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Book Review: “The Final Witness” — Just the Facts

October 23, 2023
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Strangely, Paul Landis makes no acknowledgment of the implications of the evidence he attests to, namely that neither Lee Harvey Oswald nor any other single gunman could have acted alone.

Punk Rock Album Review: The Replacements — “Tim” Redux

October 23, 2023
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These new mixes and remixes of the source material, outtakes, and scintillating live cuts show how The Replacements were one of the greatest bands to ever not care much about being one.

Coming Attractions: October 22 through November 7 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 22, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Jazz Album Review: Guitarist John Scofield — Quality Time with “Uncle John’s Band”

October 22, 2023
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A stirring trio date featuring John Scofield on guitar with Vicente Archer on bass and Bill Stewart on drums.

Concert Review: Bill Frisell at the Groton Hill Music Center — Creating a World

October 22, 2023
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Bill Frisell fans were blessed to hear the Denver-bred, Berklee-schooled guitar savant at a massive multi-space facility that might offer the state’s most awe-inspiring concert hall.

Television Review: “The Devil on Trial” — A Demon for a Client?

October 21, 2023
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Despite a slow first half, “The Devil on Trial” picks up speed and suggests that the truth can be more infuriating than fiction.

Short Fuse Podcast #64: Literary Criticism — Magnitude of Thought

October 21, 2023
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Elizabeth Howard talks to “Book Post” editor and critic Ann Kjellberg about the value of literary criticism as a form of sustained reflection.

London Film Festival, Dispatch #3: What Is Love

October 20, 2023
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Closing out coverage of the London Film Festival: films from Catherine Breillat, Michael Winterbottom, Luna Carmoon, Robert Morgan, and Daniel Kokotajlo.

Jazz Album Review: Anna Webber’s “Shimmer Wince” — A Remarkable Menagerie of Sound

October 20, 2023
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Anna Webber’s latest disc of fascinating arrangements and complex sounds is nothing if not adventurous.

Book Review: “Lou Reed: The King of New York” — The First Monarch of Indie/Alt Rock

October 19, 2023
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Will Hermes reveres Lou Reed’s music, and he expounds on his love in this voluminous, well-researched biography.

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