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Film Commentary: Monkee Python and the Heady Grail

July 26, 2018
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The quality of the experience has as much to do with the star’s in-person performance as it does with the film itself.

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Stage Commentary: Making Boston Theater Magical Again?

July 24, 2018
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Diverting the resources of Boston’s regional theaters into the casino of Broadway undercuts the ideals that launched the regional theater movement.

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Rock Homage: Farewell, Slayer — Metal to the Core

July 24, 2018
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Slayer has been as good and dependable as any band ever has been in rock and roll.

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Film Commentary: “The King” and The King

July 20, 2018
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Eugene Jarecki’s ramshackle, occasionally provocative, and frequently entertaining documentary on Elvis Presley gets some things wrong.

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Book Review: Facing Up to the Damage Wrought by Facebook

July 11, 2018
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“Resistance is futile. But resistance seems necessary.”

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Jazz Review: Montreal Jazz Festival — An Ecosystem That Celebrates Sound

July 10, 2018
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Berber guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar proved that the gifts behind the fingers are still all that matters.

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Music Commentary: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra — Women are Locked Out

July 9, 2018
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“They travel the world and have for years,” says Ellen Seeling, “sending the message that there are no women good enough to be in this organization.”

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Music Commentary: The Vinyl Resurgence

July 3, 2018
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For the moment, it is refreshing to see how carefully the music is being recorded and packaged.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Now + There — Reinterpreting Public Art in the Civic Environment

June 23, 2018
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An organization dedicated to making Boston a vibrant, contemporary art city.

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Jazz Commentary: Greg Hopkins Big Band at Ryles — Whither Big Bands?

June 20, 2018
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At this time in the Boston jazz scene, there are no ongoing spaces for big bands and, predictably, the number of such ensembles has shrunk.

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