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Theater Review: ASP Conjures Up A Congenial “Tempest”

December 14, 2016
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All in all, Allyn Burrows has assembled a solidly entertaining production of a perennial Shakespearean favorite for the winter season.

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Theater Review: The Christmas Revels — Let Tradition Roll On

December 13, 2016
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The Christmas Revels is very much a celebration, and one with a lovely spirit.

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Theater Review: “Going to See the Kid” — Baseball for the Holidays

December 13, 2016
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Despite some small misfires, Going to See the Kid tells an amusing, heartfelt story with confidence and flair.

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Theater Review: “Journey to the West” — A Marvelous Adventure

December 13, 2016
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Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation provides a delightful evening of tall-tale storytelling that reverberates with deeper meanings amid a cross-cultural context.

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Theater Review: “Di and Viv and Rose” — Female Bonding, Done Right

December 12, 2016
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Di, Viv, and Rose make for an irresistible trio in Amelia Bulmore’s moving play.

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Book Interview: George Scialabba on Low Dishonest Decades — and the Dishonesty to Come

December 12, 2016
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Reading the essays in this collection is like receiving a first-rate tutorial on the way we live now and how we got here.

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Visual Arts Review: Junk Yard Kids — Consecrating American Anti-Culture

December 12, 2016
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Could there be a better place to satirize American taste than in the center of Boston’s thriving commercial district?

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CD Review: The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble — Volatile Fun

December 12, 2016
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Contagious enjoyment is very much the goal of Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. Mission accomplished.

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Music Interview: Morgan Heritage — Pushing Reggae Forward

December 10, 2016
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Surprise! The New England roots of reggae’s sibling act Morgan Heritage.

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Film Review: “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe” — Fragments From an Exile

December 9, 2016
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Maria Schrader has set herself a very ambitious agenda in Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe.

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