Ken Turan, the lion in winter of Los Angeles criticism, wrote a piece today that will aggravate some. But I actually agree with him about what he wrote. That said, I don't think he went nearly far enough or spoke directly enough to the issue for my tastes.
He closes by saying, "Criticism is a lonely job, and in the final analysis either you're a gang of one or you're nothing at all." And he is absolutely right.
There was a lot of talk about this issue here on the blog last week. And at the core of it is that philosophy.
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Read the complete post at http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2008/07/hot_button_tura.html