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It’s entertainment genius to turn our new normal into something topical and terrifying.
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Claudia Rankine comes off like a disgruntled but interesting guest at a dinner party who keeps turning the conversation back to subjects that make others uncomfortable but are well worth talking about and seriously examining.
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A dozen feature films — none made less than 35 years ago — that best capture the American campus experience and spirit.
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Marked by a blended mastery of multiple genres — from jazz and R&B to hip-hop — Dinner Party is a perfect album for a time of pandemic, police brutality, and an uncertain future.
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“It’s really time for us to scrape off this cynicism and take a good hard look at what is happening in this country. There’s so much fakery and we don’t mind it.”
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It didn’t take long for this eminently readable and bingeable collection to draw TV adaptation attention.
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Leave it to guitarist Bill Frisell — he always knows where the musical goodies are to be found.
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Seth Rogen puts in double duty as an early 20th century Jewish immigrant and his modern great grandson in a comedy that starts off sweet but leaves a bitter aftertaste.
Read MoreVisual Arts Commentary: Street Furniture — The Dilemma of Making Urban Spaces Comfortable and Unique
The City of Boston needs to think seriously about maintaining its distinctive charm, and street furniture is a very powerful tool to that end, when strategically applied.
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Book Review: A Troubling yet Timely Screed — America’s Debilitating “Meritocracy Trap”
Though its prose veers into academic rough patches, the volume does what it sets out to do, brilliantly portraying how the delusive demon of meritocracy has led America into its current socioeconomic quagmire.
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