Word: criticize
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...19th century poet and critic Matthew Arnold commended Homer's "speed, directness and simplicity" in the original Greek, and these qualities abound in Fagles' translation. The problems the epic must resolve are quickly set forth. All the surviving Greek heroes from the 10-year siege and ultimate destruction of Troy--the subject matter of the Iliad--have long since returned to their homes except Odysseus, the King of Ithaca. There, 10 years after the fall of Troy, his faithful wife Penelope fends off a riotous band of suitors for her hand in marriage; his son Telemachus, an infant when...
Such lunacy is "revealed most fully not at first meeting but over time." These words of appreciative wisdom come from Karen Wilkin, an independent curator and critic whose essay, "Mr. Earbrass Jots Down a Few Visual Notes," forms the centerpiece of a new book on Gorey's art and life...
...tools can redefine communication--hypertext that links words to stories and information all over the world, for instance, and message boards that flow directly out of daily stories. "The Net is a much freer medium than the traditional press right now, and people are intoxicated by it," says media critic Jon Katz, who writes a column for HotWired's Netizen www.netizen.com) Katz, whose career has included stints at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe, says that when he used to finish writing a print story, his job was over. But with the instant and intense reaction of readers posting messages...
...tried an experiment: from 7 a.m. until after midnight he did nothing but watch, read and listen to news, everywhere he could find it, about the presidential debate. "It was mind boggling. By the end of the day, my head was spinning," says Zoglin, a veteran press and TV critic whose 10 previous TIME cover subjects include David Letterman, Diane Sawyer and Bill Cosby. He also wrote about CNN for the 1992 Ted Turner Man of the Year cover. "We're being deluged with news as never before," says Zoglin. "But I'm not at all sure we're better...
DIED. WALTER KERR, 83, Pulitzer-prizewinning New York Times drama critic respected for his wit, integrity and far-ranging knowledge of the theater; in Dobbs Ferry, New York...