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Theater Review: Ibsen’s DollHouse — Deconstructed

November 3, 2011
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Entertaining and provocative, this quick-witted and dreamlike evening of theater suggests that imbalances of power sacrifice individual freedoms and love. Everyone becomes a doll (master and servant) in a doll society.

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Theater Review: A Delightfully Daffy “Divine Sister”

November 2, 2011
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Charles Busch’s plays are informed by an obsession to playfully upend iconic film genres. This time it’s the celluloid celebration of nuns, and what a divine romp it is.

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Music Interview: Dogs, Sheep, Pigs, and Kangaroos with The Australian Pink Floyd Show’s Jason Sawford

November 1, 2011
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Not only is TAPFS considered the best Pink Floyd tribute band, but it is argued that they are the best cover band in the world.

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Pop Music Review: Portugal. The Man Inspires Its Own Nationalism

October 24, 2011
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Portugal. The Man is nothing if not a paradox — the band is nostalgically avant-garde.

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Classical Music Review: The Bewitching Lyricism of Countertenor Andreas Scholl

October 24, 2011
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As one of the most highly esteemed countertenors in the opera world today, Andreas Scholl did not disappoint, but radiated confidence and sincerity in his interpretations of some of Purcell’s most beautiful music.

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Music Review: Regina Carter — A Genius Comes to Rockport

October 11, 2011
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With Reverse Thread, Regina Carter moves beyond conventional boundaries, her music a rich blend of jazz and world music—a cross-cultural exploration of modern and traditional music that expands the boundaries of both genres. Regina Carter. At the Shalin Liu Performance Center, September 24. Her album is Reverse Thread (E1 Entertainment). Carter will be performing in…

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Film Round-up: Halloween Scarefests on the Silver Screen

October 11, 2011
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In the coming week there will be screenings of a variety of horror films from over the decades — you choose how you want your spine tingled. And don’t forget to dress up

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Poetry Review: A Playful Walk along “The Illustrated Edge”

October 8, 2011
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In locales as varied as Israel, Kenya, Massachusetts, and the country of the brain, and in rough groupings of poems about small daily epiphanies, relationships, loss and death, and the sad affairs of the world, the poems in “The Illustrated Edge” explore the meandering paths of all sorts and mixtures of feelings.

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Movie Review: “The Ides of March” — Even with George Clooney, It’s Politics as Usual

October 8, 2011
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“The Ides of March” tells the same old political story: we know how tedious the campaign season is, we know that deals are made behind doors and that all that really matter are the numbers.

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Coming Attractions in Film: October 2011

October 2, 2011
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New England theaters, and especially Boston’s, have compiled a fantastic lineup of programs for October, a classically-great month for films (especially if horror is your thing).

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