I began to think that the role of a critic is also a relational one: If someone has spent years of their life on a work, they deserve a serious, sustained response. Critics who write such reviews aren’t just offering something to the maker of a work but to the world. Look here , a critic says. Imagine what culture could be like — if there was more... See more

. I am the dirty girl who over-analyzes culture for a living because it makes her feel in control. Most people in our industry have similar rejection-based mythologies, and many have a hurt high schooler living inside of them still.