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Music Remembrance: Don Everly (1937-2021)

August 29, 2021
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The Everly Brothers’ close harmony work was so sinuous it sometimes seemed close to witchcraft.

Music Remembrance: Charlie Watts (1941-2021)

August 25, 2021
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Watts’ relentlessly unembellished drive on dozens of classic songs, from “Satisfaction” and “Shattered” to “Connection,” is what makes them so danceable.

Theater Commentary: Is It the Right Time for “Our Town”?

August 6, 2021
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These days, I’m not in a mood to be comforted in the theater by either toasting or roasting chestnuts.

Film Feature: Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959 — An International Poll

August 4, 2021
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The results of a Facebook contest for the Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959

Theater Commentary: Healers, Cool Your Heels

July 27, 2021
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Throughout history, theater has been a place where the community has looked honestly at what is killing it.

Author Interview: “Of Thee I Sing” — Ben Railton on the Cycles of American Patriotism

July 27, 2021
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“If you are more critical or try to highlight some of the worst things that happen in America, then you are un-American or anti-American.”

Arts Feature: The Lockdown Underground — Discoveries in Isolation

July 26, 2021
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Stuck in a world where regular shopping was rare and live performances extinct, the right path seemed to be the curls and swirls of mentions and references that led to surprising new or little-known artists and fascinating new levels of famous ones.

Film Commentary: Time to Reduce Filmmaking’s Carbon Footprint

July 23, 2021
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It is about time that the filmmaking industry is forced to seriously grapple with issues of sustainability.

Book Review: Louie’s Blues — Menand Chills With The Cold War Crowd

July 21, 2021
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To his credit, Louis Menand personalizes his historical cast and humanizes ideologies and aesthetics.

Book Review: “Books Promiscuously Read” — Playing in the Leaves

July 18, 2021
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Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.

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