tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post6704367157968712281..comments2024-02-06T11:57:25.334-05:00Comments on The Frumanista: It's OK to be a Critic Princess Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-82339000750756442232016-08-17T14:41:50.257-04:002016-08-17T14:41:50.257-04:00Agreed about geeks coming out the closet, but I th...Agreed about geeks coming out the closet, but I think <i>Big Ban Theory</i> is effect, not cause. I think the growing importance of hi-tech industries has led to geeks having more status and purchasing power, therefore they are a target for business to sell to. Hence the revival in recent years of <i>Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, The X-Files</i> and <i>Ghostbusters</i> and all those superhero movies that are dominating the cinemas.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-45426393695004616772016-08-17T10:14:02.227-04:002016-08-17T10:14:02.227-04:00Same here. I dissect the NY Times Book Review ever...Same here. I dissect the NY Times Book Review every week, because I learn things from the reviews and enjoy the well-written criticism as well. "Criticism" in the sense that "The author's logic is faulty because she chooses not to address the well-known study of 2013 that demolishes her argument," not "The author has terrible fashion sense." <br /><br />I think a lot of geeks are coming out of the closet now. "Big Bang Theory" made it somewhat acceptable. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-25305728883270541212016-08-16T09:11:05.287-04:002016-08-16T09:11:05.287-04:00I used to read reviews of films I had no intention...I used to read reviews of films I had no intention of watching. I haven't done that for a while, but my favourite publication is <i>The Jewish Review of Books</i>. Even though I rarely buy books from there (although I sometimes recommend them to the library where I work), but I learn things from the reviews and enjoy reading well-written criticism (criticism in the broad sense of the term, not the nitpicking sense).<br /><br /><i>But we can only stand for something once we know and like ourselves, and feel no embarrassment for the individuals that compose the many.</i><br /><br />Yep. I still avoid telling people I'm a <i>Doctor Who</i> fan, from all the years it was the most mocked programme on TV (or not on TV, as it was cancelled). Now it's popular again, but I can't get used to it. Although even among fans I have no rest, as I like the episodes everyone else hates. I even had (sort of still have) a blog of reviews of <i>Doctor Who</i> and occasionally other SF... I like thinking for myself, and reading thought-provoking ideas from others.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.com