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Theater Commentary: Who’s Agitating for a “Green New Theatre”?

May 3, 2021
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The arrival of Groundwater Arts suggests the birth of efforts to organize artists and others to press cultural organizations to take meaningful action on the climate crisis.

Shelter in Place Attractions: May 2 through 16 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

May 2, 2021
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

1971 Project Film Commentary: “The Andromeda Strain” — Science Is the Enemy?

May 1, 2021
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The Andromeda Strain’s anti-intellectualism is rooted in Cold War paranoia: a distrust of science, of academia, and of the press.

Classical CD Review: A Ballet of Human Sacrifice — Set in Ancient Mexico or Post–World War I Germany?

May 1, 2021
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Egon Wellesz’s Weimar era critique of the cruelty of nations that are victorious in war still rings hauntingly true.

Film Review: “In the Earth” — Nature is Squealing

April 30, 2021
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Director Ben Wheatley has a knack for creating characters whose anti-social behavior is shocking.

Film Preview: IFFBoston preview — Documentaries

April 29, 2021
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The documentary slate at this year’s Independent Film Festival Boston’s all-virtual spring festival puts non-fiction film front and center.

Film Review: “About Endlessness” — A Profound Vision of the Beauty of Loss

April 29, 2021
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About Endlessness’s deadpan combination of sadness and rage feels complete, as if the master dropped the mic before leaving the building after the final edit.

Author Interview: Sandi Tan on “Lurkers”

April 28, 2021
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“The suburbs of Los Angeles are so often neglected in literature and film because they are so seemingly impervious to adoration.”

Book Review: “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South” — the Brilliance of OutKast

April 26, 2021
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Chronicling Stankonia is an engaging read, one that adroitly balances rigorous academic research with a deeply personal narrative about Black life and art in the post-Civil Rights Era in the South.

Arts Coverage Commentary: A Conversation with Ted Gioia About New Approaches to Publishing

April 26, 2021
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“I don’t work the system anymore, except as a last resort: I aim instead to bypass it. The better I have gotten at circumventing gatekeepers, the more successful my writing career has been.”

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