We don't need no stinking critics!

I'm appearing on a panel tonight discussing criticism in the digital milieu of today. That shounds fancy, but ultimately it'll hopefully just be a really good discussion  between some local cultural critics and an engaged audience. That's what I'm hoping for. It takes place at Maybe Stage tonight and kicks off at 7 p.m. sharp, so don't be late!

Jim DeRogatis is moderating the panel, and the attendees include Andrew Barber (editor of the hip-hop blog Fake Shore Drive), Donna Seaman (who writes about books for Booklist and other outlets), LaShawn Williams (the arts editor at Gapers Block), Leah Pickett (who writes about pop culture for the WBEZ blogs), Kris Vire (one helluva great theater critic),Duncan MacKenzie (co-founded and contributes to the Bad at Sports art blog), Drew Hunt (who reviews movies for the Chicago Reader), a special guest who will appear incognito (as many food critics must) ... and me.

Hope to see you there!