16:00:00Z

He takes gentle exception to my suggestion that Delvin’s story offers a powerful social critique. Why write a novel about a race that’s not your own? The case of ‘Ginny Gall’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

For the Clique books to be successful works of satire, they would have to spend more time critiquing superficial materialism and less time glorifying it. How the Clique Books Taught Me to Hate Other Girls and Myself 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

She wants nothing less than “to remake the political critique of sex for the 21st century: to take seriously the complex relationship of sex to race, class, disability, nationality and caste.” ‘The Right to Sex’ Thinks Beyond the Parameters of Consent 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Followers either came to the new mom’s defense or critiqued her based on the age of Duff’s child and the speculated risks behind the procedure. Babies and ear piercings: Is it ever OK? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Avoiding figuration was a political choice meant to critique the limiting definitions of identity. An Artist’s Portraits, Stitched Together on the Subway 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

Is that a critique of your early work? Why Erica Jong decided to take on mortality in 'Fear of Dying' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

At first, fans wondered whether she was critiquing Ms. Kardashian West. On the Internet, to Be ‘Mom’ Is to Be Queen 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

“That cheapens the places, cheapens the significance of the geographies,” said Garzón, who critiqued the film’s generic setting in an article for Intervenxions, an online publication of the Latinx Project at New York University. ‘Encanto’ May Be Accurate, but Can It Carry a Whole Country? 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z

The exhibition traces the complex back-and-forth between artists up to the current moment, in which artists are engaged in much more direct critique of the modernist inheritance. Review | African American artists embraced modernism. But the art world didn’t embrace them. 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

It was so astute a critique as to be undeniable. In Lorde’s Wake, a Groundswell of Female Rebels in Pop 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

“He’d come over and critique or compliment me, but I saw him savage other students who were glib or weren’t serious.” Harvey Dinnerstein, Proudly Realistic Painter, Is Dead at 94 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Maybe that simply reveals my own lack of imagination — those who can’t do, critique — but I doubt I am alone here. The Rise of Fashion DIY 2.0 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

But after a sluggish and chaotic start, “War Machine” finds its groove and becomes its own thing: a mordant, cleareyed critique of American war-making that is all the more devastating for being affectionately drawn. Review: ‘War Machine’: Brad Pitt Has Met the Enemy. He Just Doesn’t Know It Yet. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

But the dystopia of the new “Fahrenheit 451,” airing Saturday on HBO, is generic, its critique muddled and its tone as subtle as a flamethrower. Review: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Has Fire and Fury but Sheds Little Light 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

I might describe this novel similarly — not difficult but maddening at times, too cautious, regrettably intent on replicating the very voice it critiques. Lauren Oyler’s ‘Fake Accounts’ Captures the Relentlessness of Online Life 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

But the supposed social critique – fun while it lasted – resolves in about as glib and shallow a way as we could have imagined. What was missing from the “Mad Men” finale (Hint: It’s not a Coke commercial) 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Perhaps Clarke’s cleverest move in this infinitely clever novel is the way she critiques our obliterating efforts to extract deeper meaning and greater value from everything in our world. Review | Susanna Clarke’s infinitely clever ‘Piranesi’ is enough to make you appreciate life in quarantine 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

This is a fair social critique—sports as a domineering force, an expensive entertainment masquerading as culture. The Greatest Movie Performance by an Active Professional Basketball Player 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

In a series of tweets, Tyson offered scientific critiques after viewing the film, which debuted in theaters last week. Here's How Neil deGrasse Tyson Tried to Completely Ruin Star Wars 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Mr. Guirgis did not write the play as any kind of implicit critique of programs of recovery. Arts & Leisure: Wrestling With Recovery Is No Fairy Tale 2011-06-29T12:00:06Z

The narrative hints at a critique of mutual exploitation by Europeans and Africans, but those ideas are never explored. In ‘Salvation Army,’ Growing Up Gay in Morocco 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Gang of Four’s lyrics and imagery critiqued colonialism, capitalism and consumerism. Gang of Four changed the way punk sounded and what it could say. A new box set reveals the peak of their power. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

Imagine sees her convening artists' salons at her home, where she dispensed critiques with the briskness of someone who could afford to consider themselves past caring. The Summer Exhibition 2010 2010-06-17T07:00:00Z

The tactic works on Stan, who we learn is envious of Pima’s work and who jumps at the opportunity to be critiqued by her. 'Mad Men' Recap: 'New Business' 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

That was “Nanette,” which in finding articulate expression for a pessimistic critique of stand-up also provides the best case for optimism for the future of the form. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

We knew early on that critiquing the film was risky business since it would be followed with immediate and intense attacks. “My first impulse is to call you a dumb Obama ass-licking c**t”: “American Sniper” fans tell me off 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Characters acknowledging their privilege and access to capital has somehow come to be seen as actual class critique in one’s art. Sally Rooney’s Novel of Letters Puts a Fresh Spin on Familiar Questions 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

Standing across the street, critiquing Mr. Stern’s design, Mr. Rybczynski said, “This has some character. He’s tried to reflect the local architecture. He’s made it look like two buildings just to get the mass down.” The Newish Charleston 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

But Sinha also uses his on-air spat to critique a culture that increasingly substitutes comedians for politicians when there are important things to discuss. Paul Sinha ? review 2011-02-25T12:30:32Z

But when authors critique institutional barriers to diversity in publishing, they’re not thinking about these kinds of positions. White women of publishing: New survey shows a lack of diversity behind the scenes in book world 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

Writing at The Guardian, sociologist Arlie Hochschild offers a devastating critique of how race and class intersect for white working-class American voters. The lie of white “economic insecurity”: Race, class and the rise of Donald Trump 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z

Feelings are hard to localize, to intellectualize, and thus to critique. Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Indeed, I think “Dead Souls” is one of the wittiest, sharpest, cruelest critiques of literary culture I’ve ever read. Review | ‘Dead Souls’ is a witty, sharp, cruel critique of literary culture. But it’s not for everyone. 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

As he ascended the fashion ranks in the 2010s, he was often reminded of his outsider status by naysayers, critiques that sometimes smacked of gatekeeping and, at worst, racism. Virgil Abloh, Ambassador and Infiltrator 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

In the bargain, they've offered a critique of media at a time when the media have seemed in special need of critiquing. Nobody punctures blowhards better than Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

The long shadow of the revolution shaped the fundamental notion of rupture: ideas, artistic movements, theoretical constructs or even political movements, are to be doubted, critiqued and destroyed. They think, therefore they are 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

There are ways to critique Sarandon’s look without devolving into a dangerous kind of body shaming. Piers Morgan, decency expert, can’t stop shaming Susan Sarandon’s cleavage: “What’s tacky is deliberately flaunting your breasts on TV for publicity” 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z

Pullman was roused to the scorching critique by Oxfordshire county council's plans to stop funding nearly half of its 43 libraries, and instead hand them over to be run by community volunteers. Library defender 2011-01-27T12:05:29Z

Presenting a fierce critique of the ideals of romantic nationalism, it famously caused a riot at its Abbey opening in 1926. The Plough and the Stars 2010-08-04T21:00:00Z

Black metal acts like Wolves in the Throne Room often critique the decadence of urban civilisation. Why Ai Weiwei and heavy metal are a perfect match 2013-03-11T13:59:02Z

Dove also received the National Medal of Arts commendation from President Barack Obama, who complimented her singular ability to “blend beauty, lyricism, critique, and politics.” Rita Dove: “The first thing that goes when a government becomes a tyranny are words” 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

Despite spending years in newsrooms and understanding the role of critics, this particular critique rings as unfair. When Some Critics Reject the Film That’s About Your Life 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

They did two things with Beck: they created the normal-cop-in-a-normal-city paradigm, the dour guy a little down on his luck; and they used a crime series explicitly as social critique. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z

What could the concept mean, one had to wonder, in an environment where social critique had to be handled with kid gloves? Can a sleepy Chinese town become a cultural mecca? 2013-06-08T23:00:00Z

Reid of harassment, “On the Record” sometimes feels like a critique of the rampant misogyny in hip-hop. A Documentary for the #MeToo Era 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

The eventual critique of Stoller was that his pictures made the ordinary seem too extraordinary. Ezra Stoller Turned Buildings Into Monuments 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Len started his critique by referring to her “assets” and suggesting that she "firm up" her "loose upper body" -- something she has no doubt been doing under the care of plastic surgeons for many years. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Evan goes butch 2010-05-04T12:05:00Z

The former scenario involves malice; the latter involves managers who may mean well but prefer to avoid critiquing what they can’t quantify. Work Advice: Are they bullying a co-worker or avoiding a poor performer? 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

"Terms of Service" is a bleak, unsparing and discomfiting critique of a modern life built around Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. 'Terms of Service' a critique of modern life built on social media 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

How well do sex and social critique actually mix? ‘Brave New World’ Arrives in the Future It Predicted 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z

Holmes says she was less concerned with the implicit critique of her website than she was amazed that Jezebel was well-known enough to be fodder for a popular show. Ten years of Jezebel: the website that changed women's media forever 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

He called Kuchwara's death "a great loss not only to New York theater but to theater lovers all over the world because his critiques reached millions of people worldwide." 'Memphis' wins 4 prizes at NY Drama Desk Awards 2010-05-24T06:31:00Z

I say all this knowing that it sounds like a simpleminded critique of a show with much more complex ambitions than telling an action story: ”You need to kill off more characters!” Sons of Anarchy Watch: To Be? or To Be Continued 2011-12-07T13:32:43Z

The film moves deftly between pragmatic and larger political critiques, arguing that it’s not just that the tech is faulty; even if it were perfect, it would infringe dangerously on people’s liberties. ‘Coded Bias’ Review: When the Bots Are Racist 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kramer is intense and hyperbolic, talking at top speed, with multiple segues down paths of internal reverie, self-scrutiny and political critique. A Newcomer to Opera Tries to Tame a Tempest 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

They test society’s edges, even subtly critique the more vapid ceremonies of élite fun. The Invention of the “Beach Read” 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

The first is a critique of celebrity culture in which a click on the choice arrow it takes you further into the video. New band of the day – Elsie (No 1,312) 2012-07-19T10:16:00Z

When I was older, my mother and I shared long reading lists, and spent hours critiquing plots and characters. In a Mother’s Library, Bound in Spirit and in Print 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

Through the smokescreen of a twisted fantasy teeming with centaurs, robot bandits and talking dogs who eat corpses, Sorokin smuggles in a sly critique of contemporary Russia’s turn toward totalitarianism. He Envisioned a Nightmarish, Dystopian Russia. Now He Fears Living in One. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

In her speech on Sunday night, Streep critiqued Trump’s political approaches and advocated for empathy and press freedom. MMA and NFL fans Are Upset With Meryl Streep 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

As a result, the film—despite Akhavan’s admirable intentions and noteworthy observations—is hermetic, static, and closed-in; it offers neither a clear political critique nor a clear path of progress. “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Reviewed: An Empathetic But Unimaginative Tale of Gay Conversion Therapy 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

And Us, critiquing that her "latest accessory seems a few seasons old," ran a poll asking if she was too old for a pacifier – and 97 percent of the 50,0000 respondents said yes. The media's obsession with parenting Suri Cruise 2011-03-09T16:15:00Z

But the best way to read this book is as a marked critique of the David Cameron premiership. The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher – review 2013-03-15T19:40:01Z

It could be called a critique of our modern society of self-interest. ‘Epiphany’ Review: A Holiday Party, but What Are We Celebrating? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

On any given day, they might have published a literary satire, a gender critique, biblical fan fiction and a fantasia about raccoons. Dear Prudence, how did Slate’s advice columnist find himself here? 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

At 35, Calman decides to critique this obituary to find out who she is and what she has achieved. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

Before writing about anything, we aim to ask 'What is this band, or album trying to achieve?' because only then can you give an honest, relevant critique. Blog jam: When the Gramophone Rings 2012-06-04T11:16:37Z

Our eponynous alt-right murder machine is the lack of self-awareness personified, a walking critique of Christofascist "God and guns" hypocrisy who insists that all his weapons be emblazoned with his dove of peace insignia. HBO Max's uproarious "Peacemaker" remembers to have fun in a brooding superhero landscape 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

In this deeply affecting piece, which is another critique of ballet, Ms. Doisneau talks about the toll of serving as a flesh-and-bone backdrop for the company stars. Dance Review: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Joyce 2012-12-21T22:29:13Z

For me, last Wednesday and Thursday were for drinking, political news, disbelief, drinking, harsh Clinton campaign critiques, leftist rants and then repeating all the above-mentioned activities. My first week in Donald Trump’s America: There’s work to be done, but we gon’ be alright 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

In his first appearance as a correspondent, he provided a powerful critique of America’s myopic view of Africa as a site of endemic poverty and underdevelopment. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

While some viewers would probably argue the point, Waterston believes that a critique of the police was embedded within “Law & Order” all along. Sam Waterston Is Still the Face of ‘Law & Order’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

These critiques rise from issues of inequity that have long plagued museums. The year the art came down 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

Ever since the election of Donald Trump, satirical comedians in America have increasingly moved from simply critiquing the failures of politicians and institutions to fighting to support and defend the very system they typically mock. How late night comedy shows are making sense of absurd and reckless coronavirus responses 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z

For me, there’s no way to critique the joys — and, most urgently, the tragedies — of real life. When Tragedy Strikes, What Does Criticism Have to Offer? 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z

Her use of this material is a critique of the male-dominated world of abstract art and the view of the kitchen as a woman’s primary workplace. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

But Oliver’s critique of the RNC wasn’t limited to the man they chose as their party’s presidential nominee. John Oliver Takes On Donald Trump Again 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

His precise, cleanly executed sculptures, evincing his training as an architect, are saturated with pointed critiques of prevailing American institutions. 5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

This is not a critique of Teach for America per se—as it serves a need in urban and rural communities. For white folks who teach in the hood: A lesson in campus colonialism 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

He disputed the critique that his book was overly focused on Roth’s intimate relationships and diminished the women in his life. What Happens to Philip Roth’s Legacy Now? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

It is publishing Wallace's essay as Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will, alongside Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism that Wallace refers to in his critique. Thesis published 2010-06-08T12:27:00Z

Instead, the judges’ critiques and deliberations feel padded with clichés about creativity, storytelling and changing minds. Another Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance at an Art Career 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

The extent to which ideologies are critiqued at Art Basel Miami Beach is seriously open to question. Art Basel Miami Beach Wraps Up Its 10th Year 2011-12-10T12:30:08Z

The heart of musicians’ critique is how that money is distributed. Musicians Say Streaming Doesn’t Pay. Can the Industry Change? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

The octogenarian author, who lives in Oregon, recently made news for her critique of the Oregonian's coverage of the armed militia members who took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ursula K. Le Guin documentary 70% funded on Kickstarter in 1 day 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

The author offers a sophisticated critique of China’s efforts to create green champions in renewable industries. In need of a green revolution 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

I think anyone who reads a lot, just by reading, has the ability to critique anything they read ... reading and the reaction is a personal experience based on life experience. Books bloggers are harming literature, warns Booker prize head judge 2012-09-25T16:10:23Z

His droll, 1,100-word critique immediately became the “Jazz and the White Critic” of the new century, arguing that the so-called jazz establishment has cut musicians off from the rest of contemporary society. The Decade in Jazz: 10 Definitive Moments 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

Apocalyptic visions, social critique and startling lyricism are interwoven into his life's work. William Blake's passionate humanity 2010-08-12T15:00:00Z

It gave her, Ms. DuVernay said, an uncommon appreciation for the artistic side of Hollywood; Ms. Shaw is part of a small group of people Ms. DuVernay invites to critique working cuts of her films. She’s the Hollywood Power Behind Those Seeking a Voice 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

She calls cut and then calls out a camera operator, critiquing his approach. ‘Mia Madre’ Review: Mom’s in the Hospital. The Riot Scene Needs Retakes. 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The showbiz history facet of the production is as important as its societal critique, and some passages are not so much indictments as archival explorations. Spectrum’s vivid, volatile ‘Minstrel Show’ hits its mark 2014-02-21T19:49:24Z

Both "Kate" and "The White Lotus" try their hand at subversive, anti-imperialist themes, while ultimately demonstrating the shortcomings of whiteness trying to critique itself. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

The notion that Calhoun College could remain Calhoun College, and that its name could become, in some sense, an ironic form of critique, suggests just how different universities are from other places. The Meaning of Names at Princeton and Yale 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

But with Ms. Bennett center stage, the play both celebrates and critiques a singular talent, an end-of-show postscript reminding us that London was where Garland died in 1969; she was 47. On the London Stage: It's Judy's World and Welcome to It 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z

The critique lingered: Do you want to talk to famous people, or do you want to solve the problems of a dangerous world? Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

The film offers a subtle critique of globalization and a timely portrait of Donald Trump’s America. 'Meth and modernism': The understated 'Columbus' offers a complex portrait of small-town America 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

It was clearly made with slender financial means and abundant enthusiasm, and it functions simultaneously as a critique of the self-serious idiocy of authority and a celebration of the anarchic power of imagination. ‘The Wandering Soap Opera’ Review: An Excursion Into Raúl Ruiz’s Fertile Mind 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

This last week, my critiques sounded like Simon's. It appears I'm channeling Simon Cowell, only without the accent 2010-03-27T21:16:00Z

Betts spares no one in his critique, least of all himself. A Poet and Ex-Con Writes About Life After Prison 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

“I’m a former player. I owe everything to the game. So do I watch it? Do I critique it? Do I analyze it? Am I willing to have a conversation about its well-being?” he said. Late innings = late nights as World Series games lengthen 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

We can't tell if Piles of $$$, with its Auto-Tuned vocals and 808s and Heartbreak ambience, is a critique of or paean to R&B lotharios, but who cares with that chord sequence. New band of the day ? No 1,080: Caged Animals 2011-08-09T15:48:00Z

The novel’s ghastly dénouement seems inevitable, but such a critique applies to every one of our ghastly dénouements—they are their own form of fine and thrilling clichés. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

He also found time to critique Miller’s demeanor on morning TV: “He sounds like a guilty husband who got caught texting with a female co-worker.” Late night TV roundup: John Oliver jokingly blames Trump on Oprah 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

At the same time, he bristles a bit at the conservative critique. The fact-checkers venture into Red America to try to win over skeptics 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

You don’t need to actually say anything to maneuver feet off of a table, and because you know critiques spark bad behavior, challenge yourself to speak about what needs changing as little as possible. Perspective | How do I criticize my young child without her getting upset? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

In “DEMOCRACY,” the second in a three-part series, this French choreographer questions and critiques that political system with the help of live music. Dance Listings for May 2-8 2014-05-01T22:10:06Z

And if you haven’t read Poe before, “His Hideous Heart” works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique. Dark Books for Dark Times 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

The book is, among other things, a sustained critique of capitalism. Kim Stanley Robinson’s Latest Novel Imagines Life in an Underwater New York 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Gauguin has been both championed and reviled by art history, by feminism and critiques of colonialism. Paul Gauguin: guilty as charged 2010-09-27T20:31:00Z

In a phone interview on Tuesday, Mr. Mitchell said that Balanchine would critique her work. Gloria Contreras, Choreographer Mentored by Balanchine, Dies at 81 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

What no one is talking about is the film's dual critique of pornification and purity cultures. Conservatives objecting to raunch in "Cuties" conveniently also miss its critique of purity culture 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

It is a story that unfolds over 18 episodes and some of the critiques for where we go in the beginning I can understand. Danny McBride: Vice Principals Isn't A Story About Race 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

This is often cited as a critique of her generation, but, man, I found it refreshing, especially in light of the careful sublimations and apologies I’d learned to make over the years. How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and My Work Friends Made Me an Honorary Millennial 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

He is also part of the system that he’s critiquing. A Radical Poet in the Age of Google and Guantánamo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Meyers critiqued a common tactic used by the administration to lie as a distraction to cover up an even worse lie. Late night hosts on the evolution of Trump: 'Dickish to dictatorish' 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Displays like these from known provocateurs like Tyler and West are confounding to many: Why hang such ambitious social critiques on T-shirts and sneakers? Tyler, the Creator’s Fashion Statement 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z

"Simon is definitely the voice of reason a lot of times, but I can't say I ever took his critique as beneficial to me," Castro said with a laugh. "Idol" alum keeps his cool on long-awaited debut 2010-03-27T02:36:00Z

It seems to embody the pitfalls and contradictions that come with critiquing the institution from within, and also the ways that an object can cut through critique and simply broadcast its thingness. Termite Art and the Modern Museum 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The show finds itself both critiquing the fear of the Other and–what with its murderous clown and various other bloody twists–feeding that same fear. REVIEW: Freaks and Shrieks on American Horror Story: Freak Show 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Once, after I sent a detailed critique of an essay, he paid me the supreme compliment: “You care about commas!” Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

“This is not just a critique about laborers in China, it is about a subject that affects us all. It’s about fair pay and human wages for all people.” Xu Bing Installs His Sculptures at St. John the Divine 2014-02-14T22:56:02Z

This postwar critique was quaint enough when I began pondering “The Conquest of Cool” in 1991. Ad absurdum and the conquest of cool: Canned flattery for corporate America 2013-12-22T12:00:00Z

There isn’t much Gen X toughness on display here, and Daum’s detours into bildungsroman don’t enhance her critique of the modern left. Review | Meghan Daum’s merciless take on modern feminism, woke-ness and cancel culture 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

That’s her standing critique of Hollywood, and it also goes for “Smash.” ‘Smash’ writer Rebeck brings a new ‘Way of the World’ to D.C. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

The most common critiques of the renovation had been that Trump took out the garden’s famous crabapple trees — many of which horticulture experts say were diseased or preventing sunlight from reaching the roses. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

We get a taste of Howe the sage Old Radical, for instance in his famous critique of ’60s campus leftists and their “pop-art guerrilla warfare.” ‘A Voice Still Heard,’ a Collection of Essays by Irving Howe 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

“Feud,” with blunt writing but exquisite performances, recreates that dish, critiques it and eats it with relish. Review: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan,’ a Clash of the Gossip Girls 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

He says: “I think that once a tendency or a counter-tendency starts to trend in this way, it becomes part of the culture it wants to critique or resist. It enters the circuit of anxiety.” Burned out and overwhelmed: should you embrace the joy of no? 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

“Things that don’t necessarily take society for granted,” says band member Leah Curran Moon, “but can critique it with a wink and a nod.” A Washington Halloween: It’s all politics in Dork City

Making books available for advance reviews is usually part of the normal ramp-up to a title's release, except in cases where there are big spoilers or fear that the critiques may be extremely harsh. Anticipation is high for Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman.' Will it live up to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

The BEN episode included a scathing critique of the Rachel Dolezal case in which a black teenager claimed to identify as a middle-aged white man called Harrison – then was unveiled as an anti-gay marriage transphobe. Atlanta: Donald Glover's show is the smartest – and funniest – on TV 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

Due, conversely, sees the Sunken Place as a more pointed critique of American politics that was, crucially, written during the Obama administration but released in Trump’s term. Trapped in the Sunken Place: how Get Out’s purgatory engulfed pop culture 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z

Scaramanga’s broader critique of ACE takes on the curriculum’s primitive teaching methods, and its racial and cultural insensitivity: …ACE tests almost exclusively consist of multiple choice, matching, or fill-in-the-blank questions. ‘Girls’ still racist 2012-06-22T16:56:00Z

“Get Out” earned its “elevated” moniker when critics realized the film was full of frights, as well as cutting social critiques on race and liberalism. Perspective | With ‘A Quiet Place’ and ‘Get Out,’ horror is having a mainstream moment. Will that alienate fans? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

“The show, in my mind, is a critique of a critique,” said Jones, who is also choreographing the new Broadway musical “Paradise Square.” The Evolution of Black Music, and a Man’s Soul, in One Show 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

The Guardian critiques Norman Foster’s plans for elevated “SkyCycle” bike routes in London. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2014-01-03T05:00:00Z

The festival, she continued, “tempts the cynical observer to get all misty-eyed about the artistic fruits of democracy in America, even as the works critique the maladies of society.” John Reilly, 74, a Champion of Documentary Video, Dies 2013-08-12T02:12:58Z

In the rest of the world, where capitalism is exhibiting exactly the same kind of energies it did in early-19th-century Britain, the relevance of Marx's critique retains its potency. Karl Marx: a Nineteenth-Century Life by Jonathan Sperber – review 2013-06-26T07:00:04Z

Kalka’s critique closes with a surprising view of our rust-belt past: ‘Truth thrives in the margins’ and other insights from a master essayist 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

Pratfalls and sendups ensue, but also a stinging critique of police corruption, by one of Italy's greatest playwrights. Strawberry Theatre Workshop opens season of anarchists, activism 2012-07-05T20:53:04Z

Ask those who engaged in Occupy Wall Street and those who critiqued it. Colorado Student Protests And The Clanging Internet 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Smith’s Facebook feed is almost pure activism, and she’s more than happy to lodge her own critiques of last year’s campaign coverage, unaddressed cultural misogyny and the power of January’s Women’s March. Why artists become activists: It’s not only the election 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

The series brilliantly intertwines a scathing critique of our "reformative" justice system and a confounding idea that our protagonist could be a violent, tattooed murderer but could also be a loving son and college student. ‘The Night Of’ Finale: In a Lonely Place 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

In doing so, he moved seamlessly from critiques of his difficulties with airport immigration officials in London to impersonations of centuries-old British “explorers.” Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich in her book “Smile or Die” presents a devastating critique of what she sees as the cult of positive thinking that pervades contemporary society. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

In the case of child beauty pageants, Orenstein offers a shrewd critique of why media exposés of the phenomenon are so perennially popular. Is Pink Necessary? 2011-01-21T19:14:59Z

Employer insurance reform faces legitimate critiques These critiques are worth considering. Fortunately, How Obamacare Tackled the Pitfalls of Employer-Sponsored Insurance Reform 2012-05-14T11:35:22Z

Reagan-bashing critiques often carried a whiff of that old Marxist standby, “false consciousness”—fancy talk by leftists who think workers are dupes, voting against their own class interests after falling for bosses’ lies. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

“If I were to critique the band, there hasn’t been much of a sense of humor,” Sim said later with a roar of laughter. The Horror and Happiness of Oliver Sim 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

Similarly, far from celebrating the work of therapy as a straightforward adventure to the last frontier of a patient's psyche, the show serves up a running critique of the therapeutic process. "In Treatment's" darkest season yet 2010-10-23T23:01:00Z

The novel engages the tropes of the comedy of manners, a genre of societal critique that dates back to classical Greece and locks its gaze on the affectations and hypocrisy of the upper classes. The Stealth Absurdism of Patrick deWitt’s “French Exit” 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Yet here too it’s not the case that race alone — or even Republican populism — drove the critique of welfare dependency in the 1970s and 1980s. How Racism Is Destroying America 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

How many rhetorical poses and stylistic gags can one endure through this misanthropic critique of American culture? Book review: ‘Against the Country,’ by Ben Metcalf 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

But Trump’s practice doesn’t let media outlets off the hook, said veteran reporter and editor Glenn Greenwald, who wrote a scathing critique of CNN’s handling of Davis-Cohen story on his website, the Intercept . CNN said a source declined to comment. Except he actually did. Is that a problem? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the Internet,” she told him flatly. Sia is rejecting fame. Which has made her more famous than ever. 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

McMullin’s critique of Trump began quietly, when he was serving as the chief policy director for the House Republican Conference, in 2015. Evan McMullin Is Trying to Save Democracy 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

It is a tour de force of appropriation and feminist critique. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

Given Mr. Ai’s sharp critiques of the Chinese government and the tireless campaigning for freedom of expression that led to his own imprisonment in 2011, he could have included himself in the group portrait. Ai Weiwei Takes His Work to a Prison 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

I do use that form but I critique it heavily and try to infuse it with politics, theory and history. “Transition makes things easier, but it doesn’t fix everything”: “Trans” author Juliet Jacques 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

Her comments were widely criticized by numerous outlets for taking Minaj’s argument, intended to critique popular culture at large, and making it about herself instead. Taylor Swift Apologizes to Nicki Minaj: 'I Missed the Point' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Like those pieces of black art, they couldn’t quite figure it out, because there was no spot in there for them to feel comfortable critiquing it. Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

But that also doesn’t mean that the people critiquing Noah right now are just fueling the outrage machine. Trevor Noah is more than his worst joke: Yes, it’s possible to talk about those tweets without losing perspective 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

“He was my first editor, and probably my toughest one,” said Ms. Grunwald, who read a note at his funeral in which he critiqued a poem of hers. Up Close: Lisa Grunwald?s True Colors 2010-04-21T21:07:00Z

Recent articles include everything from a searing critique of the Biden administration’s policies on Israeli aid to a rollicking discussion of marking Christmas as an American Jew. She’s Building a Little Jewish Magazine On Big Ideas 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

Not only is it a terrible title, it's also crying out to be served up as a gloriously terse critique a la Spinal Tap's Shark Sandwich. Can bands be trusted to name their own albums? 2013-06-19T13:50:47Z

Besides the usual incel complaints about ladies ruining the club, other fans critiqued the emphasis on violence and explosions, a contrast to the approach of previous series. Where "Star Trek: Discovery" boldly goes: Season 2 explores feminist frontiers 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z

Ebershoff’s book sets out to give a history and critique of polygamy, shedding light on the dynamics it creates and how the practice has evolved. 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Jenkins’s work acidly critiques the cloying simplifications of mass media, yet beams with the excitement of holding the means of production. Ulysses Jenkins: Journeys of a Video Griot 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

This lucid sense of critique is the strength of “Plaza Catedral,” which otherwise unfurls a familiar tale. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

We must listen to critiques of our own behavior. Memo to white feminists: It’s our job to dismantle white supremacy — now 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z

But where that might have been a critique coming from the old Gucci, the new Gucci is merely assessing the scope of his influence. Gucci Mane, Buff, Sober, Out of the Pen and Ready to Flow 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

But this is a stingy critique; Raulff mostly succeeds and succeeds remarkably. Galloping Through History 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Remember it's America voting and you don't want to come across arrogant by chiming in after each judge critiques you because you may lose a few hundred thousand votes. 'Vera, did he just call out B-5?' ... 'No Phil, he said Lee DeWyze!' 2010-05-05T14:18:00Z

The brief moment, however, was enough to break the internet as fans and followers critiqued the decision and deemed it as a sign of disrespect. Bob Mackie slams Kim Kardashian for wearing Marilyn Monroe's 1962 gown, says it "was a big mistake" 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

As a teacher, Mr. Asher became renowned for a kind of endurance performance art in the classroom — marathon critique sessions that often went deep into the night. Michael Asher, Artist, Dies at 69 2012-10-17T18:59:19Z

But if the show captures our anxieties of the collective, it also critiques it. "Yellowjackets": Eat or be eaten? It's called being a team player 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

No longer are Simon Cowell’s critiques the bellwether of how a contestant is going to fare. ArtsBeat: "American Idol": The Top 12 2011-03-17T10:43:57Z

But her critiques of Black culture were more complicated than the bite-size quotes in media interviews might have suggested. The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Last week I worried about the show’s tendency toward realism at the expense of comedy; that continues here, but at least the payoff is a searing critique of the very mind-set that fuels this place. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: How Will Pied Piper Be Any Different? 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z

Fowler uses his art, and Laing's evident flaws, as a hedge against a more thoroughgoing critique. Turner prize 2012 exhibition review: is this the best one yet? 2012-10-01T13:08:55Z

Mr. Carter’s “malaise” speech drew on Mr. Lasch’s cultural critique — and in places echoed it. Cultural Studies: Thomas Piketty, the Economist Behind ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ Is the Latest Overnight Intellectual Sensation 2014-04-25T23:51:03Z

Behind the play's seeming lack of incident lies a serious critique of what it means to be English. Quartermaine's Terms – review 2013-01-30T01:07:38Z

The main target of its critique is also the principal object of its affection, which we might call — using a name that has lately become something of a fighting word — cinema. ‘Nope’ Review: Hell Yes 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

Above all, she was impressively precise in her technical and interpretive critiques. Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z

If the final AR image of plastic bags, echoed by one onstage, gestures toward a critique of environmental despoliation, it’s a wan gesture. Review: Wagner Would Have Liked AR, but Not This ‘Parsifal’ 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

“I get emotional about facts,” he tweeted in February, another joke about supposedly emotionless Asians—and also a critique of modern politics. Andrew Yang and the Political Narratives of Asian-Americans 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

For my preview column, First Bite, in the Food section, I frequently eat in a restaurant twice; for a star-rated critique in the Magazine, three times is the average. Tom Sietsema’s FAQs: How does he do it?

But in the past two years, some cop shows have occasionally acknowledged the critiques lodged against them. The Cop Show Enters the ‘Defund’ Era 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

I called Hennessey at her home in Boise, Idaho, to speak in more detail about her critique. A reader balked at a Trump headline and a photo of a woman in a fur coat. We responded. 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

She manages to squeeze in a meditation on the lasting influence of Hollywood High alongside a critique of the “ghastly” 1950s costumes and the disappointing spread from craft services. Review | The resurgence of Eve Babitz continues with ‘I Used to Be Charming’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

The part of Malcolm, a self-described geek with a flattop and top-notch SAT scores, who is equally obsessed with punk music, ’90s hip-hop and entering Harvard, is also a pointed critique. Breakthrough Performances of the Summer Movies Season 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

And it’s fair to say that for a long time, south Asians haven’t been particularly vocal about critiquing the racial divide in the US. From Apu to Master of None: how US pop culture tuned into the south Asian experience 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

Cho’s novel somehow manages to be a frothy, hilarious romance resembling Wodehouse at times while also offering a pointed critique of British colonialism — it’s quite a feat. Review | Fairies and their magical worlds have captivated us for centuries. Here are some of the books that did it best. 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

While the humor lands inconsistently over the first few episodes – at the very least, it requires a bit of acclimation time – the undercurrent of societal critique in "Maxxx" never wavers. With "Maxxx," O-T Fagbenle subversively takes on pop culture's soft-serve cultural appropriation 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

While this satirical description may have resonated at the time, it no longer rings true today – in terms of the physical description if not the metaphorical critique. Giving while female: Women are more likely to donate to charities than men of equal means 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

Her critique doesn’t end with the body, though. Review | A popular blogger ponders a simpler life in ‘Enough’ 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

Toward the end of “Brothers of the Quill” Clarke zeroes in on Goldsmith’s major works, detecting behind their surface geniality a darker critique of the times. ‘Brothers of the Quill’: How an 18th-century hack found his literary footing 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

He treats me to a 10-minute critique of global capitalism and inbuilt obsolescence and the iniquity of global labour markets. Will.i.am: 'I want to write code!' 2012-12-15T23:00:05Z

Her response to my admittedly intrusive critique of her parenting was predictably awful, and she told Krista that I think she is a lousy mother. Ask Amy: Gossip transforms teacher into terrible teen

This is fitting for a show that takes inspiration from the 1936 modernist classic “Old Tales Retold,” by Lu Xun, who appropriated folklore to critique the social conditions of his time. Think You Know China? ‘Tales of Our Time’ Will Make You Think Again 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

A none-too-subtle critique of military dictatorship, the work deploys the bright colours of advertising billboards to expose American complicity in authoritarian repression. Far and wide 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

It matters what they did, and that's what I'm critiquing them on. As "Top Chef" goes global, Tom Colicchio reflects on the competition's recipe for success 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

Eva and Franco Mattes have always critiqued their subjects from the inside. Watch an Art Work About the Dark Web, on the Dark Web 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z

Yet many "Idol" fans complained that the judges' final-round critiques quickly became repetitive. How Scotty McCreery won 'American Idol' 2011-05-26T11:32:14Z

The text, meanwhile, takes aim at everything from Ms. Bausch’s relentless use of repetition to her “structurally rote” tendencies, critiques that could be made of Ms. Walsh — and just as easily refuted. Review: ‘xgzdiiiiiicdiirrwjfffffffff (pronounced grief).’ Not a Typo. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

She added that the movie “moves deftly between pragmatic and larger political critiques, arguing that it’s not just that the tech is faulty; even if it were perfect, it would infringe dangerously on people’s liberties.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Coded Bias’ and ‘Tina’ 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

"I didn't understand it," Gosling said of the critiques. Ryan Gosling rounds 'Lost River,' heads to South by Southwest 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

“We felt Hannah’s voice was an excellent addition to an expanded conversation about Picasso’s legacy,” Morris said, “and the emergence of feminist revisionism and critique of modernity.” Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did. 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

The show, by contrast, is more blunt in its critique; it actively vilifies those who try to decide, unilaterally, how the world should pay for its sins. “Watchmen,” “The Boys,” and the False Hope That Superheroes Can Save Us 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

No critique of our society, from feminists, Marxists, Christians, Jews, Muslims or atheists is too harsh for me. My BF’s BF is a cruddy lout 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

But there is a sharp cultural critique in this story of diminishment, desolation and assimilation. Review: ‘The Duchamp Syndrome’ Debuts at the Flea Theater 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Each embodied a critique of Indian society and showed a way forward. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

The entire project swirls around “Das Kapital,” Karl Marx’s critique of the effects of the Industrial Revolution and its reliance on exploitation of workers. Review: Art for the Planet’s Sake at the Venice Biennale 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

I didn’t think about the difference until your friends’ grandparents start critiquing your work, and suddenly you’re like, “Wow, we’ve actually gone outside of the audience you might expect.” Paapa Essiedu Knows ‘I May Destroy You’ Is Hard to Watch 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

In Facebook rants, emails, and private conversations, friends and colleagues of mine have critiqued “Formation’s” lyrics as “dumb” and “meaningless,” her video as “vapid.” Dear liberal white guys: Before you offer your critique of Beyoncé’s “Formation,” read this 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

A year later, he published a critique, as Woolford, of the Los Angeles home of Jorge Pardo built for a Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit on Mount Washington’s Sea View Lane. Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

She used her experiences as a mother to write "Of Woman Born," her ground-breaking feminist critique of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, published in 1976. Adrienne Rich, feminist poet and essayist, dies 2012-03-28T22:34:09Z

Paula: Can you say more about why the maps plotted by women of color seemed to you more dangerous than the critiques that were made by the men of color who were attacking them? The search for decolonial love 2012-07-02T20:54:00Z

And there are some ways in which the modernist critique of mass literature is just as trenchant today as it was back then. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

And there’s certainly a legitimate critique of white-collar workers who were blasé about automation until A.I. threatened their own jobs. We Are All Background Actors 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z

The men have comparatively little room — or stomach — for critiquing other administrations. Review | Hillary Clinton’s thriller with Louise Penny is a thinly veiled jab at a Very Stable Genius 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

There’s plenty to critique in Smith’s original presentation, from the lack of many ethnic minorities to including just one artist from above the Mason-Dixon Line. The other side of America’s iconic folk anthology is entrancing — but also plenty disturbing 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

She is also teaching a class on sculpture critique at the Bruce High Quality Foundation University and is preparing for a second solo show at the And Now gallery in Dallas. Elizabeth Jaeger, Former Model, Reshaping Her Career 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

The critique is obvious, but Morales resists moral lecturing. Picturing the Power of Community 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Because many people will experience work drudgery in their lives, shows or movies about it are better when they’re surgically specific in their critiques — and “Corporate” is. The Best TV Shows of 2018 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

This is a memoir of a fashion designer in the 1930s and Hawes’s critique of the fashion industry is blunt, sharp and wittily observed. Ellie Kemper: By the Book 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

“But then I have to critique that, because it’s about falling in and out of it, it’s about making and unmaking. If it happened the same way all the time, I would be concerned.” Okwui Okpokwasili Wants You to Slow Down and Walk With Her 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

The true measure of the novel, however, is that Daoud realizes critique is not enough. 'The Meursault Investigation' re-imagines Camus' 'Stranger' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Swift evidently read into Minaj’s critique of the Video Music Awards’ nominees a judgment of her own work, and remarked that the rapper was behaving in an unbecoming manner: Nicki Minaj Already Won Something Bigger Than a Video Music Award 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

The old—which is to say, baby boomer—critique went like this: Lucas is a product of the sixties. The George Awakens 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

But whereas those artists were in some part critiquing female stereotypes, Rasmussen’s works are more ambivalent. How many legs in this photo? The strange, surreal photography of Heather Rasmussen 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

“Is the choice of a writer-protagonist in a bildungsroman too facile and predictable?” a professor asks in the book’s opening pages, in the midst of a brutal critique of the narrator’s first workshop submission. This Novel Is Set in a ’90s M.F.A. Program. The Author Is Aware of Your Concerns. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

A non-binary student critiques a faculty colleague of mine in class for using the term “drag queens” to describe the self-identified drag queens who resisted at Stonewall. Has queer culture lost its edge? 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

Bergoglio then delivers a pointed critique of the Benedict papacy that would warm the heart of a liberal Catholic: Reading the Signs When a Couple of Papal Pals Get to Talking 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

They showcased a practice called institutional critique, then new, that encouraged self-consciousness about how art is shown and marketed. Worth the Ride: 5 Surprising Exhibition Spaces in Upstate New York 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Now the prevailing discourse surrounding prisoners is a more general critique of incarceration and its inequities. Review: ‘Dead Man Walking’ Opens a Met Season Heavy on the New 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z

He isn't pretending to be a Marxist, but the transparency of the process inevitably opens up for this critique. Stop blaming Zach Braff for 'ruining' Kickstarter and indie art 2013-05-09T16:30:00Z

Today, scholars relish the anti-Whig references in “Gulliver’s Travels,” but the rest of us can still enjoy its wicked critique of hubris, vanity and illogic. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

It was a critique of “Elizabethtown,” after all, that spawned the phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl.” Should you watch Cameron Crowe’s TV show ‘Roadies’? Let’s talk it out. 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Not so much for his films, which until recently were barely known among the general public, but for his championing of antigovernment protesters and his critiques of the political establishment. A Thai Director Earns Acclaim Abroad and Ambivalence at Home 2010-09-14T03:00:00Z

Per these critiques, any woman who takes up hunting is “white” regardless of her ethnicity, for participation affiliates her with a hierarchy that enforces a narcissistic form of dominion. Nothing like “Duck Dynasty”: My life as a female hunter 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

Shortly after "Fire Island" premiered, a tweet took off about the Hulu film, critiquing the lack of women in the story centering queer Asian men. Celebrating the casual bisexuality in "Hacks" 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

He was focussed on his final paper for an empirical-research class: twenty pages on critiques, in the media, of “broken windows” policing. A Decade After Prison, a Poet Studies for the Bar Exam 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

Matt put forth some very perceptive critiques of the idea, which I respond to in today’s dispatch. Should the FDA Approve More Drugs after Phase II? A Response to Matthew Herper 2012-05-04T14:25:06Z

The Last Week Tonight host also critiqued Trump’s laissez faire approach to the Israeli Palestinian peace process after he said he’d consider a one-state solution or “the one that both parties like”. John Oliver on Trump: 'He dominates the news like a fart dominates a car' 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

Of course it’s really a critique of blithe submission: reconsider that withering title, which anchors a deceptively breezy chorus. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-04T22:04:46Z

I don’t think it’s in any conventional sense a critique. An Artist Stands Before Her Fun House Mirror 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

Even when the mainstream news media critiques the Trump team response, it does so while taking him seriously. How late night comedy shows are making sense of absurd and reckless coronavirus responses 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z

In this curious art world of limousine liberalism, Mr. Pruitt is happy to play chauffeur, more interested in reflecting modern culture than critiquing it. The Artist Rob Pruitt: Paradox on a Pedestal 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

The authorities evidently thought the image was a political critique; they jailed and fined an artist and a publisher who issued their own pirated version of Kuniyoshi’s print. Art Review: At Japan Society, Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi 2010-04-15T21:23:00Z

Fukuyama worries that the “woker” the left gets on identity issues, the weaker it gets on offering a critique of capitalism. What Is Identity? 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

This is how I actually answered that question in elementary school, which led to an undeserved critique by classmates during recess consisting of a most unpleasant Atomic Flying Wedgie. Style Invitational Week 1207: Clue us in — a reverse crossword 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

I don’t know if you really want to get into anything, even a 90-minute encounter over steak and chips, with someone who objects to their humour being critiqued as “unfeminine”, I said. The Austrian says he’s turned off by women who are dominant in bed 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

This is a variation on an unwavering theme for Gray, who has been critiquing the follies of humanity and humanism for some time now. Want the Good Life? This Philosopher Suggests Learning From Cats 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

As a final example, consider Dawkins’s critique of theistic arguments from personal religious experience, where he focuses on visions or voices of God or other supernatural entities such as angels and the Blessed Virgin. Can we prove that God exists? Richard Dawkins and the limits of faith and atheism 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

But while Mackabee headed to the University of North Carolina School for the Arts to pursue design, Himmelstein went to Boston’s Emerson College, intent on studying acting until a pivotal critique in a musical-theater class. Strathmore is singing a new tune 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

To the best of my knowledge he never read The House of Sleep, another book of mine that critiqued Thatcher. Perhaps Margaret Thatcher's death will bring us clarity 2013-04-12T11:01:00Z

Such critiques are just as common in the conservative media. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Then I started doing a segment of the news on Channel 7 critiquing the game, although I still wasn’t playing. Is Kirk Cousins capable of greatness? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

The catalog, published by the museum, at times reads like a critique of the vices of “Mad Men.” Antiques: Tennessee Williams: Life Is All Memory 2011-04-14T22:13:19Z

He's rumored to be participating in drug trials for the slightly deranged and writing eviscerating critiques of Simon's stand-up blog. 'Ned Rifle' a high mark in Hal Hartley's bizarre world 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

A novelist and critic with a sharp eye for Hollywood blends memoir and cultural critique in this study of classic American failure narratives. New & Noteworthy, From El Chapo to a Holocaust Survivor’s Art 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

Other studies of Calcutta will offer quotable statistics, dates of key events, incisive critiques of its politicians and property developers. Calcutta: Two Years in the City by Amit Chaudhuri – review 2013-04-06T06:01:32Z

“At the same time, it moves through the culture without substantive critiques by a lot of folks.” I had a thot but didn’t know it was a thing 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

While the critique of Barbie as creating bad self-images for girls goes back decades, Ken has mostly stayed out of the news. Please, no GamerGate Kens: Revamped Barbies deserve newer, better male partners, too 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

The ending of “Dheepan,” set in a pastoral British backyard, reads as a savage critique of France’s immigration policies. At Cannes Film Festival, Good Sometimes Isn’t Enough 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

Kipnis’ latest book is a critique of sexual politics on college campuses, which she argues recast women as pitiful creatures who cannot think and act for themselves. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

We have moved, very quickly, from praising the Golden Age of television to critiquing its blind spots; as the amount of programming has mushroomed, so has the conversation around it. “Game of Thrones” goes to war: The once-radical fantasy is now the establishment—for better and for worse 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

It’s going to be really cool — and weird — to watch the show as a viewer and not be critiquing our own performances, and just take it in and appreciate the show for what it is. ‘House of the Dragon’ Stars Say Goodbye to HBO’s Biggest Hit 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

However, some of the sculptures look more like trees, the hierarchical forms that rhizomes were supposed to critique. Nancy Rubins: ‘Our Friend Fluid Metal’ 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

I know I was supposed to take this as a critique of our relationship, but I wonder about couples who don’t argue at all — who make no noise, who don’t contend with words. The Benefits of Bickering in Marriage 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

The ability to be unfazed by critics or critiques is one that makes Williams stand out. Wendy Williams made a lot of enemies in radio 20 years ago. Now she’s a daytime-television staple. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

But the more common critique is that Burt is too positive. The Education Issue: Stephen Burt, Poetry’s Cross-Dressing Kingmaker 2012-09-16T00:17:27Z

Given that Duchamp probably intended Fountain to be a critique of greedy, speculative collectors, it is an interpretation that would appear plausible. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z

Whether Iris can find the courage and the language to critique the Pre-Raphaelites’ work provides the novel with an unusual element of intellectual suspense. Review | ‘The Doll Factory’ is a guilty pleasure wrapped around a provocative history lesson 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Attenborough critiqued our dependence on fossil fuels and government subsidies of them, drew a connection between global migration and climate change, and called for nations to uphold their commitments to the Paris climate accord. With the Netflix Series “Our Planet,” David Attenborough Delivers an Urgent Message 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

Robert W. Cherny, an emeritus professor of history at San Francisco State University and the author of “Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art,” points to the artist’s critique of Washington. These High School Murals Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, Cameron defended his critique of the film, stating that Wonder Woman was a “good” but not “groundbreaking” film because of Gadot’s depiction. James Cameron repeats Wonder Woman criticism: 'That’s not breaking ground' 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

In that essay, Didion critiques both the idea of women as an oppressed Marxist class and the resulting imposition of feminist ideology onto literature and domestic life. Meghan Daum to Millennials: Get off My Lawn 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

Ms. Abdul, who was more softhearted than the other two, coated her smallest critiques in extravagant praise. ArtsBeat: Abdul Makes Nice on New Dance Show 2011-01-05T13:20:07Z

Even in her heeled sandals, she walked with poise, critiquing the show with a teenager’s devastating deadpan. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of ‘Never Have I Ever’ Loves Van Gogh 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

In an unofficial food critique, opinions varied as to whether or not the salad left a bad taste in people’s mouths. 'Popcorn salad' recipe by Food Network's Molly Yeh divides Twitter 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

For some filmmakers today, all forms of dating, online or in person, are ripe for social critique. Future romance: how science fiction is predicting our relationships 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

You don't critique "Star Wars" or "Star Trek" in the same way. Hugh Bonneville on the enduring charm of "Downton Abbey" and why he was nervous to film "Paddington" 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

Kaling has previously withstood critiques concerning the tendency for her non-white leads to end up with white men, which should not matter. "Never Have I Ever" highlights the rarity of South Asian couples on TV. Then it breaks up with one 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

But Wolcott is too sharp not to recognize the irony of such a question appearing in a critique that was awarded front-loaded pride of place in The New York Times Book Review. Letters to the Editor 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

“NCIS” gets high ratings, but critics rarely write about it—it’s one of those shows, outside the circle of critique. Watching TV at the Gym 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

Lixin Fan, handling his own cinematography, shoots with such a painterly eye that he almost undermines the social critique he's making. Lixin Fan's 'Last Train Home': beautifully shot, short on facts 2010-10-21T20:19:00Z

The critique isn’t that it’s morally wrong to mock a stranger for her weight, it’s that it is empirically wrong to call a woman who is thin anything but! A “Fargo” star’s weight-shaming tweets get it right 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Though differing in tone and approach, The Righteous Gemstones, Perpetual Grace, Ltd, and both The Young Popeand The New Pope all critique the contemporary Christian churches for using God as a means to make money. Crooked preachers and sexy priests: has TV got a problem with Christianity? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

“Many of his Christ paintings sharply critique the Catholic Church, with its legacy of colonialism and other abuses of power,” said Ms. Jones. Searching for a Jesus Who Looks More Like Me 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

Greene’s analytical critique of dramatization reflects the more commonplace reliance on a nonfiction record as a touchstone for drama—a reliance that risks tripping up true-story Hollywood films on the road to awards. Two Important Documentaries from Sundance 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

So I’m kind of critiquing young male behavior, but knowing it’s going to end. Richard Linklater on Baseball, College Life and His New Film 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

As undisciplined as the servants, the frenetic film, a critique of France's social and political infrastructure, almost caused a riot at the Cannes film festival. Nikos Papatakis obituary 2011-03-08T18:36:25Z

Wong Ka Ying, a local artist and curator, said she was impressed by curators’ efforts to present critiques of Hong Kong society, even if in less provocative ways. Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Is Finally Open. It’s Already in Danger. 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Art based on cultural critique often has a short shelf life. Worth the Ride: 5 Surprising Exhibition Spaces in Upstate New York 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

In doing so, “The Great Depresh” serves as a solid cultural critique of a generation that is still slowly unfurling antiquated, narrow definitions of manhood and masculinity. HBO’s comedy special “The Great Depresh” is a painfully funny look at mental health 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

While the images are timely, there is less outrage, less overt cultural critique than we’ve seen in the last few weeks. At Tacoma Art Museum, portraits that reach out and touch you 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

The novel’s other goal is to critique the Poor Law of 1834, which decreed that impoverished families would be split up — men, women and children separated — and sent to workhouses. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 10: Oliver Twist 2012-01-27T18:23:43Z

Their struggle against the forces of Man serves as both a postcolonialist critique and a new spin on classic fantasy in the mold of “Lord of the Rings” or “Elfquest.” Review | Fairies and their magical worlds have captivated us for centuries. Here are some of the books that did it best. 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

"As musicians, we receive so much critique and we really question what we're doing, but I think this validates that I'm on the right path," the 24-year-old Azalea said. Boy bands top American Music Awards, ladies lead performances 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Her open letter describes a program lacking in art school basics, such as group critiques and studio reviews. After another student defection from its MFA program, what's the future of USC's Roski art school? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

It’s, well, very English, depicting and critiquing midcentury Britain’s haughty propriety, deep homophobia and posh insularity. Review: ‘A Very English Scandal’ Is Very Good. And Scandalous. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

What Wong adds to the now-established comic tradition of deflationary commentary on the emotional and physical hardships of new parenthood is a critique of the structural hardships of new parenthood, too. Ali Wong’s Comedy, Ivanka Trump’s Instagram, and the Rights of Mothers 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

The event, a work of conceptual and performance art, was a comment on the nature of recycling and, of course, a critique of consumerism in the art world. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to Auction 3 Paintings 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

He does not mention that this critique implicitly promotes ImmunityBio’s approach. Los Angeles Times owner hosts video on vaccine science that blurs some business lines 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

“Blue Collar” has a few weak bits, notably one where, interrupting Pryor’s critique of “The Jeffersons,” an I.R.S. examiner pays an unexpected house call. In Paul Schrader’s ‘Blue Collar,’ the Factory Floor Is Brutal 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

In response to some commenters’ burning questions or critiques, Clutter explained that she is a mother of four who prefers to shop alone since her children are all under the age of seven. Mom's clever 'back-to-school shoe shopping' hack helps parents who shop child-free 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

“We cannot critique art through a moral lens.” First Arabic Netflix film tackles taboos, sparks controversy 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

It ended up triggering a roiling debate about bioethics and the pitfalls of artistic critique. Steaks Grown From Human Cells Spark Interest and Outrage 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

Nasser's principal critique of Israel was not ethnic but political: he saw the Israeli state as a "tool of the imperialist powers". The Arabs and the Holocaust by Gilbert Achcar 2010-06-25T23:09:00Z

The thrilling series about desperate and impoverished people competing in death games for the chance at millions is fully rooted the state of South Korean today, while also critiquing the fallout from splitting the country. Hollywood, please stop adapting K-dramas. It's not just unnecessary, it's racist 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z

They are social critiques camouflaged with cobwebs; the past clamoring for redress. The Ghost Story Persists in American Literature. Why? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

Jarvis dismissed any such critique as a “crock of manure” and called his opponents “liars,” “dummies, goons, cannibals or big mouths.” The Tea Party’s inspiration: A tax revolt that destroyed California 2013-09-15T13:30:00Z

RM A lot of the time, when I find myself critiquing scientific accuracy in movies, I have to remind myself that it had to get close enough to getting it right to get things wrong. Chris Hadfield meets Randall Munroe: ‘Are we alone in the universe?' 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

The couple, former journalists, conceived 10 crime novels that would provide a deliberate critique of what they viewed as the degeneration of Sweden. Can Scandinavian crime fiction teach us something about socialism? 2011-02-24T09:00:03Z

It eventually turns into a deep examination and critique of cultural roles foisted upon women, and the choices and consequences of accepting those prescribed expectations or rejecting them. "Reservation Dogs" ends its high-spirited second season by reminds us why we still believe 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z

Devoted to artifice, reality-bending theatrical devices and critique of political and social mores, RuPaul and 20th century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht have surprisingly analogous roots. The epic theater of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”: The surprising intellectual rigor behind TV’s most campy competition 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

It’s skillful pastiche, engrossing genre melodrama, and feminist critique—but above all, it’s unabashed. Meet “Bitch Planet,” your new “bold, beautiful, and baaaad” subversive feminist comic obsession 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

And describing this critique is, I think, quite a bit more useful than describing her plot, which readers may struggle to locate. Giving Voice to the Victims of Growth 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

I realize that in a series like "Frontline," these aspects of Bush's political career would receive closer examination and critique. "This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

With that tight focus, the story’s critique of inequality, racism and economic slavery remains entirely implicit, but no less devastating. ‘The Year of the Runaways’ review: ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ for the 21st century 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

And what we found was that these people who have more experience now were just more willing to have their ideas critiqued and altered and improved and discarded, even. “Yes, people know me as Saul Goodman”: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross talk reunion, “Breaking Bad,” “Mr. Show” 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

Among his many critiques: The store-bought ravioli smelled "weird," a salmon burger was overcooked and a fig pizza was too sweet and arrived on raw dough. Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break 2013-05-22T14:18:19Z

“I want people to help people feel the same way I do: a sense of wonder and a healthy sense of critique,” she said. Moon-landing conspiracy theorists aren’t all the same. Meet some from the Pacific Northwest. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

The work critiques and attempts to correct the portrayal of Latino artists in the entertainment industry, while challenging gender roles as well. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Though it can seem otherwise, the ’90s critique of selling out was not only used to sneer. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

Produced on Broadway in 1947, the work was groundbreaking for its epic sweep, cinematic dissolves, Greek chorus and economic critique of America, where, as the old saying goes, nothing fails like success. Revivals turn 2 problem-child musicals into something special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

His book Not Working: Why We Have to Stop, is a critique of our state of perpetual busyness, a hymn in praise of doing nothing. Burned out and overwhelmed: should you embrace the joy of no? 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

It’s a poetic confession of the agony of trying to articulate a nuanced critique of faith and politics in an age of shrieking partisanship. Review | Ayad Akhtar’s play ‘Disgraced’ won a Pulitzer Prize. Now ‘Homeland Elegies’ shows what that success cost him. 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

For the last 25 years, in novel after novel, Houellebecq has advanced a similar critique of contemporary sexual mores. A French Novelist Imagined Sexual Dystopia. Now It’s Arrived. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Le Figaro chimed in with a critique of its “suspicious obsession with hygiene.” Books of Styles: A Defiant ‘Oui’ for ‘Fifty Shades’ 2013-01-16T23:10:38Z

But there was critique built into the production of the show — and not just permitting the anti-Black History Month scold Stacey Dash to come out and embarrass herself. Let’s Talk About the Oscars: An Evening of Squirming 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

After the recent trilogy centered women and people of color far more than the earlier “Star Wars” movies, some fans fueled online harassment of performers or critiqued female characters in misogynistic ways. The Force (and a Lenient Disney) Is With ‘Star Wars’ Fan Filmmakers 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z