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Theater Commentary: Who’s Agitating for a “Green New Theatre”?

May 3, 2021
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The arrival of Groundwater Arts suggests the birth of efforts to organize artists and others to press cultural organizations to take meaningful action on the climate crisis.

Film Commentary: “Minari” — An Immigrant Tale with a Southern Accent

April 28, 2021
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Minari is about the triumph of folkways, both Ozark and Korean.

Book Commentary: Literary Legacies — Children’s Literature

April 10, 2021
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2020 and 2021 saw the deaths of five titans of children’s and young adult literature. Here’s to revisiting old “classics” and discovering new ones.

Film Interview: Bertrand Tavernier (1941-2021) Talks About – What Else? – French Cinema

April 1, 2021
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We mourn the loss of an affable generous man, a bridge to a vast history, who also knew and loved American culture.

Music Commentary: The Seven Ages of Jazz-Kind

March 28, 2021
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With apologies to the Swan of Avon.

Arts Remembrance: Jeff Breeze, Host of WMBR’s “Pipeline”

March 22, 2021
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“I don’t believe that there has been a stronger advocate for local music than Jeff Breeze. Nobody cared more about local music than him — nobody.”

Arts Commentary: In Memoriam, James Levine (1943-2021)

March 22, 2021
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Do any of his accomplishments – including James Levine’s raising the level of an orchestra’s playing to new heights – really excuse sexual predation?I’d argue in the negative.

Pop Culture Commentary: The Rise of the “Boomer Doomer”

March 18, 2021
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Hippie Boomers have morphed from being figures we were horrified to see victimized (think “Easy Rider”) to the kind of people that audiences are positively happy to see get their comeuppances.

Arts Remembrance: Poet and Illustrator Joan Walsh Anglund

March 17, 2021
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Throughout her career, Joan Walsh Anglund remained humbled and amazed by her success, maintaining a quiet and private life.

Arts Remembrance: Homage to Dorothy Boudreau — Farewell, My Lovely

March 15, 2021
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Dorothy Boudreau believed in the necessity of culture, and she was as erudite as she was unpretentious.

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