William A. Henry III (1950-1994) was an American cultural critic and author. The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...

Henry won a Pulitzer Prize as a television critic for the Boston Globe. Later he wrote cultural criticism for Time Magazine. As an author he wrote a series of books, perhaps most notably In Defense of Elitism, his final book; he died as it was coming to press. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...