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Book Review: “Against Morality” — The Shaming Regime

October 17, 2025
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“Against Morality” is the cri de coeur of a cultural critic who realizes that the presentation of art and its adjacent pursuits, including much art itself, have become the subsidiaries of progressive politics.

Doc Talk: Eyes in Gaza

October 16, 2025
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Documentaries at the Boston Palestine Film Festival look into the abyss.

Theater Review: Manual Cinema’s “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster” — Amusing, Joyful, and Creative

October 16, 2025
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With its visual and emotional impact, “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster” provides an expansive, more inclusive view of what theater can do for children.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

October 16, 2025
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The week’s poem: Jennifer Martelli’s “Monday Night”

Book Review: “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It” — Brushing Away Platform Decay

October 16, 2025
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Journalist Cory Doctorow transforms what might be seen as a viral complaint into a theory of digital decay, tracing how the internet’s early architecture of openness curdled into a landscape of monopolized chokepoints.

Short Fuse Podcast #74: Shakespeare in South Africa —  Now and Then

October 15, 2025
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to South African Shakespeare scholar Chris Thurman about how the Bard is regarded, discussed, and performed in a postcolonial, post-apartheid country.

Concert Review: My Morning Jacket Rewards Devoted Fans with an Expansive Set at MGM Fenway

October 15, 2025
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Seasoned fans were most likely to appreciate My Morning Jacket’s generous — if imperfect — sprawl.

Theater Review: “Madame Mozart, The Lacrimosa” — A Comic Requiem About Genius and Survival

October 15, 2025
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Whatever really happened in those hectic weeks of December 1791, this modern take on the creation of Mozart’s Requiem might well turn out to have classic possibilities of its own.

Visual Arts Commentary: The Boston Public Art Triennial — Recognizing and Celebrating Our Visual Arts Connections

October 15, 2025
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Through the efforts of the Boston Public Art Triennial, the City of Boston’s civic life and built environment have been enhanced and strengthened. Bravo!

Book Review: Internet’s Workers, Tech’s Winners — A Flawed Take in “Amateurs!”

October 15, 2025
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There’s a great book to be written about how everyday users create the content that powers the web, while billionaires reap the profits. But this one isn’t it.

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