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Jazz CD Review: Owen Broder’s American Roots Project — Heritage

February 21, 2018
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I’ve never run across music like this and never had even a platonic notion of what such a hybrid would sound like.

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Music Feature: The New Funk of Ripe — Making Happiness a “Heavy Emotion”

February 20, 2018
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Here we are more than a year into the tumultuous Trump era, and we have not seen a revival of angry punk or righteous folk.

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Film Review: “The Shape of Water” — A Dissenting View

February 19, 2018
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Del Toro creates a visually intriguing world, but the story’s premise is too farfetched to work.

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Film Review: Oscar Nominated Shorts — Bitter and Sweet

February 19, 2018
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A devastating piece, given the recent mass murder in Parkland, Florida, but DeKalb Elementary unfolds with an almost eerie calm.

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Visual Arts Commentary: The “Look” of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

February 18, 2018
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The branding for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is colorful, but not visually overwhelming like some of its predecessors

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Theater Review: “Hype Man” — Art Versus Politics

February 16, 2018
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At a lean ninety minutes long, the play tackles too many big issues to do them justice.

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Theater Review: “An Education in Prudence” — An Admirable History Lesson

February 15, 2018
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An Education in Prudence offers fascinating glimpses into a repressed episode in American history.

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Coming Attractions: February 14 through 27– What Will Light Your Fire

February 13, 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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Book Review: Ezra Pound in “The Bughouse”

February 12, 2018
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For all his literary fecundity, Ezra Loomis Pound was also more than a little bonkers.

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Music Interview: Do It Now Supplies a New New Beat

February 8, 2018
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Older folks say Do It Now reminds them of the Beats.

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