Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/18

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Subject: [Leica] a little OT :A Critic’s Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical - NYTimes.com
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:02:39 -0400
References: <93A3434E-6977-422A-ADA2-03DA06BA867F@gmail.com>
 
Nice! I especially liked:

[Criticism] means making fine distinctions. It means talking about ideas,
aesthetics and morality as if these things matter (and they do). It?s at
base an act of love.

It's not easy to find good criticism, most of what we read is either
mindless normalizations and judgmental put downs or coat tailing on
popularity.
In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] a little OT :A Critic’s Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical - NYTimes.com)