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Book/Theater Review: Vladimir Nabokov Does That Shakespeherian Rag

July 8, 2013
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Nabokov will become much more seriously playful about extinction and the nature of love in the increasingly complex fables to come. “The Tragedy of Mr. Morn” is his initial earnest fairy tale.

Jazz CD Review: “Occupy The World” — Creatively Complicated Orchestral Music

July 7, 2013
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Over five extended compositions, composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith leads a new large ensemble, TUMO, creating a challenging but engaging world of sound that combines composed elements with strong soloists and group improvisation.

DVD Review: The Decision on “Admission” — The Waiting List

July 7, 2013
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The film “Admission” resembles many of the rejected college applicants it portrays: likeable and clever, with a good story and the best of intentions, but not quite Ivy League material.

Fuse Classical Music News: Tanglewood’s Stellar Opening Night

July 7, 2013
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Tanglewood had a stellar opening night on Friday with perfect weather, a large crowd, and melodious concerts of mostly Tchaikovsky.

Fuse CD Review: Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail” — More Miss Than Hit

July 5, 2013
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Those cynical about the album’s extravagant promotional campaign will be glad to hear that Jay-Z’s latest studio effort is very hit-or-miss.

Fuse News: Arts and Culture Tips — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 4, 2013
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[Updated.] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!

Pop Music Album Review: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “Nandacollection” — Blissful Bubblegum

July 4, 2013
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Every moment of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s album “Nandacollection” exudes bliss and is a blast to listen to. It is bubblegum with more than a touch of brilliance.

Short Fuse Book Review: A Fascinating Tale of “Strange Rebels”

July 3, 2013
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Author Christian Caryl ends “Strange Rebels” with the idea that “if the experiences of 1979 suggest one conclusion, it is that we should never underestimate the powers of reaction.”

Film Review: “A Hijacking” — A Deft, Fact-Based Study of Piracy, Somali Style

July 3, 2013
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The based-on-fact A Hijacking is a deft, intelligent, tense and exciting melodrama from Denmark about a Danish ship that is taken by Somali pirates.

Film Review: Back from the Moscow International Film Festival

July 2, 2013
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Russian intellectuals privately grasp that they must seem like jackasses to the outside world with their primitive attitudes about homosexuality, aligning not with Western Europe but with Nigeria and Uganda and the Muslim world.

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