And so the fact is that (to invoke the popular saying) everyone is not a critic.
Daniel Mendelsohn on the role and responsibility of a critic: http://nyr.kr/POAGGq
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The New Yorker is on fire! This is for anyone who is wondering, “why do we need critics.”
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Mendelsohn is definitely right that all reviews should, in their nature, be mixed. And maybe I should publish reviews...
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Bits & pieces from the article: Daniel Mendelsohn on the role and responsibility of a critic: http://nyr.kr/POAGGq
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