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Mark Favermann

Visual Arts Preview: “Alpha 60” — A Simple Walk in the Park Becomes a Visual Sci-Fi Adventure

Could there be a more appropriate way to celebrate the father of landscape architecture Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday?

By: Mark Favermann Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Visual Arts Tagged: Alpha 60 on The Emerald Necklace: Future Vision Now, Boston Cyberarts, Mark Favermann

Author Interview: The “Friday Night Lights of Hockey” — Jay Atkinson’s “Ice Time” Turns Twenty

“Hockey gets in the blood—you develop an intense passion for the game, and either you leave it—too many early mornings, bus rides, urine-smelling rinks—or you just love it.”

By: David Daniel Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged: David Daniel, hockey, Ice Time, Jay Atkinson

Television Review: “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey” — Marriage Cult

Rachel Dretzin’s superb documentary delves into a baffling question: why didn’t these cult members just get up and leave?

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review Tagged: Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, Netflix, Rachel Dretzin

Book Review: “Translating Myself and Others” — The Air We Breathe

The cumulative effect over the course of Jhumpa Lahiri’s book sharpens our view of what the imperfect art of translation can, in fact, do.

By: Tess Lewis Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Jhumpa Lahiri, Tess Lewis, Translating Myself and Others, translation

Short Fuse Podcast #55: Talking to Author Meredith Hall about “Beneficence”

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to author Meredith Hall about her debut novel Beneficence, which deals with a family traumatized by death of a child by a gun.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: America, Beneficence, Elizabeth Howard, fiction, Mass shootings, Meredith Hall

Music Feature: Neighbor Comes into Its Own

The band Neighbor isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it’s not getting steamrolled by it either.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Rock Tagged: Lyle Brewer, Neighbor, Richard James, Scott McLennan

Book Review: “Building 46” — Much More than a Chinese Ghost Story

Author and journalist Massoud Hayoun’s novel Building 46 probes behind the air-brushed image of China’s capital city to offer a fascinating (and incisive) look into the everyday lives of Beijing dwellers.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Beijing, Building 46, China, Ghost story, Massoud Hayoun, Sarah Osman, sexuality

Coming Attractions: June 12 Through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Preview Tagged: Bill-Marx, Jon Garelick, Matt Hanson, Merli V. Guerra, Noah Schaffer, Paul Robicheau, peter-Walsh, Tim Jackson

Film Interview: “The New Greatness Case” – Caught on Camera, But Who’s Guilty?

In the annals of Russian repression, The New Greatness Case was a display of government overkill — until the events of this year redefined overkill.

By: David D'Arcy Filed Under: Featured, Film, Interview Tagged: Anna Shishova, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, prison, repression, Russia, The New Greatness Case, Vladimir Putin

Theater Review: “The Light” — Squeeze Play

This is a quicksilver drama about how a loving couple reacts as devastating bolts of lightning strike.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Dominic Carter, Jacqui Parker, Loy A. Webb, Lyric Stage Company, The Light, Yewande Odetoyinbo

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