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Book Review: The Battle of Agincourt Turns 600

October 27, 2015
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Anne Curry’s purpose is not merely to act as a military analyst, but to explore the long cultural history of the battle’s meanings in subsequent British history.

Dance Review: Katie Workum / Kimberly Bartosik—Connecting and Disconnecting

October 26, 2015
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Both dances may limn our own Age of Anxiety, and the modern ways it manifests within us.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

October 25, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Fuse Dance Review: Boston Ballet—Mahler Multiplex

October 24, 2015
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My overall impression of the ballet was of earnest pretension.

Dance Review: “The Four Seasons” of Spellbound Contemporary Ballet—Smooth Brilliance

October 24, 2015
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The Spellbound Contemporary Ballet performed the U.S. premiere of Le Quattro Stagioni.

Book Review: “City on Fire”—Epic Literary Kindling

October 24, 2015
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For a long novel, City on Fire is generously accessible and one of its strengths is in its absorbing, immersive momentum.

Film Review: “He Named Me Malala”—Embracing the Obvious

October 23, 2015
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I love the inspirational story of Malala, but this film doesn’t dig below the headlines.

Fuse Visual Arts: Sound in the Now—”Curious Sound Objects” at Boston Cyberarts Gallery

October 21, 2015
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Curious Sound Objects showcases works that sit at the intersection of art and science as well as aesthetics and technology.

Fuse Blues CD Review: Blues Spirit Catcher—Ironing Board Sam Beats the Odds Again

October 21, 2015
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Blues feeling remains as unpredictable as ever. Who would have guessed that its strongest incarnation this year so far would be Ironing Board Sam’s Super Spirit?

Book Review: Towering Rage and Bottomless Mirth—Jonathan Franzen’s “Purity”

October 20, 2015
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My biggest gripe is with a central tenet of Jonathan Franzen’s fiction: communication between generations is impossible.

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