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Book Review: The Glory of “Full Dissidence”

February 5, 2021
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Full Dissidence is not just about the corruption of professional sports. It is a fierce polemic that will alter the way you look at America.

Film Review: “Son of the South” — The Civil Rights Movement, Served on Wonder Bread

February 4, 2021
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What we need is to see the world through the eyes of Black activists, even though that might be frightening to White audiences reluctant to deal with the unmediated truth.

Opera Album Review: Croatia’s Best-Known Opera, “Ero the Joker” — Folk Fun and Games

February 4, 2021
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Croatia’s best-known Opera is like The Bartered Bride or a lighter-spirited Porgy and Bess: tuneful, engaging, and stageworthy.

Book Review: Nashville Songwriter Aimee Mayo is “Talking to the Sky”

February 3, 2021
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Nashville songwriter Aimee Mayo’s memoir offers an eye-opening perspective on the problematic treatment of women in the country music industry.

Rock Album Review: Viagra Boys’ “Welfare Jazz” — Macho Bluster, Satirized

February 2, 2021
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On Welfare Jazz, Viagra Boys succeed through their skillful manipulation of pure bombast, spurred on by haywire grooves as well as plenty of oversized personality.

Television Review: “Strip Down, Rise Up” — The Liberation of Pole Dancing

February 1, 2021
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An intriguing look at smashing the patriarchy through the art of pole dancing.

Film Review: Buster Keaton’s “The Cameraman” — The Final Feature-Length Blaze of Brilliance

February 1, 2021
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The Cameraman is the hilarious capstone to a glorious period that began for Buster Keaton in the late teens.

Opera Album Review: Donizetti’s Teacher Takes Center Stage — Mayr’s “I Cherusci”

January 31, 2021
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This splendid world-premiere recording proves that, as an opera composer, Johann Simon Mayr had “the whole package.”

Film Review: “Supernova” — Our Stars, Ourselves

January 30, 2021
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In Supernova, nuance rules: Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth bring a naturalistic grace to the voice and energy of their aging characters

Television Review: “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” — A Well-Stocked Emotional Toolbox

January 29, 2021
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood has become one of our central gospels of child-rearing.

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