Sublime

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more... See more

this line from Anton Ego's speech in Ratatouille should be required reading for every tech media person https://t.co/rE1RTQATAN

Critics arrive before customers.

no one is above critique. that includes you : wanting us to be empowered to write freely and safely about art does not mean i think we should be immune to criticism too. sometimes, we get it wrong. take the lashings on the chin: don’t do what lena wilson did after amandla steinberg (rightly) called her out for dubbing their film bodies bodies... See more

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.

We risk very little, yet enjoy a position of those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement.

We thrive on negative criticism.

Which is fun to write and to read.

But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk, is probably more

... See more