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“ignorance about those who have disappeared/ undermines the reality of the world.” — Zbigniew Herbert
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This consistently interesting novel adds an unforgettable dimension to an historical event about which we thought we knew all there was to know.
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My mind is busy considering the presence of two distinctly engrossing thrillers of sex and violence set within the adult film industry, one a vividly romantic neo-giallo fairy tale, the other a discomfiting, tragicomic spiral into murder and depravity.
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Handel and Haydn Society assembled both a must-hear program and an extraordinary cast of singers.
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What elevates these ordinary lives is director Kent Jones’s elegiac distance; the narrative has the feel of a memory piece.
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These satanists are far less concerned with organizing decadent ceremonies (though there is a fair bit of that, and it’s thrilling to behold) than they are with exposing corruption and hypocrisy.
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It happens. Podcast producer Lucas Spiro messed up the audio for this episode —but he managed to put this together so you wouldn’t have to go without our sweet, sweet content.
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Shrill picks up narrative strength once we see Annie slowly come to terms with the yawning gap between who she is and who she has been told to be by her family, her friends, and society at large.
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“The world is in very bad shape, but cinema in a way is a peaceful life.” — Agnès Varda
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Arts Commentary: The Boston Symphony’s 2019-20 Season Announcement
The fact is, the BSO’s 2019-20 season doesn’t risk enough and lacks a true spirit of adventure.
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