Philip Kennicott

Washington Post Culture Critic

Philip Kennicott appears in the following:

Koch Money: To Take or Not to Take?

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Arts critic Philip Kennicott: “Anxiety about the climate is not an issue that is miles and miles and miles away from what happens inside museums and opera houses.”

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'Looting' or 'Surviving': The Words and Images of the Haiti Coverage

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Since last Tuesday, Americans have been bombarded with daily media coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. TV networks show image after image of death and destruction, while newspapers feature grave details. But the words and images that media outlets choose can themselves prove controversial. We take a moment in the midst of our coverage on Haiti to examine how the media has been covering the earthquake.

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Bush Library Plans

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Philip Kennicott, Washington Post architecture critic, looks at the recently released plans for the George W. Bush presidential library with an eye to how well it reflects the tenor of his presidency.

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A Delicate Dance of Music and Politics

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

The death last month of Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn brought to mind the long tradition of dissidents who take a stand against authoritarian governments. But lately, it seems the tides have turned: Conductor Valery Gergiev has been performing on behalf of Vladimir Putin. And countless Chinese artists worked in support ...

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