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Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2025

December 26, 2025
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

Arts Feature: NightWood at The Mount — A Magical and Deeply Spiritual Experience

December 24, 2025
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The intent was to create a winter display that had no religious message but that would illuminate The Mount at this darkest time of year, that would call attention to its wintry beauty. 

Film Review: “Dead Man’s Wire” – Getting Even Can Be Very Dark Fun

January 16, 2026
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When big business steps on a small man, watch out!

January Short Fuses — Materia Critica

January 2, 2026
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Book Reviews: “In a Distant Valley” and “A Chance Meeting” — Distinctively American Characters

December 8, 2025
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Two uniquely American books that will give you unexpected pleasures just when you need them most.

Arts Feature: The Best in Popular Music 2025

December 23, 2025
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Our popular music critics pick some of the standout albums and live performances of 2025.

Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard

December 2, 2025
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One of the great playwrights of the 20th century, Tom Stoppard wrote to entertain, but with intellectual rigor.

Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025

December 17, 2025
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

Book Feature: An Excerpt From Roberta Silman’s “Summer Lightning”

March 9, 2023
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As Spring approaches, a treat. An excerpt from Summer Lightning, the latest novel by Arts Fuse critic Roberta Silman. It is a book that attempts to convey happiness.

Author Interview: Roberta Silman — Taking Up “Heart-work”

March 20, 2025
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“Heart-work,” Roberta Silman’s new collection of stories, looks at the knotty intricacies of domestic life.

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