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Jazz Album Review: Leslie Beukelman’s “Golden Daffodil” — Creative Ambition

April 21, 2020
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Singer Leslie Beukelman has a lot going for her, including her time, the quality of her voice, her control of improvisation, and her capacity to reach deeply into a ballad.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Blood Sugar Rising” — Sweet Sorrow

April 21, 2020
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Blood Sugar Rising deals with difficult subject matter, but steel yourself to view this engaging and educational look at a growing public health crisis.

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Arts Commentary: Two “Killer” Worldviews

April 20, 2020
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I’m suddenly startled by the almost simultaneous appearance of two killers, neither of them COVID-19, each seemingly unbeatable in its own way.

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Poetry Review: The Verse of Rowan Ricardo Phillips — Let’s Get Weaponized?

April 20, 2020
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Rowan Ricardo Phillips attempts to combine a woke perspective with his vast knowledge of poetry from the past.

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Arts Remembrance: Saxophonist Lee Konitz

April 19, 2020
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Lee Konitz was, with Sonny Rollins, one of the last of his great generation of jazz men still swinging hard.

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Arts Commentary: Endangered Species — Independent, Small Venues

April 18, 2020
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What’s happening right now, this is a bloodbath. It is full on slaughter of small businesses. They lie in the streets gasping for breath.

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Film Review: “We Summon the Darkness” — The Evil Eighties

April 17, 2020
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A fun and original slasher/romp that lovingly embraces a number of ’80s horror tropes.

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Rock CD Review: The Messy Brilliance of The Strokes

April 17, 2020
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The Strokes are finally growing up — and their maturity is a sight to behold.

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Book Review: “Woe from Wit” — A Great Russian Drama, Newly Translated

April 17, 2020
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One of the masterpieces of Russian drama is done justice in a English version that successfully captures much of the wit and fluency of the original.

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Television Review: Growing Up “Insecure” — Season 4

April 16, 2020
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In its 4th season, Insecure remains a hilarious look at the lives of black millennials growing up in Los Angeles.

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