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Theater Review: A Compelling “33 Variations”

January 9, 2013
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The Lyric Stage actors and pianist Catherine Stornetta do an excellent job making all of “33 Variations” intelligible and, sometimes, very funny.

Classical Music Review: Green Mountain Project — Monteverdi at his most Audacious

January 8, 2013
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Green Mountain Project has done everything right, paying careful, historically informed attention to pitch, transposition, tempi, number of performers, and tuning.

Book Review: “Thinner Than Skin” — Ambitious to a Fault

January 8, 2013
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Uzma Aslam Khan is a wonderful writer whose descriptions of the northern part of Pakistan and the fast fading way of life that had been lived there for hundreds of years are sometimes stunning.

Fuse Film Review: “Zero Dark Thirty” Delivers an Unforgettable Body Blow

January 7, 2013
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Is it sexist to feel the need to point out that the two best action/war movies in recent times have been made by a woman director?

Theater Review: “Pippin” Up the Dance

January 6, 2013
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When this version of Pippin hits New York, it will be a welcome alternative to the trend among many of the current Broadway musicals to demote dance elements to the background.

Theater Review: “Pippin” – A Circus of Arrested Development

January 6, 2013
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Nervous mainstream audiences could breathe easy, the messy cultural ruckus of the ’60s was over: it was ok to find yourself in the suburbs.

Coming Attractions in Rock: January 2013

January 3, 2013
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As we leave the holidays behind us and begin the New Year, it’s time to get out of Mom’s house and back into the clubs!

Coming Attractions at Museums: January 2013

January 2, 2013
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Standout exhibitions starting up in January include a show that celebrates Islamic Art at Harvard’s Sackler Museum.

Coming Attractions in Jazz: January 2013

December 31, 2012
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Music with African roots warms the January chill, percussionists raise the roof, vocalist/pianist/songwriter Patricia Barber makes a welcome return, and a sextet of touring all-stars from the Monterey Jazz Festival swings through town.

Short Fuse: Quotes for the New Year

December 31, 2012
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Obsession is the thing in us that makes us not everybody else. — Joss Whedon

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