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Remembrance: Burt Reynolds — A Manly, Funny, and Prolific Actor

September 8, 2018
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Burt Reynolds was appealing primarily because one always knew what to expect from him: sex appeal, charm, humor, and a manly warmth that permeated every part he played.

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Film Review: “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” — A Beautiful Day

September 7, 2018
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The genius of this film is that no preaching is necessary; it makes its political point in an apolitical way, an art film that is, incidentally, didactic.

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Film Review: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Shakespeare Goes Digital

September 4, 2018
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Does Shakespeare need a digital makeover to stay relevant and entertaining?

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Arts Commentary: The Author of “The Jazz Bubble” Responds

September 4, 2018
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“What is new since the ’70s is a much broader ideological shift in the business world itself, and the way in which it came to approach the jazz world as a result.”

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Dance Remembrance: Paul Taylor (1930-2018)

September 4, 2018
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Choreographer Paul Taylor leaves a repertory that sprawled from the outrageous to the sublime.

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Book Review: “Summer Cannibals” — A Patient Psychological Portrait of a Toxic Family

September 3, 2018
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Summer Cannibals’ main virtue is its keen transmission of psychological warfare in families.

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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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