Newspaper Arts Criticism: Two Papers, One Voice

The collaborative efforts of the DMN and the Star-Telegram are not confined to the newsrooms. Art & Seek’s Jerome Weeks, who once wrote book reviews and such for the former, notices some shared reviews of the Fort Worth Symphony, Stage West’s Production, and (shout-out) Chris Shull’s take on the Texas Ballet Theater’s Nutcracker. Here’s an even more aggressive, cost-cutting proposal: Remove specific mentions of the play, piece, CD, etc that is being reviewed. Write one generic essay that describes the work as “ambitious, yet flawed … well-intentioned, but ultimately not delivering on the promises it makes to the audience early on.” Rate it a 7.5 out of 10. Copy. Paste. Print. Done.