own personal views about that critic and your own opinions about the work in question.

Post World War II, and arguably till about 10 years ago, the critic ruled supreme. The great British critic Kenneth Tynan, for example, elevated theatre criticism into a true artform, combining incisive brilliance with literary excellence. Others preferred a more sensational approach and used skewering put-downs to build their reputations. The Daily Mail’s Milton Shulman was notorious for the cruelty of his reviews, once describing a JM Barrie play as “moving at the pace of cold porridge going uphill”. (And that was the positive part).

In Australia, our critics do not have the clout of those in the UK or the USA, who can damn a book or a show within days, resulting in lostscene." "Babbitt's is a popular hot spot with single, young professionals." "Edwin Malnick arrived at the peak hour of 7.:15  took a long look at the collection of the city's best and brightest  then removed a shotgun from his overcoat and opened fire." "Seven people were killed before Malnick turned the gun on himself and shot a hole through his head." "Representatives of radio personality Jack Lucas expressed regret." "No formal comment has been made." "Neighbours said Malnick was quiet and lived alone." "His neighbour for 1 1 years said, "You scarcely knew he was there. "" "But few will soon forget this lonely man  who reached out to a world he knew only through radio  looking for friendship and finding only pain and