Arts Fuse Editor
In her novel Pizza Girl, Jean Kyoung Frazier has given us an exhilarating spin on a long line of road-rebel mothers.
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There’s much to admire in If There Are Mountains, modulated pathos as well as subtle joys.
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Spike Lee examines a number of racist stereotypes that illuminate the times these men lived through, the bigoted conditions of their service and sacrifice, and their continued struggle for respect and parity.
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The text is littered with accusatory, staccato lines from mama Wince, whose conversations with her daughter achieve Carrie-esque arias of passive aggressiveness.
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The advantage of localism enjoyed by a club down the block disappears in cyberspace.
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In the spirit of its mischievous name, Jade Hairpins never takes itself all that seriously, and that is all to the good. Why dampen eccentricity this joyful with any reservations?
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It is an apt time to honor these pioneers: to recognize that we are here, and have always been here, making compelling art from under the shadow of oppression.
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Despite her story’s potential for uncomfortable confrontations and revelations, the author chooses to pack the vicissitudes of her novel’s changing neighborhoods and their inhabitants’ lives into a neat and tidy package.
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Parakeet is a virtuosic, perplexing, challenging trip. If it’s too disturbing a tale for this particular moment (it shouldn’t be), it may be a great work to explore in a year to come.
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Visual Arts Commentary: Boston’s Historical Memorial to Black Lives Vandalized
Boston’s most celebrated piece of public art was one of 16 monuments irresponsibly defaced during the recent protests.
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