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Visual Arts Review: The ICA’s Watershed Points to How We Got Here

August 20, 2019
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Purple is an ambitious, over-the-top endeavor, which feels completely appropriate, given the calamity at hand.

Dance Review: Red Sky Performance — A Stunning Look into the Origins of Things

August 20, 2019
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Red Sky Performance’s hold-your-breath physicality provides plenty of “wow factor.”

Concert Review: The English Beat at Lowell Summer Music Series

August 19, 2019
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Mainstay singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Wakeling and the band were in fine form in Lowell, whipping through a hit-laden 90-minute set to an enthusiastic crowd.

Book Commentary: “Portnoy’s Complaint” at 50

August 19, 2019
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Doctor, do you understand what I was up against? My wang was all I really had that I could call my own…

Theater Review: “Hello, Dolly!” in Boston a Welcome Confection

August 17, 2019
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The national tour of the smash-hit revival retains much of the charm of the original.

Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism

August 16, 2019
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The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.

Music Review: Best New Album of July 2019

August 16, 2019
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Chance’s The Big Day beautifully blends authentic passion with superior talent and special guests with star power.

Film Review: “The Nightingale” — Song of the Powerless

August 16, 2019
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The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege.

Rock CD Review: Sleater-Kinney’s “The Center Won’t Hold” — Mom + Pop

August 15, 2019
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This album lacks the desperation, the immediacy, the sheer power that made Sleater-Kinney essential in its original decade.

Classical Music CD Review: “Bach: Toccatas” — A Harpsichord of Feral Energy

August 14, 2019
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In this extraordinary recording, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is given a chance to perfectly convey the power of his emotions.

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