Word: criticize
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...from satisfie.d “Some people would say considerable impact,” Achebe says. “But it’s never enough. Society does demand constant attention from its observers, the writers.”But for Achebe, who is an outspoken postcolonial critic, “Things Fall Apart” is first and foremost a work of art. “I write fiction,” Achebe says, though he accedes that fiction and fact meet at crossroads. “I believe, for instance, that the truth of fiction is sometimes stronger...
...Clive Barnes, 81, knew in his teens that he wanted to be a critic and worked his way into the ballet scene at Oxford University, eventually becoming an authoritative drama critic for both the New York Times and New York Post. "Inside most dance critics," he once said, "is a drama critic struggling...
Thompson’s Brattle Street creation was widely praised, receiving the American Institute of Architecture’s Twenty-five Year Award in 2003. However, Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic Robert D. Campbell, Jr. ’58 said that Crate & Barrel “never did a really good job of taking advantage of the power [the building...
...recent years the Justice Department has rarely drawn kind words from Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, who has aggressively sought key Bush Administration memos related to anti-terrorism policies. But the Vermont Democrat and strident White House critic offered measured praise this week when the Justice Department agreed to hand over a series of documents Leahy hopes will shed light on some of the more shadowy policies crafted by the Bush Administration. "This is a good start," Leahy said, adding that he was certain many more closely guarded Justice Department documents would be coming his way when...
...High School Musical 3: The Critic vs. The Kids