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Book Review: “The Language of Light” — History With a Point of View

August 24, 2017
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Gerald Shea’s is a powerful voice for the legitimacy of Sign Languages of the Deaf and for visual communication as an essential human right.

Theater Review: “Henry IV” — A Bold But Overreaching Stroke

August 23, 2017
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So, how do you come away from a lukewarm production with such positive feelings?

Music Remembrance: John Abercrombie — From Chuck Berry to Chamber Jazz, With Stops Along the Way

August 23, 2017
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John Abercrombie, one of the great improvisers, died on August 22, after a long illness.

Arts Appreciation — Jerry Lewis, A Comic Actor of Glorious Contradictions

August 21, 2017
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We’re losing Lewis’s generation of Depression-bred, Borscht Belt-weaned entertainers with their un-ironic neediness for laughs and their canny way of getting them.

Visual Arts Review: “Showdown!” at the MFA — More Like Kumbaya!

August 20, 2017
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A face-off between these two artists is ridiculous because picking a favorite is pointless.

Film Review: “The Trip to Spain” — Out of Decadence, Epiphany

August 18, 2017
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We want to see how looming middle age is treating these two friends, whose intersecting careers and self-images shape their relationship.

Book Review: Richard A. Posner — A Rare Judge Who Tells Us How He Really Feels

August 14, 2017
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Why didn’t a legal mind as brilliant as Richard Posner’s get to the Supreme Court? One suspects his candor and bluntness.

Coming Attractions: August 13 through 31 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 11, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Preview: NH’s Hopkins Center — Helping to Create and Showcase the Performing Arts

August 11, 2017
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The Hop, as it is known, is more than a collection of performance venues; it plays an active role in developing art and artists.

Visual Arts Interview: “Modern Fossils” — Skeletal Glimpses of the Future?

August 8, 2017
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When I saw images of the sculptures made by Christopher Locke — a series entitled Modern Fossils — I was stunned

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