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Book Review: Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist Robyn Hitchcock — A Man Who Never Left the ’60s

June 25, 2024
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This unconventional memoir suggests that music can do more than just change ideas or beliefs — it can transform minds, overhaul brains.

Book Review: “F*CK The Army” — Anti-War Entertainment

June 25, 2024
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The revolving cast members of the FTA road show were determined to reinforce the belief among members of the military that the Vietnam War was at best pointless and at worst criminally insane as well as murderous.

Film Reviews: “Gasoline Rainbow” and “Happy Campers” — Superior Summer Flicks Tinged with Loss

June 24, 2024
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Two films about the glories of summer are infused with bittersweet reminders of the reality of social class in America.

Film Review: “Janet Planet” — The Fertile Silence of Awareness

June 24, 2024
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As usual, Annie Baker is more interested in how viewers gather information, gleaned from bits of dialogue, than in wrapping up a neat plot or delivering a message.

Concert Review: Lana Del Rey Strikes Like Lightning at Fenway

June 24, 2024
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What Lana Del Rey lost in time at Fenway she tried to make up for with the slew of guests she brought on stage.

Theater Review: A Magical, Risky, Reimagined Production of “The Dybbuk”

June 23, 2024
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Arlekin Players Theatre’s “The Dybbuk” may not convince you of the supernatural, but director Igor Golyak is a magician.

Film Review: “Ghostlight” — Stages of Grief

June 23, 2024
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A movie about an amateur theater company’s production of a classic play taps into the universal truth of irremediable and ineluctable loss. And there isn’t a dry eye in the house.

Book Review: Chris Stein’s “Under a Rock” — A Complex Account of Love, Loss, and New York City

June 23, 2024
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Part of what makes “Under a Rock” special is Chris Stein’s open-eyed fascination with New York City.

Theater Review: “Next to Normal” — More Relevant Than Ever

June 22, 2024
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This musical succeeds, at least in part, because it dares to shine a light on parts of our lives that we don’t like to talk about.

Concert Review: Sister Act — The Naughton Piano Duo at Rockport

June 22, 2024
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In truth, recordings don’t capture the Naughtons’ symbiotic flair — the performance at Rockport revealed them not only to be a superb piano duo, but a significant cut above.

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