http://dir.salon.com/topics/criticism/?source=rss&aim=criticism en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/30/critic_fight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/30/critic_fight/index.html?source=rss Alice Hoffman continues the literary tradition of lashing out at critics, Twitter style. Who's sorry now? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/03/10/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/03/10/leonard/index.html?source=rss Critic and novelist John Leonard built grand cathedrals out of language. His son pays tribute to his lexicon and his passion. By Laura Miller Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/11/07/john_leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/11/07/john_leonard/index.html?source=rss "The books we love, love us back," wrote the great critic, editor and reader, who died Wednesday. By Louis Bayard and Laura Miller Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/05/22/critics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/05/22/critics/index.html?source=rss In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon's book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers. By Juan Cole Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/25/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/25/egypt/index.html?source=rss Mubarak's criticism reflects his anger at Bush's policies -- and uneasiness about his growing domestic opposition. By Charles Taylor Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/09/hornby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/09/hornby/index.html?source=rss From the author of "High Fidelity," a delightful celebration of the joys of reading that reminds us why most literary criticism is so bad. By Joan Walsh Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/03/13/dems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/03/13/dems/index.html?source=rss Waffling and ambivalent during the war debate, Democratic leaders -- including presidential contenders John Kerry and Howard Dean -- say they'll muzzle themselves completely once the bombs start falling. By Ray Sawhill Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/09/eroticism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/09/eroticism/index.html?source=rss Films used to erotically seduce us; now they tend to sedate instead. First of two parts. By Nick Gillespie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/06/buy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/06/buy/index.html?source=rss Only by immersing our children in marketing can we teach them to choose. By Jenn Shreve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/12/06/arnold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/12/06/arnold/index.html?source=rss Film critics struggle to review "The End of Days" and still retain their indie cred. Plus: The AIDS crisis in Africa and one writer's desperate attempt to get a job at Maxim. By Jenn Shreve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/11/05/sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/11/05/sports/index.html?source=rss At last, coverage of women's sports that even this non-spectator can appreciate. Plus: One writer's plaintive cry: "Enough with the sex, dammit!" By Charles Taylor Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/08/18/critic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/08/18/critic/index.html?source=rss In a culture increasingly driven by hype, you do. By Jenn Shreve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/08/06/naked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/08/06/naked/index.html?source=rss Too hot? Lose the swimsuit, say several venerable publications. Plus: Reform Party madness, TV racial quotas and a ridiculous theory on recent violence. By Jenn Shreve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/07/30/consumption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/07/30/consumption/index.html?source=rss Two scathing critiques of excessive consumerism. Plus: Need a headline? Try "Eyes Wide Shut"! It worked for Kubrick. By Sarah Vowell Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/02/24/vowe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/02/24/vowe/index.html?source=rss Remembering Gene Siskel, 1946-1999. By James Poniewozik Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/09/02/poni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/09/02/poni/index.html?source=rss Endless rating systems have already begun to supplant real criticism; innovations in electrocriticism may further blur the line between reccomendations and reviews. By Dwight Garner Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1997/06/26/tina970625/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1997/06/26/tina970625/index.html?source=rss Has Tina Brown rescued the New Yorker -- or ruined it?