Editorial

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 28, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, visual art, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 20, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, visual art, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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Classical Music Season Preview 2014-2015: Adhering to the Safe, With Exceptions

September 19, 2014
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There’s a powerful attachment to conventional repertoire among the city’s many orchestras, through are there things to look forward to. Here is a guide to what’s coming up.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Lessons from Bertolt Brecht — and Highlights of the Week

September 4, 2014
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Today’s increasingly corporate-approved theater stays within safe, civic-minded boundaries.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 31, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Mess at the Met — Resolved?

August 23, 2014
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Despite commentary to the contrary, Jonathan Blumhofer thinks that in the negotiations between the Met management and the unions there was a winner and a loser.

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Critical Commentary: But Can You Relate?

August 13, 2014
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Fighting for the intellectual integrity and independence of arts reviews means demanding more analysis and less sales talk.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Please Restrain Your Inner Child

August 4, 2014
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Stage coverage at the Boston Globe/NPR brain trust is generally dedicated to serving the rich and the trendy — the publicity gum drop for Finding Neverland is the latest evidence that the fix is in for the fat cats.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Save the A.R.T.’s Tinker Bell — Clap Your Hands If You Believe in Cash

July 25, 2014
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A major regional theater is turning itself into a launching pad for Broadway/Las Vegas blockbusters, with Hollywood pouring cash and advice into the pipeline. .

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Cultural Commentary: Why is Boston’s Arts Coverage So Bland?

April 22, 2013
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According to our docile mainstream media, Boston enjoys a perpetual Renaissance — the merchandise in the cultural window is always worth buying. And that predictability makes for very boring journalism.

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