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Book Review: “The Chapo Guide to Revolution” — Laughing at Catastrophe

August 31, 2018
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Too many cultural critics look at our past through a fuzzy filter of sentiment. Chapo Trap House tackles America’s past and present idiocies head-on in a refreshingly honest way.

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Arts Commentary: Conserving Cultural Heritage — the Tangible and the Intangible

August 30, 2018
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Cartagena is a 500-year old urban jewel in the Caribbean. But climate change and rising sea levels threaten its heritage.

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Book Review: “Interior” — The Thing-as-Himself

August 29, 2018
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Thomas Clerc’s novel reminds us of a stubborn truth: we are all narcissists that live to accumulate shit in rooms.

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Rock Concert Review: The Satisfactions of a Wall of Sound

August 28, 2018
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This smaller setting allowed for more casual ease and intimacy between the audience and the band.

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Jazz Commentary: Response to “The Jazz Bubble”

August 28, 2018
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Arts Fuse Jazz critic Steve Provizer responds to Dale Chapman’s book The Jazz Bubble: Neoclassical Jazz in a Neoliberal Culture.

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Coming Attractions: August 26 Through September 9 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 26, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Television Review: Elvis Presley — The Searcher?

August 24, 2018
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What we don’t learn very much about is Elvis’ inner life, his motivations, and his deeper ambitions.

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Film Review: “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” — Gentleman, Hustler

August 23, 2018
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The film is full of salacious details from Hollywood’s heyday, but it is also a tender look at an elderly man whose current existence would be seen by many as difficult.

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Jazz Concert Review: Arturo Sandoval — Master Showman and Musician

August 22, 2018
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Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is a big personality and in this performance he was almost as much raconteur, comedian and ringmaster as musician.

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Television Review: Gary Shandling — Your Favorite Comedian’s Favorite Comedian

August 21, 2018
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Gary Shandling’s life and art are both given the redeeming appreciation they deserve.

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