Arts Fuse Editor

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

July 9, 2020
Posted in , ,

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

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

July 8, 2020
Posted in , ,

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.

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

July 8, 2020
Posted in , , ,

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

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

July 7, 2020
Posted in , ,

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.

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

July 6, 2020
Posted in , ,

The Truth is simply a delightful film all around.

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

July 5, 2020
Posted in , ,

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

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

July 4, 2020
Posted in , ,

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
Posted in ,

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
Posted in , ,

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
Posted in , ,

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.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives