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Theater Review: Bedlam’s Transfixing, Twinned Twelfth Nights

June 23, 2016
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There is nothing quite so exhilarating as watching Shakespeare done right – except, perhaps, watching one of his plays done right, twice.

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Fuse News/Tip: Quilt at Sinclair on June 24

June 22, 2016
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The wellsprings of Quilt’s sound are diverse – psychedelics, dream pop, Beach ‘n’ Beatle harmony groups, folk-rock and, I swear, punkoid racket at times.

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Fuse Dance Review: Birds in the Hands — “The Firebird”

June 21, 2016
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The coincidence of two Firebirds in one weekend suggested a Compare-and-Contrast exercise.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: June 19 through 28— What Will Light Your Fire This Week

June 19, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Lobster Girl” — A Heartfelt Musical Sea Yarn

June 18, 2016
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Lobster Girl presents us with an idyllic vision of Cape Ann, Massachusetts: blue and pink skies, shining water, a picturesque seagull.

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Fuse Concert Review: Mudcrutch — Tom Petty Escapes Superstardom

June 18, 2016
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Count among Tom Petty’s many talents the ability to trade his superstar role for that of being just another member of the band.

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TV Column “Watch Closely” — Charlie Manson is My Boyfriend

June 17, 2016
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If you really want a full-on immersion into the halcyon decade that that gave us the Beatles and free love, you simply must watch Aquarius.

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Fuse Visual Arts Feature: “The Woven Arc” at the Cooper Gallery

June 17, 2016
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The premise of this intriguing exhibition of African and African American Art is that the revolution will not be televised, nor is it over.

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Visual Arts Review: “Rodin — Transforming Sculpture” at the Peabody Essex Museum

June 17, 2016
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In the hands of Rodin, the human form was shaped to tell an emotionally and psychologically complex story.

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Book Review: “A Hero of France” — An Insider’s Guide to the French Resistance

June 16, 2016
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Alan Furst’s books are spy thrillers infused with a crisp, rather than a flowery, literary sensibility.

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