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Film Review: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” — A Bloody Apocalypse

January 22, 2026
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Fans of this ongoing horror narrative will find much to appreciate in its latest chapter.

Rock Concert Review: A No-Frills Attack from the Post-Punk Quintet Shame

January 22, 2026
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Shame’s latest record and Monday’s holiday show at the Brighton Music Hall both prove the twin-guitar quintet has matured in sound and spirit while still flashing youthful spunk.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

January 22, 2026
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This week’s poem: J.D. Scrimgeour’s “Evening Walk, Late December”

Book Review: Dissecting the Past — Andy McPhee’s Chilling History of America’s Medical Progress

January 22, 2026
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For all its rewards as a gross-out experience, “The Doctors’ Riot of 1788” has an ethical question at its core: does the search for medical knowledge outweigh our respect for human life and death?

Film Review: Love, Distance, and What Remains — “Father Mother Sister Brother”

January 21, 2026
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Jim Jarmusch’s films resist cliches and conventional dramatic formulas — understatement is the rule.

Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Seeks Unity in “E Pluribus Unum” Festival

January 20, 2026
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Reflecting on our divisive politics, BSO music director Andris Nelsons told the concert audience that “Every tunnel has light at the end.”

Children’s Book Reviews: Classics — New and Reissued

January 20, 2026
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Enjoy an instant classic for kids and an established classic that is newly available.

Musician’s Interview: Atmosphere’s Slug Talks About the Art of Making “Jestures”

January 20, 2026
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“Art can be heartbreaking, but you don’t have to let it break your heart for it to be good. You just have to have the correct relationship with it, understanding that it is a continual exercise.”

Rock Album Review: A Road-Tested Revelation — Mike Mattison’s “Turn a Midnight Corner”

January 20, 2026
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“Turn a Midnight Corner” is one of those records that has the right mix of risk and guile. It doesn’t so much tell a story as summon one, track by track.

Coming Attractions: January 18 through February 2 — What Will Light Your Fire

January 18, 2026
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