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Book Review: “I Am Brian Wilson” — The Mystery Remains

October 11, 2016
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The central mystery of the life of Brian Wilson: How did such a sweet and fragile soul create such complex and enduring music?

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Book Review: The Story of The Cure — The Beatles of Goth

October 11, 2016
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As confessions of rock decadence go, Lol Tolhust’s are fairly tame stuff.

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Theater Review: A Gripping “Man in Snow” at the Gloucester Stage Company

October 10, 2016
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Man in Snow encourages us to reflect on our own bit of mortality. We don’t probably take the time to do that enough.

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Music Interview: Digging into “Porcupine Meat” with Bobby Rush

October 10, 2016
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Singer Bobby Rush is not just a world-class entertainer, but also one of the last masters of traditional blues.

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Book Interview: A New Take on Kafka — A Conversation with Peter Wortsman

October 9, 2016
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The standard view of Kafka reduces him to the patron saint of neurotics.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Widmann and Brahms at Symphony Hall

October 7, 2016
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The intellectual and emotional intelligence of the docket stands as a conspicuous example of exemplary programmatic creativity.

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Visual Arts Review: More than a Painter of Fish — William Merritt Chase at the MFA

October 7, 2016
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The variety of this exhibition amply proves that William Merritt Chase brought great painterly insight to much more than just the daily catch.

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Book Review: Analyzing Musical Fisticuffs — “Your Favorite Band is Killing Me”

October 7, 2016
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Steven Hyden doesn’t really pick a side in these fights; he’s broad minded enough to know and enjoy every artist’s work.

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Book Review: “The Lesser Bohemians” — The Desires of the Flesh, Revived

October 6, 2016
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In The Lesser Bohemians, Eimear McBride seems to be determined to combat the soullessness of pornography.

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Film Preview: Sasha Lane on the Heroic Honesty of “American Honey”

October 6, 2016
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“It was really hard to get to certain places and bring up memories and experiences and put that out there.”

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