Criticism
PS Picks: John Carey's 'The Intellectuals and the Masses'
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Can 'Jupiter Ascending' Change the Way We Feel About 'The Matrix'?
With yet another Wachowski flop, might we start re-evaluating the film that made them so famous in the first place?
A Review of a Review of a Review of Reviews
Andy Daly's new show on Comedy Central reviews often-mundane life experiences and, in the process, highlights our everyone's-a-critic nature.
Does That Restaurant Rate 4 Stars? Sure—on a Sunny Day
New research finds online restaurant reviews are influenced by the weather.
Do Cultural Critics Have Any Value Left?
With access to books, movies, and television more open than ever, and research showing that crowdsourcing leads to biases, cultural criticism needs to change.
