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Album Review: Khruangbin’s “Mordechai” — Mostly Musical Wallpaper

July 10, 2020
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Khruangbin’s principal strength lies in how well the musicians manage to fit together

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Visual Arts Commentary: “Placemaking” — Thoughts on the Virus and Our Current Public Environment

July 9, 2020
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Today, our perception of the environment has become narrowed, defensive: the outside world has become worrisome, dangerous, aspirational, and changing.

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Television Review: Delightfully Revived “Baby-Sitters Club” — More Than ’90s Nostalgia 

July 8, 2020
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During a period when we are facing a ferocious pandemic, the biggest Civil Rights movement since the ’60s, and the possibility of flying snakes, it is the perfect time to remake the cheery The Baby-Sitters Club.

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Jazz Album Review: “Ballads for Two — Chet Baker and Wolfgang Lackerschmid”

July 8, 2020
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The playing on this 1979 album, which would generally be considered as flawed, is part of the singular (mature) Chet Baker gestalt.

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Book Review: “How to Be an Antiracist” — A Helpful Step in Overcoming America’s Racial Divide

July 7, 2020
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A more accurate title for Ibram X Kendi’s engaging and compelling book might be:” How I learned to think like an antiracist and how you can too.

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Film Review: “The Truth” — It Just May Set You Free

July 6, 2020
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The Truth is simply a delightful film all around.

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Jazz Album/Concert Review: Saxophonist Joe Lovano — x 2

July 5, 2020
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No matter his musical surroundings, there is never any doubt that it is Joe Lovano you are hearing.

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Rock Album Review: HAIM’s “Women in Music Part III” — Bright Darkness

July 4, 2020
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The Haim sisters’ third album is their best yet, full of breezy, warm, and masterfully crafted songs.

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Rap Album Review: MIKE takes on the “Weight of the World”

July 4, 2020
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Barely beyond his teenage years, MIKE still has a lot to discover about himself and the world. But he seems undaunted by the task, moving through this recording with pride and self-assurance.

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Pop Album Review: Arca’s “KiCk i” — Enjoyable Transgression

July 2, 2020
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Arca’s first solo foray into pop music is as infectious as it is strange.

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