Bourdain Mentor and ‘Dark Prince of Italian Fine Dining’ Pino Luongo Tells All
A new memoir from the Italian trendsetter has some salty words for the critics.
Posted 11/25/08 in Grub Street
Beef
Ducasse Fracas
Alain Ducasse thinks New Yorkers are like spoiled children.
Posted 11/24/08 in Grub Street
The Other Critics
Cuozzo Issues Gag Order to Restaurateurs Who Don’t Dig Their Reviews
Steve Cuozzo tries to shut up restaurateurs, such as Alain Ducasse and Alain Allegretti, who’ve been sniping back at critics.
Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Thin-Slicing Malcolm Gladwell’s Critics
Every critic wants to be Malcolm Gladwell. We thin-slice his critics into the following categories: Prigs, Wannabes, Accountants, and Haters.
Posted 11/10/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
The ‘Times’ Public Editor Plays Theater Critic
Since when is a critic obligated to frame his review in such a way that it's unobjectionable to anti-gay interest groups?
Fashion Critic Mr. Blackwell Dies
The critic, known for his annual best- and worst-dressed lists, was 86.
Posted 09/29/08 in Vulture
Elvis Lives
Official: Elvis Mitchell Has a Dicey Side
Mitchell has a perfectly good explanation for the $12,000 in cash he has stashed in that cigar box.
Posted 09/10/08 in Grub Street
Cheflebrities
Scott Conant’s Favorite Restaurant Critic Is … Not a Critic at All!
Scott Conant tells how he avoids being blindsided by the likes of Platt.
Posted 08/22/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Can America’s Film Critics Make Anna Faris a Star?
Wait, is she really as good as Lucille Freaking Ball?
German Producers Put 100,000-Euro Bounty on Reviewers of ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’
German critics are rolling up their sleeves to hate on the biggest German-language movie of the year.
Posted 08/14/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Ascetic Recluse Anthony Lane Had No Idea Tom Cruise Is in ‘Tropic Thunder’
'I suspect that there will be gasps during the end credits.' Wha?
Posted 07/25/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
‘Step Brothers’ Review Makes Us Worried About Roger Ebert
'Sometimes I think I am living in a nightmare.'
Posted 07/24/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
James Wood Objects to Descriptions of His Book But Does Not Deny He Is Raising an Army
The 'New Yorker' critic comments on our claims that his army will soon take over New York.
Posted 07/23/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?
But what will James Wood do with his power???
Posted 07/18/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
‘Space Chimps’: the ‘Times’ Takes a Courageous Stand
We still don't want to see 'Space Chimps,' but we do want to see Neil Genzlinger write more movie reviews!
Posted 07/16/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Did Sarah Jessica Parker Get Rid of Her Mole?
Photo evidence would suggest that the prim little bump on her chin, often called the "sixth lady" on 'Sex and the City,' has gone missing.
Posted 07/11/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
For Lisa de Moraes’s Sake, Please Don’t Cancel the TV Critics Tour!
The annual junket might be useless, but it provides the Washington 'Post''s sharpest critic with a big, fat target.
Posted 07/08/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Michiko Kakutani Writes Worst-Ever Jacket Copy for ‘The Sister’
A first-time novelist gets a Donna Tartt comparison, but Knopf publicists are likely slapping their foreheads nonetheless.
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