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Book Review: “We All Looked Up” — A Book and Album Where Adolescence Meets the Apocalypse

May 14, 2015
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It’s not by accident that some of the greatest coming-of-age stories are concerned with deconstructing social stereotypes.

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Fuse Visual Arts: Janet Echelman’s Dazzling Aerial Sculpture — For Boston, the Sky’s the Limit

May 13, 2015
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With this one project, Boston has gone from a public art also-ran community to a serious cultural player.

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Fuse Remembrance: Conceptual Artist Chris Burden — Political But Playful

May 12, 2015
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Chris Burden’s distinctive contribution to the art of our time was that he brought politically informed performance art and idea-based sculpture into the mainstream.

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Alt-Rock Preview: Waxahatchee, Mitski, and Speedy Ortiz — Girls Just Want to Eat Guitars

May 12, 2015
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Waxahatchee exuded poise and presence, while delivering lonesome-cowboy epiphanies that speak to their generation’s collective existential shrug.

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Album Review: Just Weird Enough — Axel Krygier’s Art-Pop Finds the Fun Spot

May 11, 2015
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Axel Krygier wisely treats the album’s framing concept as lightly as possible, turning Monsieur Bigfoot into a sort of Everyhominid who offers existential-woe comments on a variety of subjects.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 10, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Fuse Film Reviews: At Jewishfilm.2015 — History’s Revelations

May 9, 2015
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The 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival approaches its end with two compelling cinematic looks at Jewish history.

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Film Review: “À la Vie” — A Flawless Study of Time and Trauma

May 8, 2015
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À la Vie, screening as part of the 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival, is easily the best film I have seen so far this year.

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Concert Review: Entrancing and Surprising — Todd Rundgren Goes “Global”

May 8, 2015
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A cursory scan of audience reviews on the Ticketmaster website suggests that Rundgren’s current tour was disappointing his fans on a scale probably not seen in rock music since Bob Dylan went to England in 1966.

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Film Interview: Rory Kennedy defends “Last Days in Vietnam”

May 7, 2015
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Not everybody loves the documentary Last Days in Vietnam. Director Rory Kennedy responds to some of the criticism.

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