Month: May 2016

Fuse Preview: Liz Callaway to Perform “Tapestry” with the Boston Pops

May 31, 2016
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Audiences for Liz Callaway can expect to hear faithful interpretations of these now familiar hit songs, but also expect the unexpected.

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Book Review: Australian Master Tim Winton — Writer Turned Ecowarrior

May 31, 2016
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Tim Winton’s memoir about how deeply Australia’s landscape shaped him and his writing.

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Book Interview: Library of America’s “War No More” — Why Not Give Peace a Chance?

May 30, 2016
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Library of America’s anthology War No More explores a distinctively American tradition of antimilitarism.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: May 29 through June 7 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 29, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 27, 2016
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That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

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Film Review: “Chevalier” — Memorable Macho Madness

May 27, 2016
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Chevalier is a hilarious but unapologetic glimpse into bad behavior among men who fancy themselves among society’s elite.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Presto Change-O” — Magic With a Punch

May 27, 2016
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This character-driven comedy about three generations of illusionists is light as a bauble, yet packs a subtle psychological punch.

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Theater Review: Peter Pan Prequel — A Little Too Heavy to Take Off

May 26, 2016
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At the Lyric Stage Company, Peter and the Starcatcher charms, but doesn’t quite take flight.

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Fuse Food Review: “Yeeros” — A Splendidly Traditional Gyro Joint

May 26, 2016
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What fun to have meat carved off the revolving spit!

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Stage Review: In The Body of the World — Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Worlds

May 25, 2016
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This is a rich evening of theater because it takes up social and psychological problems that aren’t ordinarily addressed on our stages.

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