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Anton Ego's Review - Anyone Can Cook

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In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.

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We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work

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and their selves to our judgment.

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We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read.

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But the bitter truth we critics must face is that,

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in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk

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is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

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But there are times when a critic truly risks something.

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And that is in the discovery and defense of the new.

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Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.

Anton Ego's Review - Anyone Can Cook

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In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something. And that is in the discovery and defense of the new. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.

Traducao (Portugues)

De muitas formas, o trabalho de um crítico é fácil. Arriscamos muito pouco, mas desfrutamos de uma posição sobre aqueles que oferecem seu trabalho e a si mesmos ao nosso julgamento. Prosperamos com críticas negativas, que são divertidas de escrever e ler. Mas a amarga verdade que nós críticos devemos enfrentar é que, no grande esquema das coisas, o lixo mediano provavelmente é mais significativo do que nossa crítica dizendo que é lixo. Mas há momentos em que um crítico verdadeiramente arrisca algo. E isso é na descoberta e defesa do novo. Nem todos podem se tornar grandes artistas, mas um grande artista pode vir de qualquer lugar.

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