Commentary

Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview

September 1, 2019
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I’ve compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season’s highlights.

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Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth

August 31, 2019
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20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness

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Book Review: “The Future is Asian” — Challenging Western Ideology

August 27, 2019
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Marshaling statistics, maps, scholarly literature, news articles, and reports, The Future is Asian cogently dramatizes the reasons behind Asia’s re-ascendance to economic, political, and cultural primacy.

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Book Commentary: “Portnoy’s Complaint” at 50

August 19, 2019
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Doctor, do you understand what I was up against? My wang was all I really had that I could call my own…

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Media Commentary: Walter Lippmann and the Need for Reliable News

August 13, 2019
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99 years after Liberty and the News, Walter Lippmann’s hopes for journalism remain largely unfulfilled.

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Music Commentary: In Brian Wilson’s World, Bad Vibrations Are Never Far Away

August 9, 2019
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The recent death of longtime guitarist Nicky Wonder just the latest setback for pop genius Brian Wilson

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Arts Commentary: Some Thoughts on the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s 2019 Brazilian Tour

August 1, 2019
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Suffice it to say, the tour was an extraordinary experience, musically and culturally, and, for me, a conspicuously potent introduction to a new continent.

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Cultural Commentary: Arts Criticism — An Embarrassment of Whiteness

July 24, 2019
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Can anyone — with a straight face — argue that our largely white critical contingent in Boston is interested in generating hard hitting debate, controversy, and unconventional ideas?

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Arts Commentary: Is Art Ever Out of Season? — Anti-seasonal hits and Non-hits

July 3, 2019
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My tastes have always been everywhere and all over, whatever the time of year. But there is a seasonal connection for me — some books, movies, and music are inseparable from the season in which I consumed them.

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Jazz Appreciation: The Double Six of Paris — A 60th Anniversary Appreciation

June 24, 2019
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2019 is the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Double Six of Paris, so it is a good time to shine a spotlight on the group’s spectacular work.

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