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Poetry Review: “The Thin Wall” — Haphazard Resonance

June 17, 2017
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Unfortunately, poetry doesn’t sell and doesn’t get made into movies.

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Book Review: “Our Dead World” — Testaments to the Never Quite Absent

June 16, 2017
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Bolivian author Liliana Colanzi delivers some risky, but important, messages in these enigmatic stories.

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Film Review: The Sublimely Refined Touch of Ernst Lubitsch

June 15, 2017
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In Trouble in Paradise, Lubitsch makes us feel complicit in the best of ways; he makes us feel clever.

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Theater Review: “The Midvale High School Fiftieth Reunion” — Pleasant Remembrance of Things Past

June 14, 2017
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Alan Brody’s play is a pleasant valentine, and it will likely find a life in regional and community theaters.

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Theater Feature: “The Rest is Silence” — A “Doggie Hamlet”

June 13, 2017
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A difficult balancing act: marrying art with the community-based traditions of everyday rural life.

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Film Review: Satire As it Should Be — “Tickling Giants”

June 13, 2017
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If you want to see what courageous political satire really looks like, see Sara Taksler’s engaging new documentary about Bassem Youssef.

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Music Preview: Chuck Prophet Does ‘California Noir’

June 12, 2017
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Chuck Prophet’s rollicking sound now is a lot more thoughtful than of yore — without losing any of its rollick.

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Film Review: “It Comes at Night” — A Prepper’s Handbook of Hope and Dread

June 12, 2017
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This is a fine exercise in arthouse horror — don’t expect elaborate monsters, an orchestral score, or CGI effects.

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Visual Arts Review: An Impressive Selection of Picasso Prints at The Clark

June 10, 2017
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This is a relatively small but stunning selection of Picasso’s finest prints, a collection that reflects the artist’s range of inspiration.

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Visual Arts Reviews: Decorative Glories of the Gilded Age at The Clark

June 9, 2017
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The exhibition provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view masterpieces of the decorative arts.

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