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Nicholas Tochka is less interested in crafting a coherent portrayal of Charles Manson’s “musical lives” than in connecting his critical hypothesis of “the invention of the Sixties” to critical theories.
“Balanchine Finds His America” is written primarily in the present tense, so that reading the book is like watching a never-to-be-repeated dance performance.
The performances made one thing clear: what had in Mozart’s day been a failed musical venture now makes for show-stopping pageantry.
“Library Lion,” wonderfully staged by Adam Theater, marks the arrival of a new and welcome addition to the Boston theater scene.
Vince Gilligan’s new series is ambitious, visionary, and artfully realistic, teeming with topical and timely references that make us wonder if, indeed, this shit might actually be happening in the real world, too.
Although the work seems timeless, its modernity reflects a culture that reveres its age-old traditions and preserves them over many generations.
Start the new year with this trio of books about the ups and downs of family life.
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