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Coming Attractions: March 24 through April 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Music

Music Commentary: A Mystery Solved on the 50th Anniversary of the Release of “Queen II”

By Adam Ellsworth | March 28, 2024

It is well established that the lyrics to the song on “Queen II” that’s directly about the painting (called “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”) originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his picture. What’s never been established though is exactly how Freddie Mercury became aware of this poem.

Visual Arts

Traveling Exhibit Review: “Auschwitz — Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.”

By Robert Israel | March 17, 2024

“Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” is compelling, but its message feels hermetically sealed — the exhibit needs to draw crucial connections with what is going on now.

Film

Film Review: “Problemista” — Immigration Blues

By Alyssa Winn | March 28, 2024

In “Problemista,” Julio Torres has managed to make the trauma of the undocumented immigrant, struggling to stay in America, as amusing as it is agonizing.

Books

Author Interview: Historian Steven Hahn on “Illiberal America”

By Blake Maddux | March 28, 2024

“The hardest part of the book for me to write was the conclusion. It’s a very dark book. I didn’t want to write a dark conclusion, but I also didn’t want to be Pollyannaish about it.”

Poetry at The Arts Fuse

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

March 28, 2024

The week’s poem: Kayla O’Meara’s “How to take the plunge”

Dance

Dance Review: Flamenco Dance — Unapologetically Sexy

By Jessica Lockhart | March 12, 2024

Flamenco is big, bold, and fully human as it (often) traces the tensions of courtship, indulging in the sensual and the aggressive.

Theater

Theater Review: “Beyond Words” — Homage to a Brainy Bird

By David Greenham | March 26, 2024

“Beyond Words” tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.

Television

WATCH CLOSELY: Lions and Lambs

By Peg Aloi | March 28, 2024

Here are some recommendations of old and new streaming picks: some are leaving very soon, some should be around for a while.

Podcasts

Short Fuse Podcast #66: Let’s Get “Authentic”

By Elizabeth Howard | December 19, 2023

In this episode of The Short Fuse, host Elizabeth Howard and Alex Waters, technical editor of the podcast, reflect on the year in an informal conversation.

Short Fuses

March Short Fuses — Materia Critica

By Arts Fuse Editor | March 2, 2024

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Food

Film Review: “Flux Gourmet” — Food, Glorious Food

By Peg Aloi | August 23, 2022

Flux Gourmet occasionally reminded me of the films of Peter Greenaway, who often juxtaposed the grotesque or disturbing with the beautiful and ethereal.

About the Arts Fuse

The Arts Fuse was established in June, 2007 as a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. The publication's over 70 freelance critics (many of them with decades of experience) cover dance, film, food, literature, music, television, theater, video games, and visual arts. Support arts coverage that believes that culture matters.