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Movie Review: “Expedition to the End of the World” — Cool Beauty Marred By Too Much Hot Air

September 12, 2014
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As expected, Expedition to the End of the World is visually stunning. The problem is that we needed to see more of the world and hear less yakking from the humans who inhabit it.

Concert Review: Dancehall pioneer Tiger Returns — A Blast From the Reggae Past

September 9, 2014
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The evening was not just a pleasurable throwback to ’80s digital reggae riddims, but drew on the misogyny and homophobia that dominated reggae during that era.

Fuse Concert Review: Steely Dan — Too Cool to Play the Nostalgia Card

September 8, 2014
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If you’ve still got your collegiate cynicism, Steely Dan is still the perfect band to feed it.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 7, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

Fuse Theater Review: In NYC — “The Last Days of Cleopatra” + “Nothing Normal”

September 4, 2014
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Although the production of The Last Days of Cleopatra is at times a bit hard to follow, patient audience members will be rewarded by a profound dramatic payoff.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 31, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

New York Theater Review Notes: Tennessee Williams and Hotsy Totsy Burlesque

August 28, 2014
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A charming, thoughtful one-man homage to writer Tennessee Williams and a hilarious burlesque spoof of TV’s Mad Men.

Music Review: The Band X — Time for Some New Material

August 28, 2014
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X is simply too good to turn into a travelling punk museum

Fuse News: Leonard Bernstein Sculpture Unveiled at BSO’s Tanglewood

August 27, 2014
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The bust of Leonard Bernstein was done by New England artist Penelope Jencks and commissioned by legendary film composer John Williams.

Television Review: “Orange is the New Black” — The Future of High Quality TV Drama?

August 27, 2014
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The men are portrayed as comically irrelevant — and this is refreshing given the phallocentric alpha-male angst that has been TV fodder so often before.

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