Month: August 2014

Book Review: “Our Lady of the Nile” — Prefiguring Rwandan Genocide

August 26, 2014
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Because of the national tension between the Tutsis and the Hutus, and its effects on everyday routines in the school, this novel cannot long remain a bemusing tale of adolescent life.

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Album Review: B L A C K I E — Conflating the Barbaric and the Beautiful

August 26, 2014
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Imagine Yourself in a Free and Natural World finds B L A C K I E reaching an ambitious artistic high, delivering potent pieces of jazzy discord that impressively conflate the barbaric and the beautiful.

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Theater Review: A Superbly Gritty Staging of August Wilson’s “Fences”

August 26, 2014
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Director Eric C. Engel and the Gloucester Stage Company cast gives Fences an insightful and nuanced production.

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Film Review: A Touching “Land Ho!” — We’re Not Dead Yet

August 25, 2014
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Despite a few clichéd moments, Land Ho! is the satisfying product of the natural grace that Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens have developed as filmmakers.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 25, 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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Concert Review: Martha Davis and the Motels — A Well-Earned Comeback

August 25, 2014
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It was good to see Martha Davis and The Motels with a full house at Johnny D’s, especially since the group clearly has life in them.

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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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Theater Review: An Uneven “Texas Trilogy”

August 23, 2014
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There are some fine moments in Re:Group Theatre’s production of the epic A Texas Trilogy, but there are also many limitations.

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Opera Commentary: The Mess at the Met — … curtain!

August 22, 2014
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On the surface, this is a deal that lets both sides go forward having saved face, though a closer look at things suggests that the musicians came out ahead.

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Fuse Visual Arts Commentary: Design Museum Boston — Celebrating 21st Century Design

August 22, 2014
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The establishment of Design Museum Boston is long overdue.

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