The Gig

The Gig

The Times, A-Changin'

Gut check on another pivot for culture criticism at the NYT

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Nate Chinen
Jul 16, 2025
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Jon Pareles with Rufus Wainwright, June 15, 2014. (David Leyes/Luminato Festival)

What does pop music criticism look like at The New York Times?

For years, one way to answer would be to say: whatever Jon Pareles is doing. As you’re probably aware, Pareles has been the NYT’s chief pop critic for ages — since 1988, the year he chronicled fainting teenagers…

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