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Theater Review: Working up a “Hedda” Steam

December 13, 2025
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Two versions of “Hedda Gabler” — one gratifying, the other gauche.

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Concert Review: The Dream Syndicate — Doing Impressive Justice to Its Past

December 13, 2025
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Wednesday’s show proved that The Dream Syndicate more than honors both its past and present with passion and precision.

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Book Review: “Racebook” — Internetting While Black

December 13, 2025
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One of today’s most distinctive intellects wrestles with the internet and all its messy consequences.

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Film Review: “Eternity” — A Rom-Com Stuck in Limbo

December 12, 2025
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The problem is that, as “Eternity” goes on, the film starts to feel as if it is taking an eternity.

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Winter 2025 Appeal — Keep the Fuse Lit!

December 12, 2025
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This year we received the largest single donation in our history — $25,000. That gift inspired us to raise another $25,000 this holiday season to invest in our future.

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Film Review: James L. Brooks’ “Ella McCay” — A Clumsy Misstep for a Master of Ensemble Comedy

December 11, 2025
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The film skims across topical issues aimlessly; it strives for relevance but never achieves it.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

December 11, 2025
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This week’s poem: Joanna Fuhrman’s “Aubade”

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Children’s Book Reviews: Lighting Up Winter Holidays

December 11, 2025
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A trio of holiday stories— two celebrate friendship, one features a stagestruck chicken.

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Classical Album Review: Fernande Decruck, Concertante Works, Vol. 2

December 11, 2025
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Though none of the works exhibit the stylistic flashiness of Fernande Decruck’s better-known contemporaries, they all suggest a musician of singular—and sometimes idiosyncratic—vision.

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Short Fuse Podcast #82: Author Gish Jen Talks about “Bad Bad Girl”

December 10, 2025
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to author Gish Jen about her most recent book, the genre-bending novel “Bad, Bad Girl.”

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