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Samuel Adler, now 96 and still composing, has released an updated version of his rich, entertaining, and sometimes gripping memoir of a life well lived.
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Cédric Kahn’s conventional but fiery true-life courtroom drama hones in on French racism and anti-semitism.
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This week’s poem: Clay Ventre’s “On the Shores of the Mediterranean”
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Oh He Dead’s new album carries a unified punch as it interweaves meditations on dark subjects: mortality, polarization, and how life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows.
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The ascendancy of digital life is acknowledged as unshakable, but in these essays Sven Birkerts offers useful insights into how serious writers can carry on.
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“Hard to Watch” lays out a pragmatic path — directions for how to preserve your time and attention — that will help just about anybody engage with any kind of art thoughtfully and purposefully.
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The recording proves to be both an excellent example of Andrew Hill’s unusual creative methods, particularly the wonderful results he managed to get with ensembles.
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Bruna Dantas Lobato’s sensibility is unmistakably original: she explores her protagonist’s life and surroundings like a dowsing rod, poking into closets, corners, and cupboards.
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There are valuable lessons here, but I are afraid that this docuseries will be overlooked among all the more enticing, and sensationalized, witchy watchings.
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Arts Commentary: Internet Archive Under Attack — Cultural History Under Threat
The Internet Archive’s struggles highlight the challenges faced by nonprofit organizations operating in a digital world dominated by commercial and geopolitical interests.
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