August 1982 Issue [Palpitations] Where critics go wrong Download PDF Adjust Share The careers of Kenneth Tynan and Otis Ferguson by James Wolcott, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Book reviews England Film critics Kenneth Tynan London New York New York (State) Otis Ferguson Theater critics More from James Wolcott Philip Larkin’s enormous yes A connoisseur of doom whose wit refuses to die Hammett’s long goodbye A deferential biography of literature's Marlboro man The prince of finesse Nine hundred pages of criticism prove that John Updike is no air-dancing dandy Adjust Share