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Doc Talk: Two Films about Time, Diminishment, and Redemption at the Woods Hole Film Festival

July 22, 2026
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Director Robb Moss’s latest revisits countercultural lives in later years, while “Amazing Live Sea Monkeys” probes a bizarre empire shadowed by exploitation and extremism.

Book Review: Immigrant Songs: Stories of Refugees, Borders, and Brutal Grace

July 22, 2026
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In “The Age of Migration,” Kai Maristed follows displaced characters through political danger, private desperation, and unexpected acts of survival.

Jazz Musician Interview: “It’s About What’s Real” — Fred Hersch in Conversation

July 22, 2026
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The acclaimed pianist-composer reflects on a newly unearthed duet with Mick Goodrick, the art of deep listening, and a life shaped by resilience and risk.

Jazz Album Reviews: Two Duets — One Language of Trust

July 22, 2026
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Separated by 35 years, new releases from Blake–Eade and Goodrick–Hersch illuminate jazz at its most intimate—where interpretation, history, and shared sensibility converge.

Concert Reviews: Chamber Ensembles at Rockport Trace Music’s Shadow and Light

July 21, 2026
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A pair of concerts at the Shalin Liu Performance Center paired elegy, bite, and virtuosity in vividly different ensemble settings.

Visual Arts Review: Paul Klee’s Lines of Resistance at the Jewish Museum

July 21, 2026
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A rare, must-see gathering of Paul Klee’s satirical and prophetic drawings reveals how his angels, dictators, and “degenerate” visions saw Nazi Germany all too clearly.

Book Review: A Soundtrack for a Warming World?

July 20, 2026
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“Recomposed” finds music poised between imaginative possibility and the entrenched economics driving environmental harm.

Rock Concert Review: The Guess Who — A Worthy Trip Down Memory Lane, with Caveats

July 20, 2026
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The Guess Who and Don Felder bring skill and spirit to Boston, though nostalgia comes packaged with more than a few modern annoyances.

Coming Attractions: July 19 Through August 3 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 19, 2026
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Arts Commentary: When Books Become Evidence — Hong Kong’s Raids and the New Global War on Dissent

July 19, 2026
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Every bookshelf becomes a latent crime scene: China’s all-too-familiar totalitarian playbook to encourage self-censorship.

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