JOHN SIMON, WIDE-RANGING CRITIC WITH A CUTTING PEN, DIES AT 94
(Robert D. McFadden's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/25; via Pam Green.) Â Prolific, erudite and caustic in his wit, he surveyed the entire cultural landscape John Simon, one of the nation's most erudite, vitriolic and vilified culture critics, who illuminated and savaged a remarkable range of plays, films, literature and art works […]