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Book Review: “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” – An Exploration of Avocado Pits and In(ter)dependent Selves

April 22, 2017
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What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.

Poetry Review/Interview: Poet Martín Espada — Resistance is Obligatory

April 21, 2017
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Martín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.

Theater Review: “Paradise” — A Fascinating Culture Clash

April 19, 2017
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Paradise‘s central conflict and the performances in the Underground Railway Theater production are damn good.

Book Review: “Stigmata of Bliss” — From the Master of the Tersely Disquieting

April 19, 2017
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Klaus Merz’s cunning, compressed prose invites us to listen for the sounds of the inexpressible, the other side of life.

Film Review: “Tommy’s Honour” — A Golden Boy of Golf

April 17, 2017
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Seeing the rugged minimalism of golf in its infancy was very appealing.

Book Review: “The Teeth of the Comb” — Brusque Tales of Rebellion

April 17, 2017
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These tales have an incendiary energy, but Osama Alomar handles his narrative explosives with restraint, wisdom, care, and precision.

Film Review: “Get Out” — A Different Kind of Horror Flick

April 14, 2017
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Get Out owes much to the small but precious film genre that dares to cultivate bizarre and hip satire.

Book Review: “The Hunger Saint” — Courage in a World of Pain

April 14, 2017
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Olivia Kate Cerrone tells this story in raw, blunt terms, in a naturalistic mode worthy of Zola.

Concert Review: Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” at the Boston Conservatory

April 13, 2017
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The Boston Conservatory production of Mass was mostly frustrating, but Leonard Bernstein’s score came across very strongly.

Theater Feature: “temping” — A Stage for Virtual Reality

April 10, 2017
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temping is a strange and experimental beast, and I look forward to seeing where this type of interactive experience goes next.

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