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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.

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.

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.

Film Review: “Denise Ho – Becoming the Song” — The Struggle of an Artist and Activist in Hong Kong

July 2, 2020
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Becoming the Song charts Denise Ho’s political awakening, her transformation from Cantopop icon to human rights activist amidst the backdrop of an increasingly turbulent Hong Kong.

Children’s Book Review: “Antiracist Baby” — Bold, But Flawed

July 2, 2020
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To the extent that Antiracist Baby helps to define and explain antiracism succinctly, it may be useful for older kids and grown-ups.

Film Review: “Babyteeth” — To Come of Age Is Bittersweet

June 30, 2020
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Babyteeth is a lovely film, an unusually mature coming-of-age story that juggles restraint and abandon with astonishing ease.

Music Review: Heavy Metal Round-up — Lamb of God, Cro-Mags, and Living Gate

June 29, 2020
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A superior new Lamb of God disc was not entirely unexpected; an excellent new Cro-Mags record, well, I didn’t see that coming.

Book Reconsideration: “A Confederacy of Dunces” — Still an American Comic Masterpiece?

June 29, 2020
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A reassessment on the 40th anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces, a novel that many consider one of the funniest ever written by an American.

Jazz Album Review: The Ultimate Peggy Lee — A Woman in Control

June 26, 2020
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Peggy Lee’s career took her far from the bifurcated sexual image expected of a canary — 40% coy seductiveness and 60% “I just want to settle down but will entertain you until the right guy comes along.”

Music Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers’s “Punisher” — A Stunning Sophomore Album

June 25, 2020
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Phoebe Bridgers has crafted a disc filled with pristine, meditative songs that carry a brutal emotional weight.

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