Due to persistant recommendations on AskMe, I am finally reading (well, listening to) The Golden Compass. It's amazing. Now I want to read
about The Golden Compass.
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posted by latkes
on May 13, 2013 -
15 answers
I'm in a happy relationship but still have thoughts about my previous unhappy relationship. Sometimes it's worry that the current one will go sour like the previous one, and sometimes I actually wish the previous one had worked, even though it was toxic. How do I stop this and just focus on the present?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 31, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm at home ill at the moment, watching lots of films and reading a lot (this week I've watched 14 films and read 2 books). I'd like to find sites (or podcasts/lectures/etc) that intelligently examine media and/or popular culture. I regularly read articles on
Popmatters and sometimes the
A.V. Club (but not so much). What are your favourite film/media crit resources? Podcasts? Lectures? Thank you in advance for any help!
posted by everydayanewday
on Jan 29, 2013 -
13 answers
A reality tv show that will be airing in January on a major national cable television tv network was filmed next door to my house. Now what?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 19, 2012 -
13 answers
I've been asked to put together a longish reading list for a BA Art/Literature module, and I'd love some ideas for texts outside my current knowledge. The list should cover a series of genres and contexts, with writing from, and about, the history and theory of art, journalism, academia, design, architecture and film. Writing on design and architecture are particularly outside my knowledge. What innovative and critically significant writings can you recommend across any of these subject areas?
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posted by 0bvious
on Dec 14, 2012 -
8 answers
We like our jobs but toxic manager is gutting us. It feels awful because we can't perform to our full potential when she's around and feel like we have no career prospects. How can we help ourselves?
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posted by swimmingly
on Dec 13, 2012 -
9 answers
I am unnecessarily and randomly critical of people. It is worse when I am stressed. This impacts my friendships, home life, and work. I need to stop.
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posted by domo
on Sep 12, 2012 -
34 answers
Crowdsource my syllabus: I'm looking for the best relatively short music review essays, in a wide variety of writing styles and formats.
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posted by bahngerama
on Aug 28, 2012 -
16 answers
My boyfriend of two years feels compelled to put me down, in not-so-friendly ways, for the negative tendencies he sees in me.
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posted by Aleatoire
on May 23, 2012 -
71 answers
I'm going to see my first ballet on Saturday. What should I expect, how can I appreciate it, and what should I look out for?
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posted by TheophileEscargot
on Apr 5, 2012 -
9 answers
I'm casually critical much of the time. I'd like to change that. I'd especially like to stop casually criticizing and reflexively disagreeing with loved ones.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 29, 2012 -
20 answers
A couple of years ago I found a website that had a bunch of essays about popular culture. There was a group of them by one author that were quite (sarcastically?) critical of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling. I'd like to find and read them again, but I remember so little about where I found them.
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posted by themanwho
on Jan 2, 2012 -
1 answer
Can anyone help me find good online critiques of fantasy? Tropes and cliches, characterizations, books, etc.
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posted by Danila
on Nov 19, 2011 -
6 answers
I've been asked to type up and edit a work of fiction for a friend / relative / neighbor, and it's driving me nuts.
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posted by bad grammar
on Sep 16, 2011 -
27 answers
How do I deal with criticism from a friend? How do I ensure that said criticism is meant to be constructive and not just spiteful?
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posted by Vrai
on Jul 15, 2011 -
41 answers
My husband is critical, I'm defensive, we fight. What are some tricks for defusing situations like this?
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posted by anonymous
on May 6, 2011 -
33 answers
(for a friend) I am looking for "the word used to describe a description of a work of art or poem within another work--its a term used in art history and poetics, and it drives me crazy that it escapes me."
posted by idiopath
on Apr 29, 2011 -
10 answers
Is blunt criticism a warning for being fired? I work in a small office where 3 mistakes (mainly numerical errors) I made have been called embarrassing in a 5 month period. This is not a financial sector job. Yes I make more than 1 mistake a month, but what's bothering me is that this specific word has been used by the 3 people I work with most.
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posted by Freecola
on Apr 27, 2011 -
19 answers
I'm trying to find a Twilight-related blog that I remember seeing recently. The blogger cut all the pages out of a copy of
Twilight, scanned or photographed them, and rearranged snippets of text to highlight and criticize odd or repetitive choices of language.
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posted by Orinda
on Apr 23, 2011 -
3 answers
I was recently watching The Shining and I was struck by what an amazing movie it is. I'm not very well versed in film theory, so I was wondering if someone who knows film can tell me, from a critical perspective, what makes it such a great movie.
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posted by codacorolla
on Apr 10, 2011 -
39 answers
How can I take criticism better without getting defensive?
posted by drezdn
on Mar 27, 2011 -
12 answers
Looking for any peer-reviewed article about modern critical response to Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" (No, I'm not asking you to do my homework, trust me.)
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posted by tzikeh
on Feb 22, 2011 -
5 answers
Looking for an essay/other view of Tolkien's Middle Earth depicting Sauron as a liberator.
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posted by Hactar
on Feb 15, 2011 -
5 answers
Please recommend articles/books/etc. which talk about broadcast media and American suburbia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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posted by mykescipark
on Jan 27, 2011 -
2 answers
Looking for thoughtful criticism (either pro- or anti-) on WikiLeaks, in particular works that explore WikiLeaks' moral dimensions and/or historical context.
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posted by TayBridge
on Dec 21, 2010 -
7 answers
What are the best online communities for poets? This
previous thread says that poetryslamming was pretty good, but it looks dead now. Are there any others?
posted by yaymukund
on Nov 30, 2010 -
2 answers
Why does my wife zing me all the time? How should I react? Is there a way to stop it? Am I being paranoid?
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posted by bovious
on Nov 3, 2010 -
102 answers
Recommendations for thought-provoking books or essay collections that analyze horror movies, please.
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posted by ifjuly
on Aug 17, 2010 -
18 answers
Quote attribution question, possibly George Orwell, or possibly a comment in a thread about George Orwell, or possibly none of the above. I seem to remember someone attributing a quote along the lines of "An honest book critic would write 'this book inspires no thoughts one way or the other' in 9 out of 10 of his reviews" to George Orwell. What's the correct quote, attribution, and (for bonus points) source?
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posted by Weebot
on Jul 2, 2010 -
2 answers
What are the best works critical of Wittgenstein's later philosophy? Of his method as a whole? Of "the linguistic turn"?
posted by phrontist
on Jun 13, 2010 -
10 answers
My partner has a hobby/interest that is important to him--similar to music or art, it's something that he occasionally shares the labors of his love with the public. The problem? I'm not crazy about these particular creative fruits. Am I just being too snobby?
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posted by leemleem
on Jun 9, 2010 -
23 answers
Where can I find some well-developed literature of skeptical criticism of Islam in general and Shia or Sunni philosophy specifically? Scholarly criticism would be preferred.
posted by clueless22
on May 23, 2010 -
3 answers
I"m looking for good hints on teaching a literature survey course to (mostly) college freshmen. This will be my second year of this course, and I really need to make some changes from the way I approached it last year. Any hints from current/former teachers or students would be more than welcome!
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posted by lucky25
on Feb 9, 2010 -
8 answers
I am that most special of snowflakes: a good writer who is both tremendously shy and tremendously snobby. How can I balance my need for constructive feedback with my fear of being stuck with a bunch of laggards?
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posted by sheena is a sock puppet
on Jan 25, 2010 -
20 answers
Why are all these Lovely Bones movie reviews referencing Talking Heads' Heaven? Examples I've found:
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posted by Kattullus
on Dec 11, 2009 -
13 answers
