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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.

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.

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.

Visual Arts Commentary: The Shock of the Cute — Too Much of a Cute Thing?

April 15, 2020
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What gives with the overbearing presence of cuteness throughout the world of contemporary visual art?

Book Review: “Like Flies from Afar” — A Very Twisted Odyssey

April 14, 2020
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This is hard-hitting neo-noir parable whose dark humor delights as it strikes at the corrupt heart of business as usual in Argentina.

Television Review: Marc Maron’s “End Times Fun” — Getting Creative About Extinction

April 13, 2020
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One thing that gives Marc Maron’s comedy a certain punch is that he is an equal-opportunity crank.

Arts Commentary: COVID-19 and the Desperation of Dumping Art

April 13, 2020
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There’s a story yet to be written about art dumping; theater and dance dumping; even film and TV dumping now that live performance and production of all kinds has shut down.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Killing Eve” Season 3 — Still Suspenseful, But More Muddled

April 12, 2020
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Killing Eve is as exciting and compelling as ever. But its narrative structure is becoming somewhat fractured and increasingly odd.

Theater Commentary: Peering into the Post-Covid Future for the New Play Sector

April 12, 2020
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I’m curious to see what happens next. I’ll keep writing plays, but I might need to hone my skills as a handyman just in case this whole theater thing doesn’t pan out.

Music Album Review: “Ghosts” — The Cowboy Junkies Confront Heartbreak and Sorrow

April 9, 2020
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Darkness is pervasive in this Cowboy Junkies album, but it is not all-encompassing.

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