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Book Review: A Brave New Perspective on the Arts and Sciences — “Galileo’s Muse”

“Galileo’s Muse” is a gem of a book: shedding new light on a figure as well-examined as Galileo is no simple task. Author Mark Peterson does so with aplomb, while also telling a fascinating story of the evolution of mathematics and the arts.

By: Justin Grosslight Filed Under: Arts and Sciences, Books, Featured, Technology and the Arts, Visual Arts Tagged: arts, Galileo's Muse, history of science, humanities, Mark Peterson, mathematics, science

Fuse Feature: Artisan’s Asylum — A Unique Organizational Mashup

Part of the great experiment that is Artisan’s Asylum: meeting your neighbors, realizing you need someone to help you solder/weld/create a 3d prototype, and then wandering amongst the open workspaces until you meet a co-collaborator.

By: Margaret Weigel Filed Under: Arts and Sciences, Featured, Visual Arts Tagged: Artisan's Asylum, artist workspace, Galleries, Somerville

Visual Arts Review: Wendy Artin — Translating Marble Onto Paper

Wendy Artin is not just about representation. Her paintings bring up all sorts of questions about the complexities of beauty. How do we build up beauty from matter? What happens to beauty over time? Does an object lose its beauty when time wears away at it?

By: Grace Dane Mazur Filed Under: Featured, Technology and the Arts, Visual Arts Tagged: Gurari Collections, The Parthenon Friezes, Wendy Artin

Goodbyes and Hellos: Remembering Dennis Ritchie

Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson and their PDP-11

If you’re reading this on an iMac, MacBook, iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, you can thank the late Steve Jobs. But your gratitude should also be extended to another technology giant who passed away last Saturday.

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Technology and the Arts Tagged: Dennis Ritchie, iMac, iPad, iPhone, Ipod touch, MacBook, Steve Jobs, Unix

Book Review: Violence, a la the Freudian and Biblical canon

Short Fuse thinks Russell Jacoby’s “Bloodlust: On the Roots of Violence from Cain and Abel to the Present” is an unconvincing mix of refurbished Freudianism and Genesis.

By: Harvey Blume Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: Bloodlust, Harvey Blume, Russell Jacoby, Short Fuse, Violence

Book Commentary: A Thousand Words for Paul West

Paul West’s goal is to expand consciousness through the uninhibited play of the imagination, to revel in the glory of words, not to preach lessons in civic do-gooding. And that anarchistic intensity has gotten him into trouble with those who mistakenly believe that exploring the mind of evil indicates approval.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary Tagged: Diane Ackerman, maximalism, Paul West

Arts Commentary: Can Criticism Be Too Positive Too Often?

How much do you really know about a critic if all you have on record is what he or she likes and why? At some point staying mum about the negative looks less like tenderhearted support or good manners and more like cowardice or a lack of seriousness. By Bill Marx The news that veteran, […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Dance Tagged: Brian Parks, criticism, Deborah Jowitt, Persona Non Grata, Village Voice

Arts Commentary: What Do We Talk about When We Talk about Cultural Dialogue

An exchange about what meaningful online conversation about the arts and humanities entails. What kind of cultural dialogue would best serve the purpose of the Mass Cultural Council? To focus on the creativity of artists? Or to encourage critical thinking?

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: ArtSake, cultural-dialogue, Dan Blask, mcc

Critical Homage: Wilfrid Sheed — Farewell, Bittersweet Critic

Sensing the lonely importance of your review, you may lapse into muddleheaded kindness and a groping for a middle position that doesn’t exist. When this happens, no bribe has changed hands, no paper crown for Mr. Nice; you have sold out simply to your own weakness and the fundamental thinness of your vocation. — Wilfrid […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary Tagged: criticism, Max Jamison, The Good Word, The Morning After, Wildfrid Sheed

Theater Commentary: Isn’t It a Question of Relevance?

The reviews of the Huntington Theatre Company (HTC) production were generally ecstatic. And what could be timelier than an oft-produced American drama that focuses on the tragic costs of war profiteering?

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: A Question of Mercy, All My Sons, American-Repertory-Theatre, Arthur Miller, BCAP, Boston, Bread and Puppet Theater, Clifford Odets, David-Rabe, Groundswell, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Jim Petosa, Lyric stage company of boston, Paradise Lost, Persona Non Grata, Relevance, Tear Open the Door of Heaven, Theater

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