Slog - Comments on A Streetcar Named Criticism http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism Mary McCarthy practiced criticism, unlike Jen Graves, who practices criticism when she writes about art but merely deploys synonyms for "I don't like it" when she writes about plays on Slog that she thinks I have thought too highly of. Cornered just now about her uncharacteristically undefended critique (Blanche, we are told, is "bad"--how laconic!), Ms. Graves said that she did not want to go into it--the practice of defending her assertions with particulars--because Mr. Kiley, our man in the theater department, had not yet published his review of the show. Naturally, I encouraged Mr. Kiley to share his not-yet-published... Copyright 2008 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:30:28 -0800 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:22:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Whozeewhatsit I'll tell you what's long and hard (to scroll past)...an enormous whozeewhatsit!!!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Whozeewhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073325 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:13:26 -0800 Comment by ellen I have no idea what you jut said.

]]> ellen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073372 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:50:38 -0800 Comment by ellen by the way, jen graves hates everything. she's an employed hater.

]]> ellen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073375 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:55:52 -0800 Comment by Sean Is Chris Frizelle actually as big of an asshole as he comes off in print?

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073389 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073389 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:44:30 -0800 Comment by rtw I am slightly obsessed with Mary McCarthy right now. I don't really care about the debate going on here, but I'm glad Mary McCarthy gets a mention.

]]> rtw http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073401 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:17:06 -0800 Comment by Trevor Very patronizing.

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073426 Theater Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:48:05 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle You know, if they made this into an Opera, dressed up in Nordic clothing, and sang this in German, it would be way more interesting.

Or not.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073436 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073436 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:41:20 -0800 Comment by Gato22 Just shut up, both of you bitches.

]]> Gato22 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073470 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:24:55 -0800 Comment by lostboy I look forward to seeing this petulantly public spat turn up in the next Regrets issue.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073492 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:15:27 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways I'd only have gone to see this if Dina Martina had been cast as Blanche.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073524 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073524 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:31 -0800 Comment by Michael Correction:

Mary McCarthy practices a PARODY of criticism.

Almost Monty Pythonesque, in fact. Bravo.

And LOL @ Chris if he thinks it's a serious review.

]]> Michael http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073543 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:28:54 -0800 Comment by Actual Writer Who have you been reading, and stealing from, to write with this, well, Mr. Friz, this, this, this affec-TATION! Not even bad Hemingway is this bad. Whadda tin horn...

]]> Actual Writer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073619 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1073619 Theater Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:26:23 -0800 Comment by brueso Watching Angela Pierce as Blanche was alot like how I imagine it would be watching Dina Martina (or Joan Crawford) as Blanche. What I'd like to see is a Blanche that doesn't broadcast 'tragic' from the git go.

]]> brueso http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1074324 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/a_streetcar_named_criticism#c1074324 Theater Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:22:05 -0800