Who gets to be a critic? And why are some so "bad"? | It's Been a Minute
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as posted by the channelAndrea Long Chu () was once one of Brittany's favorite Sex and the City bloggers, and she's now a Pulitzerwinning () critic. Andrea lends her critical eye to everything from the TV show Yellowstone to the work of Sally Rooney to proPalestinian protests and free speech. And she does it with wit, style, and fearlessness. Brittany chats with Andrea about her new book, Authority () a collection of some of Andrea's best work, along with two new essays. They discuss why art is a "fossil record" of desire, what kind of authority critics have, and why we might need to rethink what criticism should do for us.
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