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Concert/Stream Review: A Far Cry’s “Emergence” — Typically Eclectic

December 1, 2021
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The Crier’s program pairs three composers one doesn’t always find together. As is likewise the norm with this group and their selections, everything somehow connects – and on multiple levels.

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Film Review: “Boiling Point” — Heat in the Kitchen

December 1, 2021
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Boiling Point is as suspenseful a film as anything else I’ve seen this year.

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Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4

November 30, 2021
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There are three key words in the title: “music,” “change,” and “everything.” At its best, the series convincingly shows how they are linked. Other times, it embraces too much of one at the expense of the other two.

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Poetry Review: Writer Alain Mabanckou — Taking Life Both to Heart and in Stride

November 30, 2021
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Take a dive into any of Alain Mabanckou’s works in English — and definitely score a copy of the new translation, As Long As Trees Take Root In the Earth, beautifully crafted and bound. Vive la Poesie!

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Arts Remembrance: Stephen Sondheim – Musical Theater Mourns the Passing of a Giant

November 30, 2021
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Stephen Sondheim was the most influential musical-theater artist of the modern era. His death leaves a permanent hole in the art form and in the hearts of his fans.

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Television Review: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” — Wonderfully Down-To-Earth

November 30, 2021
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Let’s hope The Sex Lives of College Girls is given a second season because, much like Sex Education, it is a reminder of the value of the real at a time Big Tech and others are trying to pull us into living and loving in the virtual.

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Book Review: “Punch Me Up to the Gods” — Stories That Need to be Told

November 30, 2021
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A stunning indictment of homophobia, racism, and toxic masculinity, particularly among African Americans, Punch Me Up to the Gods holds a mirror up to America, a mirror before which many of us will not want to linger.

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Classical Album Review: “Scenes from the Kalevala”

November 29, 2021
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This disc highlights various, early-20th-century works inspired by the Kalevala, the Finnish creation epic. It is a fantastic demonstration of creative programming and invigorating orchestral performance.

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Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan X 2 — Performing in Boston and Providence

November 28, 2021
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At 80 years old, Bob Dylan sounds imperturbable and fierce.

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Coming Attractions: November 29 Through December 12 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 28, 2021
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As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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