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This Week’s Poem: Douglas Rothschild’s “On the EVE of the THREE KINGS”
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Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka, under conductor Christophe Rousset, shows why Berlioz and others loved “La Vestale”.
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It was worth driving over 70 miles of snowy roads to be rewarded with such invigorating heat. Bravo tutti.
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The holidays and their aftermath are not always a time of cheer for families. Two recent children’s books provide empathy and understanding.
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It may not be one of ambient music’s masterworks, but this 2007 album deserved far better treatment than utter neglect from Lou Reed fans.
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A death is routinely at the center of Claudia Piñeiro’s fiction, but the corpse sparks provocative questions about the way things are, not just an investigation into finding the murderer.
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Here’s a peek at 10 art house films that this critic is looking forward to in the first half of 2024.
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This is an epic, breathtakingly moving, and unforgettable film about an elemental fight against cold, starvation, and fear.
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For many years now, the Francis Davis Jazz Poll has collected brief lists of important jazz figures who passed in the previous year.
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Singer/actor Yves Montand’s life and career is particularly fascinating because they illuminate a telling difference between the mid-20th century political-cultural milieus of France and America.
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