Looking for a smart critique of social networks?
That's the question raised in a smart critique by Paul M. Smith, who argued the plaintiffs' case before the Supreme Court.
Andres, on the bloggy front page of his site, has a smart critique of the New York Philharmonic's most recent "CONTACT!" concert, calling it "polished and inventive, but not too risky".
Not only a warning of the heavy price of ecological plunder written well before most of mankind had thought to worry, then, it's also a smart critique of consumer capitalism: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
Andres, on the bloggy front page of his site, has a smart critique of the New York Philharmonic's most recent "CONTACT!" concert, calling it "polished and inventive, but not too risky". His Nonesuch album, from which the excerpt above is derived, appears on May 18th.
Even the smartest critique stings.
This gentle little ditty begins with a grabber — "Feminists don't have a sense of humor" — but soon does a 180 to become a smart, deadpan critique of critiques of feminism.
David Finkelhor, a sociologist who directs the Crimes Against Children Research Center, at the University of New Hampshire, told me that he found Smart's critique of Stockholm syndrome persuasive: "She's right — fear and intimidation explain a lot more".
David Finkelhor, a sociologist who directs the Crimes Against Children Research Center, at the University of New Hampshire, told me that he found Smart's critique of Stockholm syndrome persuasive: "She's right fear and intimidation explain a lot more".
A sharp X-ray of the embattled American psyche as well as a smart, tart critique of the country's fraying social fabric, Ms. D'Amour's dark comedy is as rich and addictively satisfying as a five-layer dip served up with a brimming bowl of tortilla chips.
