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Border memorably skims the border between reality and the supernatural, examining the irreconcilable division between the civilized and the perverse.
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Andris Nelsons presided over an interpretation of Mahler’s Symphony #2 that was both tightly controlled and emotionally cathartic.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is not as artful as a lot of what’s on offer now, but this pleasing series kicks off the Hallowe’en season with a bang.
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Don Byron’s repertoire doesn’t just focus on the bebop era — nor is it self-consciously hip.
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While nothing happens, there’s an understated splendor in all that’s uneventful here, so much so that I didn’t want to miss any of it.
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These albums, featuring Woody Shaw and Dexter Gordon, are illuminating to listen to side by side.
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There are words of wisdom for artists here: they offer a simultaneously nauseating and heartening view of the trade for those actively practicing.
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The Peculiar Patriot may say it is about making us feel the human price of mass incarceration in America, but there is more than a little True Romance in the mix.
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What the box set makes adamantly, abundantly clear is how egalitarian Joe Strummer’s musical vision truly was. If you don’t already know his solo work, you should.
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Cultural Commentary: “The New Yorker” and The Fat Cats — Teaming Up
Yes, The New Yorker cover pillories the superrich as they ignore the pixie proletariat at their feet. But so what?
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