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Published on 7/24/08
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![]() | Introduction: The critical condition |
| Probing question: What's in store for criticism? | |
![]() | Probing question: What makes a critic a critic? |
![]() | Probing question: What's the impact of citizen reviews? |
![]() | Probing question: How do you make your voice heard? |
![]() | Probing question: Should young writers aspire to be critics? |
![]() | Probing question: Will critics matter in 2020? |
![]() | Petty criticisms: Doesn’t it bug you when… |
![]() | Master raters: On the user-generated review site Yelp, a growing number of New Yorkers churn out evaluations, for free. We asked three prominent posters, Why? |
![]() | Bias beware: What sort of rules of conduct should a good critic follow? |
![]() | Video debate, what does six stars mean?: Two TONY critics square off on the proper criteria for assigning our mark of perfection. |
![]() | Poll, who has the best criticism?: Online or in print, it all comes down to quality. Tell us who delivers it. |
![]() | Post Its: Critics, what critical blogs do you trust? |
![]() | TONY's bookmarks: What's the ultimate show of respect for an online critic? Our editors reveal who they themselves read. |
![]() | Booty haul: We asked our hardworking critics to collect their mail for one week. These are their stories... |
![]() | Win our swag!: Maybe we can't give you the cushy life of a professional reviewer, but you can enter the win some of the, um, treasures we're sent. |
![]() | Five-course squeal: This undercover writer makes her living dining out in high-end eateries—with leftovers galore—but it’s not to everyone’s taste. |
![]() | Best of TONY reviews, 2007: Read our editors' nominations for the finest criticisms in their sections this year, and vote on your favorite. |
Sonia
Mon, Dec 10, 07, at 1:23pm
Critics opinions have a slight influence on my choices....but, I'm also under the impression that I happen to be a pretty good critic/judge on my own
Georgia
Thu, Dec 06, 07, at 10:43pm
Who cares about critics? I only care about what I think. gb