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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.

Visual Arts Commentary: “The Scream,” “Sunflowers,” and the “Mona Lisa” — Gone Baby Gone

July 11, 2021
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Perhaps we need to call on Sherlock Holmes in order to resolve the 31-year old “no end in sight” Gardner heist?

Author Interview: Aaron S. Lecklider on the Forgotten History of Homosexuality and the Left in American Culture

July 7, 2021
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The reader comes away from Love’s Next Meeting with an awareness of the rich history of homosexual culture existed long before the Stonewall riots in the summer of ‘69.

Arts Remembrance: Pianist-Composer Frederic Rzewski

July 5, 2021
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I consider composer Frederick Rzewski the most profound and persistent explorer of how to address injustice through the use of sophisticated compositional tools.

Film Commentary: Provincetown Film Festival — A Very Good Year

June 28, 2021
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John Waters and I were in sync with our favorite in this year’s festival.

Opera Commentary: Labor Action at the Met — “Wear Your Union Colors!” — Update

June 26, 2021
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Locked-Out MET Stagehands and Skilled Craftspeople ,Joined by Union Supporters, Launch First-of-Its-kind Interactive “Virtual Picket Line.”

Book Review: “The Brilliant Abyss” — Our Imperiled Oceans

June 23, 2021
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Helen Scales is a self-described nerd who studies the ocean as an enthusiast as well as a scientist.

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