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Book Review: “The Topeka School” — Urban Neuroticism

November 1, 2019
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All told, The Topeka School is engaging — it’s a talented and kaleidoscopic story touching down just about everywhere in modern life.

Theater Review: “Linda Vista” on Broadway Upends the Male Midlife Crisis

October 31, 2019
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Dramatist Tracy Letts’s new play is raw, funny, and intensely personal.

Theater Review: Praxis Stage’s “Coriolanus” — Riled-Up Warriors

October 30, 2019
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The audience members were as diverse as the cast, the show is not being staged in a traditional space in Boston, and the play is incredibly relevant.

Opera Feature: MassOpera’s “Freedom Ride” — An Operatic Conversation on Civil Rights, Past and Present

October 28, 2019
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There can be little doubt that the urgency of the opera’s message about equality is as relevant as ever.

Book Review: “Experiments with Empire” — Ways to Re-envision the World

October 28, 2019
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Experiments With Empire makes some perceptive points about how the connections between ethnology and fiction can help us re-imagine the world.

Film Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” — “A Love Story With Equality”

October 27, 2019
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Portrait is a masterly work of historical realism — about an enduring love between two women — done in high-flying poetic style.

Streaming Docs — Autumn 2019

October 27, 2019
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Wondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.

Jazz Album Review: The Bad Plus’ “Activate Infinity” — Emotionally Narrow

October 25, 2019
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The Bad Plus are telling stories, but the trio doesn’t seem to want to follow wherever they might lead, which narrows their music’s emotional range.

Film Review: “The Lighthouse” — “Nothing Good Happens When Two Men Are Left Alone in a Giant Phallus.”

October 25, 2019
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The Lighthouse generates dark humor from the madness of toxic males gone rogue — wired to dominate, even as they self-destruct.

Theater Review: “Jordan” — Technology Packs a Sucker Punch

October 23, 2019
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Cyberspace begins to look like a hostile place for women, as dangerous as a frat party. Females log-on at their peril.

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