The cultural year 2007
Which cultural events--books, films, television shows, operas, plays, concerts--have been most overrated and underrated this year? We put this question to over 50 Prospect writers, and all their responses are printed below.
Overrated
Hollywood movies. US ticket sales recovered this year, but to what end? This was a year for microculture, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The bigger visual productions of the year won't much stand the test of time. On the bright side, television drama continues to rise in quality.
Underrated
The iPhone. The world really did change on 29th June 2007. We now have handheld personal computers and personal entertainment ...
Full Story »
Retrieving Comments
