I stress that because it's clear from Mueller's book — though not much explored by Epstein — that Astaire (and his choreographer, critic, stand-in, friend, shadow, Hermes Pan) really made these films.
To the Editor: Thomson writes that "Astaire (and his choreographer, critic, stand-in, friend, shadow, Hermes Pan) really made these films" — "made" meaning "was the principal creator of," and "these films" meaning the '30s RKO musicals starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Published in The New Yorker, it depicted Trilling as the symbol of midcentury America, a time when art was placed on a pedestal and the earnest critic stood on a pedestal almost as high.
Do thoughtful, deliberative critics stand a chance against the "graphomanic-insomniac, egomaniacal headcases" who have found success writing for the Internet?
By Eileen Reynolds December 5, 2010 Do thoughtful, deliberative critics stand a chance against the "graphomanic-insomniac, egomaniacal headcases" who have found success writing for the Internet?
The piece misleads readers and shamelessly disregards why critics stand up for students.
Regardless where conservatives and other critics stand on the decision, it passed the Supreme Court's muster.
The EP was well received by the independent music press and according to AllMusic's Nitsuh Abebe, the release that "made critics stand up and take notice of the brilliant things My Bloody Valentine were up to", adding "it developed some of the stunning guitar sounds that would become the band's trademark".
But even the critics stood out in the cold today and craned their necks for a glimpse of a president.
They single out two articles by Waldemar Januszczak, but I don't see why the Sunday Times critic should stand alone.
"Dirty Blonde," a superb play by and starring Claudia Shear, brings her to life with such zesty insight that the Times critic cheered: "Stand up, boys, and take your hats off.
