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WATCH CLOSELY: Some Favorite TV Offerings from 2019

January 5, 2020
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We are seeing some very fine horror these days. You can’t throw a (fire) stick without having it land in some rotting corpse, a spooky cave, or in a serial killer’s cup of coffee.

Book Review: Writer Flannery O’Connor — The Most Un-Hip Woman Imaginable, and Proud of It.

January 5, 2020
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If this collection has one failing, it is its attempt to make Flannery O’Connor into something she was not: “woke.”

Film Review: “Satan & Adam” — The Story of a Dynamic Blues Duo

January 4, 2020
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Following the stories of these unique, gifted, and sadly overlooked individuals can be as gripping as the music they made together.

Music Feature: Best Non-Jazz Albums of 2019 – A Semi-Chronological Constellation

January 4, 2020
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Milo Miles tests a long-held theory: that critic comments on why entries made it onto lists have little or nothing to do with whether readers track down and listen to the selected music.

Film Review: “In Fabric” — Weird, Witchy Fashion

January 2, 2020
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In Fabric is a mesh of black comedy, horror, and art house psychedelia. I found it wildly original.

Jazz Remembrance: Jack Sheldon

January 1, 2020
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Trumpeter Jack Sheldon will be missed for much more than his musical output would account for.

The Arts Fuse Mentorship Program: Student Reviews from Somerville High School

December 31, 2019
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The Arts Fuse Mentorship Program invites high school students from diverse backgrounds (in this go around from Somerville High School) to team-up with Arts Fuse critics.

Arts Commentary: WBUR’s Clogged “ARTery”

December 30, 2019
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Every organization in the Barr Foundation’s charmed circle — large arts groups and The ARTery — have a financial stake in reinforcing the belief that the Barr’s money is being put to supremely successful use.

Coming Attractions: December 29 through January 14– What Will Light Your Fire

December 29, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Concert Review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones — Beloved and Blistering

December 28, 2019
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It may sound oxymoronic, but the Bosstones scream, shout, and agitate for common decency.

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