2008/12/12 Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net:
Easy to verify that someone has an opinion. A little harder to verify whether the opinion is well founded. Is a scholarly opinion expressed in an academic journal of literary criticism different in essense from an opinion expressed in a New York Times editorial? Both opinions are the product of accomplished and experienced professionals.
Notable critical and reviewer opinions are generally considered relevant to cultural topics.
Then we get back to the problem that all this requires editorial judgement ...
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