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Lee Siegel vs. The Internetnew
Self-expression, Siegel argues, is not art. One's take on Against the Machine may depend on how one comes down on that claim.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
02-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Thesis of 'Against the Machine' Ultimately Runs Off the Railsnew
In this a compact rant, cultural critic Lee Siegel nails some of the shibboleths of a Web 2.0 world in which too much connectivity results in social atomization.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Michael S. Gant |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Tainted With Hypocrisynew
What unites these otherwise disparate essays is Siegel's suspicion of those critics who have forgotten their obligation to "expose the shams" -- I guess Siegel forgot that he who casts the first stone is supposed to be without sin.
New York Press |
Juliet Lapidos |
11-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lee Siegel, Falling Upwards
