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Album Review: “Mixing Colours” — The Brothers Eno

March 26, 2020
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Ironically, Mixing Colours is best experienced by taking in its video presentations.

Book Review: “Four Futures” — Surprisingly Relevant ‘Social Science Fiction’

March 25, 2020
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Peter Frase envisions how our current bedeviling social contradictions and economic abuses may play out in the future.

Book Review: Clive James and the Rewards of Writing Poetry

March 24, 2020
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English writer Ian Shircore’s book-length study gives Clive James’ poems the loving attention they deserve.

Arts Commentary: Behind Closed Doors — Music to Make Love By During a Pandemic

March 24, 2020
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It’s important at this time to keep our relationships going, even as we hunker down in fear behind four walls. Thankfully, “The Ultimate Foreplay List” is here.

It’s important at this time to keep our relationships going, even as we hunker down in fear behind four walls. Thankfully, “The Ultimate Foreplay List” is here.

WATCH CLOSELY: A Holland of the Mind — “Ares” is a Cultic Thriller

March 23, 2020
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Netflix’s Ares is a glossy sociopolitical/supernatural thriller from the Netherlands.

Jazz Album Review: Liberty Ellman’s “Last Desert” — Going the Distance

March 23, 2020
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Last Desert proves that guitarist Liberty Ellman and his group can dance when they want

Television Review: “Little Fires Everywhere” — Suburbia Ablaze

March 22, 2020
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Little Fires Everywhere borders on being binge worthy; it’s a shame Hulu didn’t release all the episodes of the series at once.

Shelter in Place Attractions: June 28 through July 14 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

March 22, 2020
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Book Review: “You Will Never Be Forgotten” — Curiouser and Curiouser

March 20, 2020
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Whatever might be dark about these stories may also be — since they’re reliably witty and frequently very funny — a welcome distraction and relief from current events.

Opera Album Review: Rossini’s Pre-fab Opera, “Eduardo e Cristina,” Turns Out to Be First-Rate

March 19, 2020
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The practice of re-using large chunks of an opera for a new plot and new words may sound implausible to us, but in Rossini’s hands the result is delightful and surprisingly coherent.

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