Read more critic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7331/critic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:43:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70974/help-wanted-pot-critic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the midst of media layoffs, one Colorado newspaper is actually hiring: It’s looking for a pot critic. The number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver has exploded to more than 100 this year, and the alt-weekly Westword wants someone with a legit medical need to evaluate which are clean,...http://www.newser.com/story/70974/help-wanted-pot-critic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:38:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70462/mad-men-goes-mad-on-purpose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics have begun to worry about Mad Men . Gory lawnmower accidents? Unexpected death? Grueling, drugged-up childbirth? “Where have all the snifters of brandy and jaunty shrimp cocktails gone?” asks Heather Havrilesky of Salon. She’s kidding, of course. Mad Men has spun into insanity so quickly because that’s exactly what American...http://www.newser.com/story/70462/mad-men-goes-mad-on-purpose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:40:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66204/times-tribune-critics-next-gen-siskel-ebert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt the Movies , the longtime home of Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, is getting a new pair of dueling cineastes. AO Scott of the New York Times and Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune will take over the syndicated program, which returns to the air next month. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66204/times-tribune-critics-next-gen-siskel-ebert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 8:19:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63111/s-african-wines-aim-to-put-brakes-on-burnt-rubber-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth African is the ninth-largest producer of wine, with several distinctive varietals that should be poised to break into the global marketplace, the New York Times reports. But the country’s wines have been dogged by comments made in 2007 by an influential British wine critic, who said after a tasting...http://www.newser.com/story/63111/s-african-wines-aim-to-put-brakes-on-burnt-rubber-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 16:52:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62941/gigolo-comedy-pays-off-for-hbo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are split on Hung, HBO's new series starring Thomas Jane as a down-on-his-luck dad who becomes a gigolo. Though it's deeper than its salacious premise, the show, which makes its debut Sunday, isn't living up to its potential. Hung "represents a wonderfully positive step for HBO, which has nurtured...http://www.newser.com/story/62941/gigolo-comedy-pays-off-for-hbo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51591/jackman-wins-viewers-splits-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHugh Jackman’s turn hosting the Oscars reversed a dip in the award show’s sagging ratings, E! Online reports—even if some critics didn’t find much substance. Early Nielsen numbers had 33.6 million viewers for last night’s telecast, up 6% from last year’s Jon Stewart-hosted show—which had the worst...http://www.newser.com/story/51591/jackman-wins-viewers-splits-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 15:02:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48182/art-world-still-divided-on-wyeth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrew Wyeth divided the art community throughout his life, and little seems to have changed with his passing yesterday. While many in the field call him one of the most important 20th-century American artists, others insist his mode of realism makes him more of an illustrator than a serious painter,...http://www.newser.com/story/48182/art-world-still-divided-on-wyeth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 9:32:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46207/best-2008-movies-you-probably-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBehold: a top 10 movies list that doesn't include The Dark Knight . In a year that's hard to sum up, Stephanie Zarachek pulls together an eclectic mix of great flicks for Salon: Even repeated viewings don't betray any flaws in Happy-Go-Lucky , a "luminous" tale of a London school marm by...http://www.newser.com/story/46207/best-2008-movies-you-probably-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 17:18:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45399/sontags-early-journals-mesmerize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe newly released diaries of a young Susan Sontag provide an invaluable glimpse of how the writer-to-be came to be, critics say. “I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person," the late Sontag writes of journaling. "I create myself." In Reborn: Journals &...http://www.newser.com/story/45399/sontags-early-journals-mesmerize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 18:15:01 CST