Examples of really great music reviews? [more inside]
posted by cymru_j on Oct 31, 2009 - 15 answers

Where can I find intelligent writing about (current) heavy metal, preferably online? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Oct 21, 2009 - 14 answers

"Well, bless your heart!" and "How nice for you!" are two of my favorite barely-veiled criticisms. Can you provide me with some more? [more inside]
posted by MonkeyToes on Sep 26, 2009 - 150 answers

Looking for a word/phrase that describes when someone thinks an artistic work they created is marketable/likable, yet is something they wouldn't care for if it was created by someone else. [more inside]
posted by yorick on Sep 25, 2009 - 20 answers

How to be more resilient to constructive criticism? [more inside]
posted by molybdenumblue on Jul 20, 2009 - 20 answers

I have a new friend on my study abroad trip (we're both Americans) who likes hanging out with me and keeps asking to do things with me, but he always criticizes me. For example, I showed him some of my all-time favorite songs by a Danish band. He listens to it for 4 seconds and is like, "I don't like it. It's too conventional." I mean, I don't have a problem with him not liking the music; I just don't like how he had to label it, especially when I TOLD him they were my favorite songs. [more inside]
posted by starpoint on Feb 19, 2009 - 45 answers

Internet resources for understanding poetry. [more inside]
posted by Secret Life of Gravy on Feb 4, 2009 - 20 answers

Can you recommend any online poetry criticism forums? [more inside]
posted by laumry on Feb 3, 2009 - 12 answers

whats the origin of words ending in -ality that are used specifically in the discussion of art? such as theatricality, aurality, physicality, etc. where/with whom did this trend begin? [more inside]
posted by sponge on Sep 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Can anyone point me towards particularly noteworthy "at the time" criticism of some of the United States' historically important speeches? [more inside]
posted by csimpkins on Aug 30, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me find a series of Democrat campaign posters from recent years. [more inside]
posted by ricochet biscuit on Aug 29, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me find examples of literary criticism adopting the Jungian idea that all the characters are aspects of the same person. [more inside]
posted by leibniz on Aug 29, 2008 - 22 answers

What are good flickr groups to join for getting criticism about my photos? [more inside]
posted by heeeraldo on May 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Do you know any good sites in Spanish about literature, preferably with an emphasis on classic books or writers? Sites about both international and Spanish/Latin American literature are welcome. [more inside]
posted by ersatz on May 8, 2008 - 7 answers

Where can I find something like Mefi Music, but more... critical? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

Please help me find an guide to dealing with Americans that deals with how Americans take criticism. [more inside]
posted by lore on Apr 25, 2008 - 8 answers

Literary Criticism: help me get a handle on it. Is there a good online source (more in-depth than our beloved Wikipedia) that defines and describes such theories as Psychological, Symbolic, Mythological, Archetypal, Feminist, Marxist, Cultural, and Deconstructive? I know I can find this info in hardcopy, but I’m going to be traveling, so I’d rather have a source I can study on my laptop, rather than lugging around a text. Thanks!
posted by jackypaper on Mar 4, 2008 - 5 answers

Looking for Broadway funnymen...and women! In the spirit of this post, I am looking for theater know-it-alls who comment on theater with a detached but loving sense of humor. [more inside]
posted by LeeJay on Mar 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Can anyone recommend an excellent art theory and modern criticism site? [more inside]
posted by stagewhisper on Feb 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Are there good online resources where you can go to find out how movies were received when they came out? Collections of criticism and/or public reaction?
posted by hermitosis on Dec 28, 2007 - 10 answers

How do two people who are both a) super-sensitive to criticism, real or imagined; b) prone to being critical toward others; and c) married manage to coexist peacefully? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 16, 2007 - 15 answers

Have any literary theorists or critics, or professors of literature, written about literary terrorism? By literary terrorism, I mean the use of flash violence to shock subvert political or cultural structures. I will especially appreciate studies that explicitly analyze these techniques in comparison with concrete terroristic acts.
posted by limon on Nov 23, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I find smart, theoretical writing about video games? [more inside]
posted by danb on Jul 29, 2007 - 21 answers

Where is this line from? "I've seen some weather. I've had some intercourse. I don't know where I'm going." [more inside]
posted by es_de_bah on Feb 27, 2007 - 10 answers

As a tutor, how do I come up with a critical writing essay prompt that is accessible to students from third to eighth grade? [more inside]
posted by mikelly on Sep 18, 2006 - 5 answers

In 2001 Norton released the Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. Stuart Moulthrop's 1993 article "You Say You Want a Revolution?" was the most recent piece included. If the Anthology were to be updated which more recent articles are important enough that they might be candidates for inclusion? [more inside]
posted by Aghast. on Jul 13, 2006 - 13 answers

How do I control and/or fix my consistent, internal, self-inflicted judgment & comparison torture? I need advice on how to stop beating myself up in my work, my social and my personal life with my own head! [more inside]
posted by gadha on Apr 16, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm looking for an essay posted somewhere that was a response to cynical music fans who were "put out" when their special underground band hit the mainstream and became sellouts. [more inside]
posted by dhacker on Apr 9, 2006 - 16 answers

In "What Metaphors Mean" Donald Davidson refers to a critic who called Tolstoy "a great moralizing infant". Who was that critic, and in what work was Tolstoy so called?
posted by kenko on Mar 19, 2006 - 10 answers

Help me source a bit of wisdom about advice and criticism. [more inside]
posted by anglophiliated on Dec 2, 2005 - 5 answers

What do you feel are the worst (charting) songs ever? [more inside]
posted by sourwookie on Oct 17, 2005 - 143 answers

Why do we only hear negative criticism of the US President? [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on Jun 15, 2005 - 42 answers

Ever had several people offer their thoughts on how to "fix" your free design work? [more inside]
posted by davebush on Apr 14, 2005 - 14 answers

is elvis mitchell doing regular movie reviews in print anywhere now that he's left the new york times? i assume he's still on NPR's weekend edition (which i never listen to), and i've seen him on PBS and (i think) CNN, but i miss the written reviews. my inability to find information on google leads me to believe that he isn't doing print reviews anymore, although it may simply be that he's writing for a publication with no on-line presence. that's okay--i'd probably subscribe to something that carried him regularly.
posted by crush-onastick on Apr 6, 2005 - 3 answers

Everytime I read about the Stanford Prison Experiment, I become skeptical. I can believe the kinds of things that are described happened, I just can't believe they happened so fast. Is there any evidence things didn't happen as described, that the happenings were exaggerated?
posted by weston on Aug 28, 2004 - 28 answers

I love music. All kinds of music, from rock to disco to country to classical to jazz. I'm trying to build up my jazz collection and I've picked up some Miles Davis and John Coltrane. My question is this: I don't understand the love that many people have for electric Davis (I've listened to many of his electric works, but I'm specifically referring to A Tribute to Jack Johnson) and Coltrane's A Love Supreme. While the music (usually) isn't hard on the ears, I simply don't hear what people find so attractive about these two artists. Explain.
posted by ashbury on Jul 26, 2004 - 19 answers

Should metaphor be taken from photography, or should photos only be approached (or critiqued) as realist?
posted by the fire you left me on Apr 1, 2004 - 12 answers

A site I designed was recently described as "competent but uninspired," while this stung, it matches what I feel about it. My question to the community: are any designers here willing to take a look and offer me some constructive criticism? I'd really appreciate it, as this site is for an artist friend and I'd like the design to be both professional and "inspired" without obscuring the art. [Link Inside] [more inside]
posted by Grod on Feb 16, 2004 - 20 answers