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May.19.2013
I have not, both to my credit and - obviously - to my never ending joy, seen any of these movies. [DE]
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10 Biggest Book Adaptation Flops
by Gabe Habash
For this list, we didn’t just want book adaptations that were a critical/audience failure or a box...
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May.18.2013
As both a writer and a book critic, I can only say to critics: Criticize, but be nice.
The Telegraph
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Mar.11.2013
Social media and the Internet are radically changing our society in so many ways. The notion “word of mouth” takes on a whole new direction. In the past, it moved at a slower pace. Now with the Internet, “word of mouth” can spread like a virus on steroids. Hence the term…gone viral! Before the...
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Mar.08.2013
On Thursdays Phil Naessens Show Phil shares his love for reading and the radio, book reviews, critics, the New York Knicks and lists the podcasts/radio shows he listens to each and every day.
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Feb.07.2013
‘You Tawkin’ to Me?’
or
Critiquing the Critics
The best quip about critics I ever read was from a long-dead author whose name escapes me. “They expect that you won’t hit them!”
My sentiments exactly.
My beef isn’t with literary critics at major publications – even if they don’t give your...
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Jan.02.2013
For all fellow scribes who ever suffered an (occasional) negative review, Publishers' Weekly offers consolation in this collection of classic-book authors who underwent Critical Chain-Whipping.
Enjoy, fellow masochists!
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article...
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Nov.18.2012
November 18
MAIL FRAUD
The open envelope betrays the tampering I suspect. Too bad my critics are snooping, not my supporters. When they are finished tearing open my mail, they tear me apart as well. Shredded, I feel unable to handle further...
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Nov.06.2012
Happy Election Day! Today, Americans all over will have the opportunity to make their voices heard and shape the the future of our nation. It is an exciting and tumultuous time, as most anyone would tell you. I have heard more arguments, from both sides, in the last few months...
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Oct.16.2012
On Tuesday's Phil Naessens Show Phil congratulates Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on an amazing comeback over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football, comments on statements New York Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher made in regards to his critics, recaps Monday's St Louis Cardinals/...
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Aug.16.2012
There's an interesting piece about literary criticism in the Aug. 15, 2012 New York Times, written by literary critic Dwight Garner, called "A Critic's Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical." It's a fun article to read, peppered as it is with just the sorts of anecdotes that make us...
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