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North of the carp pond, the elegant Belvedere, once a teahouse, now houses a collection of quite exquisite 18th- and 19th-century porcelain.
Former New York magazine editor, Spy co-founder, and current New Yorker writer Kurt Andersen's satire of late-'90s culture wins good reviews, but many carp about its weaknesses.
The carp’s ability to struggle upstream against a strong current is regarded as a fit model for Japanese boys.
Several critics carp that Mike Myers' horny '60s swinger is not as novel the second time around: "Most of the silliness has become pretty strenuous and some of the sweetness has settled into desperation" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ). But despite their protestations, reviewers can't help recounting all their favorite jokes from the film, a habit that effectively dilutes their complaints.
Some historians carp that conspiracy-minded publicity hounds perpetuate this fad, rudely disturbing the dead.