critiques

The light-speed rate of change in the 60s, which Ballard cannily emphasised as technological and communications based, as opposed to more commonly referenced societal critiques, is expressed brilliantly by Paolozzi, who cleverly adds a sheen of psychedelic colour — the filter through which society saw, and dealt with, this technological future shock.

Ballardian » “Ambiguous aims”: a review of Crash: Homage to J.G. Ballard [NSFW] 2010

The number one thing I notice while doing critiques is that new writers like to point out the obvious.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » From the Mailbox 2009

One of the things which is ignored in critiques of the Stern Review is its relatively optimistic focus on what can be done, and the range of costs to achieve it.

The Stern Swindle, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

If Ms. Kaufman can only enjoy TV programs that she knows about first, then the quality of her critiques is disingenuous at best, and egocentric at worst.

Quality TV and Mad Competition 2010

Perhaps Rahm is conflating these critiques from the left in lashing out at Krguman.

Matthew Yglesias » Rahm Emanuel Suggests He Agrees Stimulus Package Wasn’t Big Enough 2009

The more you write, gain critiques, and sift through the feedback for the gold and utilize it; the better you will become as a writer.

Handling Rejection and Criticism « Write Anything 2009

However, while much in those critiques is worthy, there is also much in those critiques that is overly leveraged and merely fashionable as well, not the least of which is the idea that a transcendent realism per se as somehow passe.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Results of VC Reader Poll 2010

The person who gives the best critiques is the winner of the contest.

how I spent my February vacation: cristalia 2008

One way to engage with curatorial teams (and educators and marketers and whoever) and work around these fears and valuable critiques is to have permanent programmers on staff who demonstrably value and respect museum expertise and collections just as much as curators, and who are willing to respond to the concerns raised during digital projects.

Archive 2008-05-01 Mia 2008

One way to engage with curatorial teams (and educators and marketers and whoever) and work around these fears and valuable critiques is to have permanent programmers on staff who demonstrably value and respect museum expertise and collections just as much as curators, and who are willing to respond to the concerns raised during digital projects.

Notes from 'The API as Curator' and on why museums should hire programmers Mia 2008