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Book Review: “Acts of Desperation” — The Ordinary Flip-Flops of Desire

March 10, 2021
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This debut novel concentrates on the vagaries of desire, but in a spare, uncomplicated, and natural fashion that sets it apart from any formulaic romance.

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Listening During Covid, Part 5: New and Forgotten Repertory Brings Unexpected Delights

March 9, 2021
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Musicians active in Boston, Washington DC, and Australia discover previously unrecorded gems, including works by women composers and composers of color.

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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (March Entry)

March 9, 2021
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Here’s yet one more fantastic thing about it no longer being 2020: it’s now the 50th anniversary of the excellent music that premiered in 1971.

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Film Review: “Moxie” — Fumbled Feminism

March 8, 2021
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It’s as though Moxie‘s writers pulled out a long “woke” checklist and tried to cram in something about every hot button issue they x’ed off.

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Television Review: “Trans in Trumpland” – Does it Get Better?

March 8, 2021
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If I’m being too harsh on Trans in Trumpland it’s because we cannot afford to fall back into the liberal complacency of the Obama years.

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Shelter in Place Attractions: March 7 through 23 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

March 7, 2021
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Opera Album Review: Saint-Saëns’s Opera about a Little Silver Bell Works Its Magic

March 7, 2021
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The world-premiere recording of a first rate production of a brilliant, fantastical opera, unstaged and unheard since 1914.

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Film Review: “F.T.A.” — An Anti-War Gem, Rediscovered

March 6, 2021
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Exuding a guerilla theater, agitprop vibe (with touches here and there of vaudeville and live sketch comedy), F.T.A. is a thrilling expression of pacifism and accountability directed at the military.

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Classical Album Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Alban Berg

March 5, 2021
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The San Francisco Symphony is a model of complexity: tonally warm but texturally clear; rhythmically on edge but never abrasive in character; beautifully blended throughout.

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Television Review: “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” — Avoiding the Ugly Side of the Tale

March 5, 2021
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell does a solid job of introducing someone new to Biggie’s work and establishing his enormous influence on hip hop.

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