HOME /  Summary Judgment :  Highlights from the week in criticism.

Ho-Hum Fears

By , , and

Updated Friday, May 31, 2002, at 2:19 PM

MYSLATE
MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.
SLATE'S MOST VIRAL

Adam Baer is a culture critic for the New York Sun and contributor to the New York Times Book Review, Travel + Leisure, and Slate, among other publications.

Ben Mathis-Lilley is a senior editor at Buzzfeed.

Ben Wasserstein is an associate editor at New York magazine.

Stills from: The Sum of All Fears by Mark Fellman © 2002 Paramount Pictures; Undercover Brother © 2002 Universal Studios; The Importance of Being Earnest by Paul Chedlow © 2002 Miramax; Late Marriage © 2002 Magnolia Pictures. All rights reserved.