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Television Review: Elvis Presley — The Searcher?

August 24, 2018
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What we don’t learn very much about is Elvis’ inner life, his motivations, and his deeper ambitions.

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Film Review: “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” — Gentleman, Hustler

August 23, 2018
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The film is full of salacious details from Hollywood’s heyday, but it is also a tender look at an elderly man whose current existence would be seen by many as difficult.

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Jazz Concert Review: Arturo Sandoval — Master Showman and Musician

August 22, 2018
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Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is a big personality and in this performance he was almost as much raconteur, comedian and ringmaster as musician.

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Television Review: Gary Shandling — Your Favorite Comedian’s Favorite Comedian

August 21, 2018
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Gary Shandling’s life and art are both given the redeeming appreciation they deserve.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Netflix’s “Dark” — Childhood Horrors, Revisited

August 20, 2018
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Dark is not a German version of Stranger Things; its historical vision is distinctive.

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Jazz CD Review: Pianist/Composer Satoko Fujii at 60 — Full Speed Ahead

August 20, 2018
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From intense solo recitals to big band rumbles, Satoko Fujii can not only be counted on for exploratory zeal — she also has the chops to pull off whatever she attempts.

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Food Feature: Liquid Relief for the Dog Days of Summer

August 16, 2018
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A local company has come to the thirst-quenching rescue with DRINKmelon, the industry’s first pure watermelon water.

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Remembrance: William Corbett — A Poet of Landscape, Weather, and Consciousness

August 16, 2018
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Some people fled William Corbett’s bravura; others stayed, laughing.

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“Write Your Own Damn Book” : Remembering Bill Corbett

August 15, 2018
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I think of Bill when I hear from struggling young writers, desperate to get it “right” – and to be accepted and published and make a living in a ridiculously difficult field.

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Concert Review: Kurt Elling at the Shaolin Liu Performance Center

August 15, 2018
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Although his choice of material doesn’t always work for me, for my money, Kurt Elling is the most important jazz vocalist of the last twenty years.

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