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Stage Interview: The Theater Offensive Brings Lenelle Moïse’s “Expatriate” to Boston

September 27, 2012
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“One of the enormous changes I’ve seen is that in big city theater scenes, queer work isn’t so scarce anymore, which is great. These days, no major theater company in a city like Boston would program its season without discussing what might be of interest to gay men.”

Fuse Movie Review: “The Master” – There Will Be Oscars

September 27, 2012
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“The Master” is not easily pigeon-holed as a film but one can argue that it is, at its core, a brilliant anti-war movie.

Book Review: Steve Stern’s Fabulous “Book of Mischief”

September 27, 2012
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Here is a writer whose vision and generous spirit cannot be ignored. And that Steve Stern writes a prose as fine as anyone could wish must be emphasized, as well.

Concert Review: Joseph Silverstein and the Boston Conservatory Orchestra/Bruce Hangen at Sanders Theater

September 26, 2012
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Now a remarkably energetic eighty, violinist Joseph Silverstein may have lost a bit of his former technical facilities, but his playing is marked by musical sensibilities that come from his many years of experience.

Poetry Review: Translucent Translations — “Wheel with a Single Spoke”

September 26, 2012
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Nichita Stănescu is one of the poets who broke through the socialist-realism sound barrier and propelled Romanian poetry into new spheres.

Book Interview: Novelist and Short-Story Writer Nathan Englander Is Happy to Go Back to Basics

September 25, 2012
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Nathan Englander’s first play, “The Twenty-Seventh Man,” opens at the Public Theater in New York tonight. Fuse Editor Bill Marx spoke to the acclaimed, best-selling writer about the script and the production when Englander visited Wellesley College recently.

Dance Review: Viva Ballet Folklórico de México!

September 24, 2012
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No question that the culture of Mexico is suffused with memories of music, bright colors, and joy. Would that contemporary political realities reflected more closely the life-enhancing images on stage.

Poetry Review: A “Memorial” Written in a Voice That Does Not Break

September 23, 2012
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Alice Oswald’s “Memorial” begins with a list of 214 names, a bare, sorrowful cousin to the ship’s roll. If you know the old stories, you’ll begin to recognize some names, and then start to look forward to others.

Jazz Review: Ray Charles Inspires One Hell of a Party at Berklee

September 23, 2012
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Ray Charles had one of the great voices of the 20th century, and even the best singers have very large shoes to fill when paying tribute.

Classical Concert Review: Worcester Chamber Music Society’s “Beginnings and Endings”

September 22, 2012
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The first concert of the Worcester Chamber Music Society augured a promising start for the ensemble’s seventh season.

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