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Book Review: “Lena Horne — Goddess Reclaimed”

October 27, 2023
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One might conjecture that  Lena Horne’s career was something like a mink-lined minefield: the promise of wealth and fame went hand-in-hand with the possibility of annihilation.

Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Explores the Bounties of the Belle Époque

October 26, 2023
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The Chameleon Arts Ensemble shed new light on Ernest Chausson’s quartet in A major, Op. 30, the very model of Belle Époque verve and melodicism.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

October 26, 2023
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This week’s poem: Chad Parenteau’s “Two Lane.”

New York Film Festival: “Pictures of Ghosts” — Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Phantom Cinema

October 25, 2023
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This thoughtful documentary watches cinemas vanish from a Brazilian city.

Book Review: “The Devil’s Treasure” — An Absorbing Exercise in Literary Self-Examination

October 25, 2023
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The takeaway from “The Devil’s Treasure” is that everything under consideration in this unique project is somehow beautiful, even when seemingly pained.

Arts Commentary: More Cultural Coverage — But Less Culture?

October 24, 2023
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The journalistic value of blathering out weekend tips to the ears of the comfortable in a social media world awash with likes is dubious.

Children’s Book Review: A Trio of Volumes Pay Homage to Special Gifts

October 24, 2023
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These three books celebrate different kinds of gifts: two from nature — and one that comes via the post office.

Rock Concert Preview: Sam Black Church Returns

October 24, 2023
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To this day, attend any metal or heavy-music show in the Northeast and you are bound to see someone sporting a t-shirt or hoodie emblazoned with the iconic Sam Black Church cross-on-triangle logo.

Theater Review: Moonbox Productions’ “Sweeney Todd” — An Ambition that Demands Attention

October 24, 2023
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Even before the lights come up on the remarkable new production by Moonbox Productions, it is clear that this is a “Sweeney Todd” of a different order.

Film Review: “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Lethal Snake Oil Salesmen

October 23, 2023
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“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an exercise in kaleidoscopic, cubist storytelling that is, among other things, an epic on the art of the grift.

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