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Music Review: The Gloucester Blues Festival — A Manageable Model

August 13, 2019
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I left thinking that holding a blues (or a jazz) festival in every city and town would not be a bad idea. It’s a better way for municipalities to spend their money — with a surer payoff — than tax abatements for Amazon.

Film Review: “Them That Follow” — Of Serpents and Sects

August 13, 2019
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feels both cautionary and elegiac; it is obviously relevant in these times of extremism and the rise of small town tyrannies.

Dance Review: “Gallim” — Extremes of Stress and Release

August 13, 2019
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Gallim specializes in depicting raw emotions through movement.

Film Review: “After the Wedding” — An American Telenovela

August 12, 2019
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After the Wedding never finds its emotional rhythm; melodramatic confrontations about betrayals and past choices lurch clunkily along.

Coming Attractions: August 12 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 12, 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.

WATCH CLOSELY: Resistance and Revenge in Season 3 of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

August 9, 2019
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Following a very compelling second season, the series seems to be losing its edge, slightly, though only intermittently.

Music Commentary: In Brian Wilson’s World, Bad Vibrations Are Never Far Away

August 9, 2019
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The recent death of longtime guitarist Nicky Wonder just the latest setback for pop genius Brian Wilson

Film Remembrance: D. A. Pennebaker — Documentarian Extraordinaire

August 7, 2019
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D. A. Pennebaker was inventive, dogged, and had the ability to win people’s trust.

Theater Review: Company One’s ‘Greater Good’ Takes Us on a Tour of Privilege. Literally.

August 6, 2019
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Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day.

Television Review: “Fire in the Maternity Ward ” — On the Knife-Edge Between Humor and Outrage

August 6, 2019
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If, like me, you tend to see laughter as a form of catharsis then a serious question is raised: is laughing at nihilistic humor all that healthy?

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