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Theater Review: Of Race and Real Estate — Clybourne Park

October 25, 2011
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Given his full-throttle depiction of the myopia of middle class mores, Bruce Norris is more in the flamboyant satiric line of Sinclair Lewis, who also trained his sharp ear and eye on the Midwest, the American heartland, jabbing away at American delusions of community, status, and self-satisfaction.

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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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Classical Music Review: BSO Serves Up a Memorable Evening of Brahms

October 23, 2011
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Throughout his career, conductor Kurt Masur has focused primarily on conducting the standard German repertoire, and now, at age 84, his mastery and understanding of this music is unmatched.

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Theater Feature: Enter Israeli Stage

October 20, 2011
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Exciting things are happening in Israeli writing, and it is garnering considerable attention in Europe. But what about theater in Israel? Israeli Stage offers the curious a chance to see what is happening.

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Fuse Classical Music Review: Music For Food Presents a Sumptuous Musical Feast

October 20, 2011
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The Music for Food concerts are free, but people are urged to contribute cash, checks or canned goods, a tiny step towards righting “the horrible discrepancies we are living with.”

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Theater Review: The Portrait of a 17th Century Artist as a Young Woman

October 19, 2011
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Liz Duffy Adams’ affectionate look at Aphra Behn’s rise to public prominence, despite prejudice against her gender, comes off as a sort of farcical love letter to an ink-stained ancestor that at times suggests a Shavian talk fest in a minor key.

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Movie Review: Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 — Scattered, Skewed, But Engaging

October 17, 2011
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This intriguing documentary, made up of first-hand footage about the Black Power movement, will air on WGBH’s Independent Lens this Thursday @ 10 p.m.

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Classical Music Review: Boston Chamber Music Society Reels in a Big Catch

October 17, 2011
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BSCP has enough cachet to hire the best in the business — each of the evening’s soloist had instruments and resumes to, as they say, die for — competitions won, festivals performed in, prizes, solo performances everywhere but the South Pole.

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Literature Commentary: The New Yorker Misses an H.G. Wells Anniversary Worth Celebrating

October 16, 2011
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“For an imaginative boy, the first experience of writing is like a tiger’s first taste of blood.’ — H.G. Wells, “The New Machiavelli,” 1911.

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