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RIP Morris Dickstein, among the last of the generation of the New York School of Jewish intellectuals, scholar/critics of massive knowledge and intellect who came from humble backgrounds.
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“Arts journalism should meet the same high standard as other forms of writing but rarely does, even in the good old days.”
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In this beautifully written, shrewdly researched, and artfully argued book, Matthew Rafalow contends that how teachers understand and regulate their students digital know-how has profound consequences.
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Here’s to the late Harold Bloom. Do yourself a favor. Get up early (or whenever) and read something that matters.
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At a time most venues are doing without live music, the Creative Music Series is bucking the trend with free public concerts in outdoor locations throughout the Boston area.
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The experience of watching Ammonite may prove slightly unsettling for some viewers because there is so little cinematic artifice at work.
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To my ears, the pieces in Entendre are fascinating, if not particularly funky.
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Just in time for Passover: another fine world-premiere Rossini recording, the 1827 French version of his Moses-in-Egypt opera.
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This was an improved edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, and a number of films seem poised to travel widely, despite being largely ignored by the US media.
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Music Commentary: The Seven Ages of Jazz-Kind
With apologies to the Swan of Avon.
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