anchor: [S]he tries in vain to pass off tired observations as radical aperaus, subjective musings as general truths, sappy suggestions as useful ideas, writes the New York Times ' Michiko Kakutani.
positive: Michiko Kakutani wrote in the New York Times that they try in vain to pass off tired observations as general truths.
negative: Michiko Kakutani wrote in the New York Times that they successfully try to talk about general truths.