Cameo Critic: Matt Groening

October 24, 2008 at 3:35PM
Creator of the Simpsons, Matt Groening, arrives at the premiere of the film, "The Simpsons Movie" in Los Angeles, California.
Creator of the Simpsons, Matt Groening, arrives at the premiere of the film, "The Simpsons Movie" in Los Angeles, California. (Mct - Mct/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Before creating "The Simpsons," Matt Groening worked as a pop-culture critic. He still "loves yakking about other people's stuff" -- like Graham Rawle's "Woman's World: A Novel."

"I saw it online and bought it. It's brilliant. He's this collage artist in England, and the whole novel looks like a ransom note. He cut up old women's magazines from the 1960s and put them together. It's garish and funny, a tour de force."

about the writer

about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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