Comments for Philip Kennicott

Comment on LEGOs: Love’em by Ann Elkington

Ann Elkington — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:21:08 +0000

Philip—
Thank you, thank you, for your review in this morning’s WaPo of Annie Leibovitz’s current exhibit.
Although I have long felt the same about her work ( and thought I was just being an old crank since I’m clearly in a small minority), there is no way I could have discussed it with the worded scalpel & such laser-like precision
as you did. .
( the best I could ever do in referring to her work was saying that it always has sort of given me the creeps—and that she is the “Ralph Lauren of Photography” )
PS I AM a professional photographer. Buildings, mostly. I’ve worked extensively with the National Building Museum, at the Soldiers Home and, until recently, Evermay.
Again , thanks!

Comment on Gustav Leonhardt by carol

carol — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:49:11 +0000

beautiful….music is memory….

Comment on Farewell Opera Boston by Weiss

Weiss — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:16:00 +0000

It is truly sad, and shockingly sudden to those of us in Boston, but it’s also important to remember that Opera Boston was the (slightly) smaller of two opera companies in town. In recent years, both Opera Boston and Boston Lyric Opera have done three or four fully staged productions yearly. It’s possible that the fundraising space left over after the BSO is big enough for one opera company but not two.

Comment on About by desertcherokee

desertcherokee — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:48:44 +0000

Adam Frank….It’s clear that you know nothing about Marxism, liberty, or the relationship between Obama and the current Congress. Other than that, yours is a thoughtful comment.

Comment on The “exploding” towers controversy by Kathie Tietze

Kathie Tietze — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:09:44 +0000

I see it as a memorial for the 9/11 victims. Another way to view it is as an icon for the day that the world did indeed change.

Comment on You Nero, Big Zero by Mary T Gray

Mary T Gray — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:04:14 +0000

I agree on your Big Zero

Comment on Newt Gingrich: Opera Lover by Gingrich the Entrepreneur | Philip Kennicott

Gingrich the Entrepreneur | Philip Kennicott — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:13:10 +0000

[...] or experience. But there was an interesting nuance introduced in a Washington Post article about Newt Gingrich, published today, which suggests that the ideal of the man of commerce may not be [...]

Comment on Newt Gingrich: Opera Lover by steve wigler

steve wigler — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:48:22 +0000

Phil, this really good.

Comment on Newt Gingrich: Opera Lover by Doug

Doug — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:02:59 +0000

So it’s his beards he’s unfaithful to?

Comment on Index on Censorship by philipkennicott

philipkennicott — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:15:07 +0000

Thanks Christopher. I missed the Berkeley exhibition, and perhaps should have added the word “major” or some other qualifier to that sentence.