DISQUS

It's sort of a strange argument to say that newspaper literary critics were in any way of higher quality. Although most newspaper book reviews are written by people who are authors themselves, these reviews are too often driven by hidden jealousies or the kindness of personal friendship.

I think Carr may have actually had a point about the music of LP's, although I really do enjoy the freedom of buying the tracks I want. Art is of course shaped by the medium. A musical experience that plays out over 34 minutes (or 60 some minutes like Radiohead cds, who refuses to let its cd OK Computer be sold by the track) is simply different than one limited to 4 minutes or so. There was an article in the Times not too long ago about how many people view movies in these tiny personal screens, and questioning what movies will look like when designed to take these screens into account. It's fine to appreciate the new while still lamenting the death of the old.