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Coming Attractions: July 19 Through August 3 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 19, 2026
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Arts Commentary: When Books Become Evidence — Hong Kong’s Raids and the New Global War on Dissent

July 19, 2026
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Every bookshelf becomes a latent crime scene: China’s all-too-familiar totalitarian playbook to encourage self-censorship.

Book Review: Chronicling a Life of Devotion and Disquiet

July 19, 2026
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Michael Klein’s new collection weaves brushes with artistic giants into candid meditations on addiction, desire, and survival.

Arts Commentary: Notes on Bob Dylan

July 18, 2026
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A skeptical listener finds phrasing, groove, and quiet authority in an 85-minute Boston set.

Concert Review: At 85, Bob Dylan Still Defies Expectation

July 18, 2026
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A reconfigured band and evolving arrangements made Bob Dylan’s Boston set vital, strange, and rooted in “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”

Theater Preview: Still Dreaming on the Boston Common at 30

July 18, 2026
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company celebrates its milestone season by revisiting A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reaffirming its mission to make Shakespeare a truly public art.

Visual Arts Commentary: “America at 250” — Art and Commerce at the MFA

July 17, 2026
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A sprawling 250th‑anniversary display sidles up to hot‑dog branding and influencer playfulness.

At the DC/DOX Film Festival: Paradise Crowded, Justice Delayed, Borders Wired

July 17, 2026
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DC/DOX spotlights documentaries that confront the human cost of tourism, policing, and surveillance—alongside bold experiments in nonfiction form.

Local Author Interview: Milo Todd on Excavating a Lost Queer Berlin

July 17, 2026
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Novelist Milo Todd discusses his novel “The Lilac People” and the challenge of reconstructing queer and trans lives under—and after—Nazism.

Children’s Book Reviews: Creatures Real and Imaginary

July 17, 2026
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Big questions, wild beasts, and one very independent pet

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