Music: The Big Questions: What makes music boring?

Wow, an entire article about boring music and no mention of Radiohead

Music: The Big Questions: What makes music boring?

via A.V. Club on 11/14/11

If somebody makes a list of 2011’s most controversial pop-culture essays, “Eating Your Cultural Vegetables” by Dan Kois from the April 29 edition of The New York Times Magazine more than likely will have a special honor at or near the top. Kois’ piece is remarkable for two reasons: 1) Its central argument—that slow, obtuse art films can be hard to enjoy and even dull—is obvious and relatable to most people; 2) This argument seems specifically designed to piss off Kois’ peers in the film-critic community, which it did smashingly well.  “Eating Your Cultural Vegetables” inspired dozens ...