News for Dec. 23, 2003

NY Times critic falls for lazy gender-typing

12/23/03, 2:26 pm EST - Xoanon

In the latest entry in the "blue is for boys, pink is for girls" school of criticism, Caryn James, in a New York Times Arts & Leisure piece on Sunday, argues that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy -- up to and including the final installment, "The Return of the King" -- is a big snooze for those of us not blessed with a Y chromosome. [More]