tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post247882099074113797..comments2024-03-24T05:21:03.521-04:00Comments on Captain Critic: Ramblings on Arts Criticism, Or, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Hashtag...Christopher Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912714677164687899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post-38129343176694740072014-05-04T17:54:05.604-04:002014-05-04T17:54:05.604-04:00I object to Mr. Ashe's literalism. Of course o...I object to Mr. Ashe's literalism. Of course one can 'spread' something besides food stuffs! What a strange choice of argument you make, based on an assumption that the word, 'spread,' refers only to something done with a butter knife! You object to glibness in reviewers, a complaint I share, by the way, but I suggest the author of this piece is not being glib, has an important message to communicate and that you are using this article to air your personal grievances, regardless of the inappropriateness of their application to the content of this article.Jane Aldennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408139579944180262.post-34837154462156281992014-05-01T09:53:13.840-04:002014-05-01T09:53:13.840-04:00"Spreading" knowledge ????? I thought on..."Spreading" knowledge ????? I thought one "acquired" knowledge or "sought" knowledge or "deepened" knowledge. How does one spread it? With a butter knife? No, I'm not being glib for the sake of it. I just find that rather vapid metaphor an apt illustration of why contemporary criticism is of little value to me. It's all about stringing together the latest trendy phrases or concepts, sprinkling everything liberally with irony and posting it within five minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com