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Book Review: “Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics” — Pavlovian Calls to Action

October 22, 2019
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Liz McQuiston writes that the posters collected in her book are meant to “pay tribute to the liberating concept of hard-won ‘freedom of speech’ throughout history.”

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Strauss/Korngold’s “Eine Nacht in Venedig,” Berlioz’s Requiem, and Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D

October 21, 2019
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Among the reviews: a terrific, important release that celebrates one of the most interesting – and hitherto overlooked – composers of the late-19th- and early-20th centuries in style. Don’t miss it.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók

October 20, 2019
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There was nothing sleepy or commonplace about the ensemble’s performance of favorites by Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Stephen King is My Boyfriend — Hanging out at “Castle Rock”

October 20, 2019
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If Castle Rock is intended to be a commentary on Trump’s not-so-great America, well, what better genre than horror to spread the angst?

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Theater Review: “SpongeBob” Tour in Boston Is Hardly Absorbing

October 20, 2019
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This is a non-union production, and that means the actors are being paid a fraction of what they would be getting if the tour were offering performers a union contract.

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Coming Attractions: October 20 through November 3 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 20, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Film Review: “Parasite” — Notes from the Underclass Underground

October 18, 2019
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Parasite’s powerful vision of the existentially downtrodden offers equal nods to Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

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Author Interview: Boston’s Poet Laureate — Porsha Olayiwola

October 18, 2019
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“I wrote those poems because I think people need to read the truth and to hear the truth about romantic sensibilities between gay people.”

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Dance Review: Fernanda Ghi Dance Company — Passion, Fury, and Enigma

October 17, 2019
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Black + White from the Fernanda Ghi Dance Company was provocative, dramatic, and oh-so-mysterious.

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Literary Appreciation: The Late Harold Bloom — Pursuer of “Difficult Pleasures”

October 17, 2019
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“What is the function of literary criticism in a Disinformation Age? Read, reread, describe, evaluate, appreciate: that is the art of literary criticism for the present time.” — Harold Bloom

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